Casey Clinger - M Cross Country

Casey Clinger

Class

Senior

Hometown

American Fork,

Utah

Last School

American Fork High School

Roster Years

2017 | 2019-2020-2023

Following the 2022 season, he has competed in 18 meets for the Cougars, finishing in the top-10 in 16 of 18 meets, including eight consecutive. Also finished in the top-5 in 11 of 18 meets, with seven podium finishes and two meet wins (2020-21 Weber State Invitational, 2022 WCC Championships)
Four-time All-American with NCAA Championship finishes of 24th (2017), 13th (2020-21), eighth (2021) and seventh (2022)
Four-time All-WCC First Team
Four-time top-3 finisher at WCC Championships, including the 2022 WCC individual title
2022 WCC Runner of the Year
Two All-Mountain Region honors (2021, 2022)
NCAA D1 Men's Cross Country National Athlete of the Week (2020)
Two USTFCCCA All-Academic selections (2020, 2022)
WCC Freshman of the Year (2017)
See "Year" tab for further information

Parents are Steve & Tiffany Clinger
Wife, Morgan Bower, plays libero for BYU women's volleyball
Major: Business Management
Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sapporo, Japan (2019-20)
Instagram: casey_clinger | LinkedIn: Casey Clinger

Coached by Timo Mostert at American Fork High School
The 2016 Gatorade Cross Country National Athlete of the Year
Two-time Gatorade Utah Runner of the Year
A four-time Nike Cross Nationals qualifier and a two-time champion, first male athlete in NXN history to win back-to-back individual titles
An eight-time state champion in cross country, the 1600m and 3200m
As a senior in 2016, posted times of 15:28.4 to win the Nike Cross Nationals Final and 14:42.9 to win the 5A Utah state title – a course and meet record
As a junior in 2015, won the Nike Cross Nationals Final with a time of 15:03.2, the 5A Utah state title with a time of 14:52.8 and the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional championships in 14:42
Closed his high school cross country career with 15-straight victories at three miles and 5K
In track, posted personal PRs of 1:52.92 in the 800m (ran at altitude), 4:02.90 in the mile and 8:44.70 in the 3200m
Also recruited by Oregon

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2017

All-American
WCC Freshman of the Year
All-WCC First Team
Finished first for the Cougars and 24th overall at the NCAA National Championships (29:46.32) and was named an All-American as a result
Helped BYU to its perfect score at the West Coast Conference Championships with his third-place finish (23:29.0)
Finished seventh at the Pre-Nationals Invitational (23:17.0)

Distance	Time	Finish	Meet
10K	29:46.4	24th	NCAA Championships
8K	23:29.0	3rd	WCC Championships
8K	23:17.0	7th	Adidas Pre Nationals
8K	23:46.9	4th	Dellinger Invitational
4M	19:24.4	5th	BYU Autumn Classic

Sophmore Year 2021

Set new 10k career-best time of 28:55.7 at Nationals
Named All-WCC Men's Cross Country First Team
Named All-Mountain Region
Named All-American with 8th-place finish in national title meet.
- Three-time All-American (2017, 2020, 2021)
Following the 2021 season, has...
- competed in 15 meets for the Cougars
- finished in top-10 in 13 of 15 meets, including five consecutive
- finished in the top-5 in 10 of 15 meets
- Six podium finishes
- One meet win (Weber State Invitational 2020-21)

Distance	Time	Finish	Meet
8k	24:27.8	4th	Roy Griak Invitational
8k	23:06.0	8th	FSU XC Invite/Pre-Nationals
8k	23:27.5	3rd	WCC Championships
10k	29:42.9	3rd	NCAA Mountain Regional
10k	28:55.7	8th	NCAA National Championships

Junior Year 2022

Earned his fourth career All-American honors at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 19, finishing seventh overall with a 28:58.4 time
Named All-Mountain Region
USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
WCC Men's Cross Country Individual Champion
2022 WCC Runner of the Year
Named All-WCC First Team
WCC Men's Runner of the Week following his performance at the Cowboy Jamboree on Sept. 24. His 23:30.0 finish helped the Cougars to a first-place team finish.

Distance	Time	Finish	Meet
8k	23:30.0	7th	Cowboy Jamboree
8k	21:59.4	1st	WCC Championships
10k	28:08.4	6th	NCAA Mountain Regional
10k	28:58.4	7th	NCAA Championships

Senior Year 2023

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

2020-2021

All-American
All-WCC First Team
USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual
Competed and scored in all five meets for the BYU men's team
Finished 13th overall at the NCAA Championships to earn the second All-America honors of his career and help BYU to a seventh-place finish (second BYU runner to cross)
Took third place at the WCC Championships (second BYU runner) to earn his spot on the All-WCC First Team for the second time while helping the Cougars claim their sixth consecutive conference title
Won the Weber State Invitational
Was the second Cougar to cross at the OSU Invitational (3rd overall) and Silver State XC Challenge (4th overall)

Distance	Time	Finish	Meet
10K	30:19.8	13th	NCAA Championships
8K	23:05.9	3rd	WCC Championships
8K	23:05.5	4th	Silver State Collegiate Challenge
8K	23:50.9	1st	Weber State Cross Country Invitational
8K	23:38.7	3rd	Oklahoma State Invitational