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Jesse Clingman
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Jesse Clingman joined Utah Baseball as assistant coach in Fall 2026. In his role, Clingman oversees the program's analytical initiatives with a focus on pitching, while assisting in all other day-to-day aspects of the program. His responsibilities include player development support, performance analysis and video and technology integration.
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Clingman brings a diverse background in baseball analytics, biomechanics and sports performance. Prior to Utah, he served as head baseball coach at Deseret Peak High School in Tooele, Utah. He oversaw all aspects of the Golden Eagles program as the team played its inaugural season in Spring 2026, leading game and practice planning, player development and weight room programming.
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Before launching the Deseret Peak baseball program, Clingman was the head baseball strength coach at the College of Southern Nevada from 2022-24. He developed a comprehensive strength and conditioning program aimed at increasing performance, injury reduction and sufficient recovery. Across both the Fall and Spring seasons, Clingman used data collection both to track player progress and ensure his strength programming was improving to best serve CSN players. While with CSN, Clingman additionally served as co-director of wellness and sports performance with Tim Soder Physical Therapy.
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He also gained experience with his undergraduate alma mater, Utah Tech, where he was the biomechanics and sports science lab coordinator beginning in 2019. Clingman maintained the lab’s daily operations, taught lab and lecture courses and conducted athletic assessments for several teams on campus, including baseball. He also had a stint directly with the Trailblazers baseball program as its director of analytics and film. Clingman created player development tools and custom software solutions while helping integrate biomechanics and pitch design into the program's daily operations.
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A native of Stansbury, Utah, Clingman pitched at Allan Hancock College and Utah State Eastern. He then transferred to Utah Tech, where he earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science in 2020. He later completed a master's degree in kinesiology from UNLV (2023).
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In 2020, he received the American Kinesiology Association Regional Student of the Year Award. Clingman is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
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He and his wife, Chesnee, have one son, Kolter.
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Clingman brings a diverse background in baseball analytics, biomechanics and sports performance. Prior to Utah, he served as head baseball coach at Deseret Peak High School in Tooele, Utah. He oversaw all aspects of the Golden Eagles program as the team played its inaugural season in Spring 2026, leading game and practice planning, player development and weight room programming.
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Before launching the Deseret Peak baseball program, Clingman was the head baseball strength coach at the College of Southern Nevada from 2022-24. He developed a comprehensive strength and conditioning program aimed at increasing performance, injury reduction and sufficient recovery. Across both the Fall and Spring seasons, Clingman used data collection both to track player progress and ensure his strength programming was improving to best serve CSN players. While with CSN, Clingman additionally served as co-director of wellness and sports performance with Tim Soder Physical Therapy.
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He also gained experience with his undergraduate alma mater, Utah Tech, where he was the biomechanics and sports science lab coordinator beginning in 2019. Clingman maintained the lab’s daily operations, taught lab and lecture courses and conducted athletic assessments for several teams on campus, including baseball. He also had a stint directly with the Trailblazers baseball program as its director of analytics and film. Clingman created player development tools and custom software solutions while helping integrate biomechanics and pitch design into the program's daily operations.
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A native of Stansbury, Utah, Clingman pitched at Allan Hancock College and Utah State Eastern. He then transferred to Utah Tech, where he earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science in 2020. He later completed a master's degree in kinesiology from UNLV (2023).
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In 2020, he received the American Kinesiology Association Regional Student of the Year Award. Clingman is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
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He and his wife, Chesnee, have one son, Kolter.
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