Bio

Brian Clymer joined The College of Wooster as assistant track and field coach in January 2025. Clymer primarily works with the Fighting Scots' throwers and plays a key role in recruiting for the entire program.

Clymer brings 16 years of assistant track and field coaching experience to the College. He was a lead assistant at Kenyon College for seven years and possesses nearly a decade of Div. I coaching experience from his time at Wake Forest University. At Kenyon, Clymer mentored and coached the throws, sprints, hurdles, jumps, and multi-event groups. Clymer led Kenyon’s recruiting efforts and managed the development and implementation of annual recruiting campaigns for the program. He helped Owls to 17 school records, including the discus, and coached Sierra DeLeon to runner-up honors in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2014 Div. III Championships.

At Wake Forest, Clymer focused on the jumps and sprints and led recruiting efforts. Wake Forest’s 2012 class was ranked in the top-10 nationally by Track & Field News. He worked closely with national elite-level combined-event athletes who finished sixth or better at USATF National Championships and Olympic Trials. Elsewhere, Clymer spent nearly three years as a recruiting coach for IMG Academy and Next College Student Athlete (NCSA). He supervised the recruiting progress and program participation for over 1,600 clients, evaluated and verified NCSA student-athletes to match them with appropriate college programs, and hosted educational recruiting workshops for clients.

Clymer competed as a pole vaulter at Kent State University and coached vertical jumps for two years following the completion of his eligibility. Clymer earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from High Point University and went on to earn a master’s in sports administration from Ohio University. His dad, Jim, coached pole vault at the College for four seasons.