BYU Highlights
- Eight-time All-American
- Five outdoor All-American honors: First Team (10,000m, 2023), Second Team (5,000m, 2023), Second Team (10,000m, 2022), Second Team (5,000m, 2022) Second Team (5,000m, 2021)
- 2025 Big 12 Indoor 5000-meter Champion
- Four indoor All-American honors: First Team (5,000m, 2023), First Team (3,000m, 2023) First Team (5,000m, 2024), First Team (5000m, 2025)
- Holds three school records: outdoor 5,000m (13:23.33), indoor 3,000m (7:41.05) and indoor 5,000m (13:13.46)
- Placed third in the 10,000m at the 2023 Outdoor NCAA Championships (28:13.63)
- During the 2023 indoor season, he became the then school record-holder in the 3,000m, 5,000m and as a member of the distance medley relay team. He also registered a No. 4 all-time mark at BYU in the indoor mile at 3:57.13. At indoor nationals, he finished as the runner-up in the 5,000m at 13:38.12 and fourth in the 3,000m at 7:49.37 to earn two First Team All-American honors.
- During the 2022 outdoor season, he set the school record in the 5,000m and became No. 7 all-time at BYU in the 10,000m. He earned Second Team All-American honors at outdoor nationals after finishing 10th in the 5,000m (13:33.20) and 12th in the 10,000m at 28:22.99.
- Earned his first All-American honors in the 2021 outdoor season
- USTFCCCA All-Academic honors (2022, 2021)
- 2023 CSC Academic All-America Third Team
- Part of the 2024 NCAA Cross Country National Championship Team
Personal
- 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 (2018-20)
- LinkedIn: Casey Clinger
Before BYU
- 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
Stats
Indoor Personal Bests |
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Time |
Event |
Meet |
13:13.46 (No. 1 all-time at BYU) |
5000m |
2025 NCAA Indoor National Championships |
7:41.05 (No. 1 all-time at BYU) |
3000m |
2025 Husky Classic |
3:57.13 (No. 4 all-time at BYU) |
Mile |
2023 David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Boston) |
Outdoor Personal Bests |
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Time |
Event |
Meet |
3:38.16 (No. 5 all-time at BYU) |
1500m |
2021 Fresno State West Coast Relays |
3:59.02 |
Mile |
2021 BYU Robison Invitational |
13:23.33 (No. 1 all-time at BYU) |
5000m |
2022 Bryan Clay Invitational |
28:01.67 (No. 5 all-time at BYU) |
10,000m |
2023 Bryan Clay Invitational |