Clint Often
Clint Often
Title: Assistant AD, Communications and Sports Information (game contracts)
Phone: 540-654-1743
Email: coften@umw.edu
Clint Often is in his 28th year at the University of Mary Washington, and his eighth as Assistant Athletic Director for Communications, Sports Information and Marketing. Often, who joined UMW in the summer of 1996, has overseen the Eagle sports information office during some of the greatest moments in school history, and served as host for 63 NCAA tournament events, including four national championships.

Often oversees the Eagle athletic website, www.umweagles.com, and is responsible for publicity for all 21 varsity and two team level programs. He has won 10 national awards for his publications and features, including Best in Nation and several Best Cover awards for Eagle media guides. 
He is active in the professional organizations CoSIDA and VaSID, serving as an all-state team coordinator for the latter.

A 1994 Bachelor of Arts graduate of Lock Haven University in Journalism/Public Relations (PR/Advertising concentration), Often received an Associate of Arts degree in journalism from Potomac State College in 1992. He received his Master of Education degree from Frostburg State University in 1996 in Interdisciplinary Studies, having served one year as a graduate assistant in the sports information office.

Often played one year of collegiate soccer at Allegany (Md.) College, earning all-state honors, before playing three seasons of collegiate baseball, at Potomac State and Lock Haven. He worked one season with the Cleveland Indians' AA farm team in Canton, Ohio, in 1994, a season which saw the team double its attendance from the season before.

A 2022 inductee in the UMW Athletic Hall of Fame, Often, his wife Jodi, and 13-year old daughters Isabella and Julia, live in Fredericksburg. He is an avid memorabilia collector and considers among his favorites Walter Johnson, the Miracle on Ice team, and the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals.