Deron Clark

Clark enters his first year at Murray State College in the summer of 2026. Clark joins Murray State from New Mexico Junior College (NMJC) in Hobbs, New Mexico. He started at NMJC in 2016 after a 28-year career as a baseball coach and athletic director.

Under his leadership, the NMJC athletic program has achieved numerous milestones, including 16 national championships, 17 national runner-up finishes, and the addition of four new athletic programs, bringing the total to 12. NMJC also hosted the NJCAA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2019 and 2023, as well as the Men's Division I Golf Championship in 2024. Clark oversaw more than $20 million in athletic facility upgrades.

Clark began his career at Northwood University in Cedar Hill, Texas, as an assistant baseball coach and sports information director. Prior to NMJC, he was the head baseball coach and athletic director at Paris Junior College, overseeing and assisting in the development and growth of an eight-team NJCAA athletic department. Clark has managed six Major League Baseball players during his 28-year career.

Clark earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from John Brown University. Clark received a master's degree in exercise science from the University of Arkansas. He is an NJCAA Board of Regents member for Region 5 and sits on the NJCAA Eligibility Committee.