Clark, in his sixth year at Ashland, was named the National Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year. His athletes stepped up at the 2021 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, as they combined to score 25 of the Eagles’ fourth-place total of 37 points. Twenty of those points came from victories in the 400 (Channing Phillips) and the 4×400 relay. Noticeably absent from individual events at the NCAA Championships was Trevor Bassitt, who nursed an injury. Bassitt entered the meet ranked No. 1 nationally in the 400, 100H and 400H and No. 2 in the 200. Just a few weeks earlier at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships, Bassitt was a major reason why athletes coached by Clark set three new GLIAC records and scored 90 team points.