Jo'Lon Clark enters his second season as Assistant Coach in the Golden Eagle Men's Volleyball program.
Jo'Lon Clark is a native of Long Beach, CA. A standout player, Clark led the Lourdes University Men's Volleyball team to successful seasons in 2014 and 2015. In 2014, he appeared in 23 matches and 87 total sets as team captain for the Gray Wolves. He was named an AVCA All-American, Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in the Great Lakes Conference, as well as being a First Team All-GLC selection. He hit .254 with 299 kills 93.44 per set) and added 131 digs (1.51 per set), tallying a season-high 25 kills as well as 15 digs against Missouri Valley and hitting .684 with 13 kills and no errors versus while tallying five blocks against Cincinnati Christian. He registered five aces versus Robert Morris and was named NAIA National Player of the Week.
Clark accumulated 93 total sets played after two seasons at Lourdes University. He was an effective OH/OPP hitter during his time at Lourdes, reaching 3.85 kills per set and 4.39 points per set.
Prior to his time at Lourdes, Clark attended Long Beach Community College, where he led the men's volleyball team to the Western State Conference Championship his freshman year as a Second Team All-State selection. He appeared in 18 matches and 58 sets as a sophomore, leading the team with 2.88 kills per set for a total of 167 kills and tallying 33 blocks. He was named the Western State Conference Most Valuable Player and led the team to another conference championship.
After finishing his playing career, Clark volunteered as an assistant coach for the Lourdes men's and women's volleyball teams' '15-16 seasons while finishing up his undergraduate degree. Prior to this, he assisted at Hope International University in California from 2011-12.
Coach Clark has an undergraduate degree in sociology and will be working on his master's in strategic leadership while coaching at UC.
