Clark Yeager served as the Athletic Director at both Kutztown University and Chico State as well as coaching swimming at Chico, bringing more than 40 years of athletic experience with him when he took over as the Director of Physical Education and Athletics at Lewis & Clark College in July of 2006.

Yeager had been at Pennsylvania’s Kutztown University since 1992, first as Director of Athletics and, since 2004, as Assistant to the Provost. At Kutztown, he has been responsible for overseeing a $3 million department that includes 22 intercollegiate athletic teams, competitive cheer team, recreation sports, and facility management. Under his leadership, the success of the University's athletics teams rose significantly, including finishing second in the rankings for the Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference All-Sports trophy in 2004, which was the highest of seven NCAA Eastern Division universities. In the classroom, he worked to monitor student-athlete academic progress and to improve student retention rates. He developed a comprehensive process to evaluate and inspire coaches and initiated staff development programs in recruiting, minority recruiting, retention, academic support, and diversity training. Prior to Kutztown, he served as associate and interim athletic director at California State University at Chico, where he organized the University’s first televised football broadcast, analyzed football income and gate receipts for scheduling and planning purposes, designed and implemented strategic plans and programmatic assessments for the athletic department, and realized an 87 percent graduation rate for teams he coached. From 1976 to 1991, he served as CSU Chico’s head men’s swimming and diving coach, leading the teams to 13 conference championships and never finished lower than seventh at the NCAA championships.

Yeager earned his bachelor’s degree from Chico State College, his secondary teaching credential from California State University at San Bernardino, and his master’s degree from California State University at Chico. He and his wife Ingrid have three children, Jolene, Zachary and Kristopher, and two grandchildren.

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