The 5-foot-11, 135-pound junior raced to a national title this past season with a time of 15:03.2 at the Nike Cross Nationals Final. Clinger also won the Class 5A individual state championship in a course-record time of 14:52.8 and the NXN Southwest Regio
Clinger has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom.
An Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America and a talented musician, he has volunteered locally on behalf of the Utah State Developmental Center, which assists people with intellectual disabilities.