Baseball
- Title:
- Sports Performance Coach
- Email:
- clavign2@kent.edu
Clay Lavigne joins the Kent State Athletics Sports Performance staff in February 2023 overseeing the training of Baseball, Track & Field Jumpers, Multi’s, Pole Vaulters, and assisting with Football.
Coming from Eastern New Mexico University as the Assistant AD for Sports Performance, he oversaw the sports performance department where he was directly responsible for the training of Football and Volleyball.
Prior to ENMU, he served as the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at the University of Sioux Falls (SD) working with Baseball, Volleyball, Women’s Soccer, Men’s Basketball, and Football. He also oversaw the internship program and the implementation of sports science for the department.
Lavigne also was a graduate assistant in football strength and conditioning at Troy University (AL) from 2019-21. With the Trojans, he oversaw the nutrition center, ran mobility sessions, taught drills, and assisted the overall growth of the department. Prior to this time at Troy, he completed S&C internships with Mississippi State University football and University of Wyoming football.
Lavigne and his wife, Erin, reside in Akron.
