Clif Mitchell

Biography

Clif Mitchell returned to Kansas City in 2022, following a three-year tenure as the Roos' assistant coach from 2008-11. In his current role, Mitchell works with sprinters, mid-distance and distance runners. From 2016-22, Mitchell was an Assistant Coach at Jenks High School in Tulsa, Okla., where he helped lead the Trojans' Girls' team to back-to-back Class 6A State Championships in 2021 and 2022. In 2021, his girls' 4x800m relay team broke a 38-year-old record with a time of 9:18.32, which they shattered the following year with a 9:12.04. Mitchell coached current Roo Ally Ryan at Jenks, helping her win the 2017 state title and break the state record in the 800m. Prior to Jenks, Mitchell was an assistant coach at Tulsa from 2011-16, helping lead the men's team to a Conference USA Indoor Championship in 2012 and mentoring eight-time NCAA All-American Bryce Robinson, Indoor All-American Audrey Jean-Baptiste, and four-time Conference USA 800m Champion Katherine Camp. During his initial stint at Kansas City, he recruited Olympian Courtney Frerichs and coached student-athletes to 22 school records and three conference championships. Mitchell earned his bachelor's degree in exercise physiology from Tulsa in 2006 and a master's in the same discipline from Kansas in 2008. He was a member of Tulsa's track and field team and broke the school record in the 600-yard run. Originally from Edmond, Okla., Mitchell graduated from Edmond Memorial High School in 2002, earning all-state honors in