David Clyburn is entering his eighth year as an Assistant Coach with the Samford track and field program, where he serves as the throws and jumps coach. Clyburn came to Samford after serving as a track and field coach at Spain Park High School from 2011-13.
Since the addition of Clyburn to the track and field staff, the Bulldogs have won ten SoCon championships, while breaking several school records in the jumps category. Clyburn was also critical in the development of Keyth Fightmaster, who was named an All-American Honorable Mention at the 2015 NCAA outdoor championships.
The Pelham, Alabama native began his collegiate track and field career at the University of Southern Mississippi where he picked up his first varsity letter and a spot on the 2005 All-Conference USA All-Academic team.
In 2006, Clyburn left to compete for the University of Alabama to finish out his career. In his first season with UA, Clyburn earned a spot on the 2006 Indoor All-SEC team. The talented heptathlon athlete finished his career as the second-best heptathlete to compete at UA.
Clyburn was a varsity letter winner for Alabama from 2006-2009 and was also a member of the All-SEC Academic team during that span.
Clyburn graduated from Alabama with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 2009, and earned his master’s degree in secondary education from Samford in 2013. He is also a NCSF certified personal trainer.
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