Clint Myers retired o. ", Knight, U.S. beat Canada for world hockey gold, Gauff, Pegula put U.S. up 2-0 in BJK Cup qualifier, Finland, Sweden to play 5th-place game at worlds, Krejcikova gives BJK Cup earnings to quake relief, Vongtaveelap keeps share of lead; Kinhult falters, Top scorer Taylor 2nd Duke starter to enter portal, Source: Crews-Dezurn gets Marshall after mix-up, Germany wins, gets U.S. next in hockey quarters, Israel Adesanya reasserts himself in the MMA pound-for-pound top 10, Auburn AD: Softball issues handled discreetly, Auburn president confirms softball investigation, Ex-Auburn softball player alleges staff abuse. Coach Clint Myers is indisputably one of the top college softball head coaches in the sport today with two National Championships (2008, 2011) in the last six years and seven World Series appearances in the last eight seasons at the helm of Arizona State. [1][2] In 12 seasons coaching softball, he won a pair of Women's College World Series championships and appeared in seven others. Records, along with interviews with some of Clint Myers' former supervisors and colleagues at Arizona State, show a head coach who actively sought to include and advance his son within the team. Katie (Myers, Clints wife) said it will make me cry. Nemeth, who was a true freshman last season, is no longer part of the program. After 40 years of coaching and reflecting on the importance of spending quality time with my wife, my children, and my grandchildren, I have decided to retire from a sport that I love dearly and which has brought so much joy to me, Myers said. "I don't know if China understands the repercussions, or the severity of my position as an advocate for girls and women. His teams were 427-102 overall, made seven Women's College World Series appearances and won national titles in 2008 and 2011. The program began to rebound in 1999 when they finished 7th at the Women's College World Series and finished the season with a 41-28 record. Experience:Second Year at ASU Myers, who is entering his third season as Auburns head coach, guided the Tigers to their first SEC Championship in school history in 2015 as well as their first trip to the Womens College World Series. View Los Angeles obituaries on Legacy, the most timely and comprehensive collection of local obituaries for Los Angeles, California, updated regularly throughout the day with submissions from . Nearly all, including several quoted in ESPN's story, did not respond, in some cases to multiple messages, but one former player claimed she received inappropriate text messages from Corey Myers during her time at Auburn. Corey Myers was never officially employed by Arizona State. In 1986, the Pac-10 Conference began softball play with Arizona State as one of its members. A former player who spoke to ESPN said whether coaches commented on a player's looks, "determined if you were liked or not.". hope y'all are happy now.". One former ASU administrator said she was angry when she heard about the Auburn allegations. Jump to content Sun Devil Hall of Fame & Hall of Distinction. Corey was the 4th overall pick in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft, and is currently a catcher/infielder for the Salt Lake Bees, AAA Affiliate of the Angels. After his playing days, Myers began coaching in the Connie Mack Baseball League as the skipper of the Long Beach Cardinals from 1975-1976. According to ESPN, five players said during that March 30 meeting Auburn executive associate athletic director and senior women's administrator Meredith Jenkins told the players they were risking arrest for taking the text messages from their teammate's phone and ordered them to delete the messages. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. In his second season at the school, Myers was voted as the Arizona High School Baseball Coach of the Year after his team won the state title. From 1987-95, Myers built a record of 481-43 (.917 winning pct.) This service allows you continued access past our online paywall for the duration of your subscription. Check. Myers announcement comes after his son, Corey, resigned in the middle of the 2017 season for what the school called personal family reasons. Now both members of the Myers family have been disconnected from the Tigers softball program. Myers has coached 10 All-Americans, with three each coming in his opening three seasons on The Plains. Clint Myers was hired under ASU's Love and departed under her successor, Steve Patterson, and both Love and Patterson told Outside the Lines that no one from Auburn contacted them to discuss Myers or his son ahead of hiring him. It's not like they're here for a career, or to go to school. "Clint is an honorable man. According to the records provided to Outside the Lines, he acted as a designated volunteer coach -- temporarily replacing his brother Casey -- during the postseason starting in May 10, 2007, and on May 26, 2008, during which Arizona State won the Women's College World Series. "Coach Clint Myers has been a winner at the highest level everywhere he has been," Auburn athletics director Jay Jacobs said in December. Clint Myers is a retired college softball and college baseball coach, who previously served as head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils softball team and the Auburn Tigers softball team. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). The foundation for ongoing success is here because of Coach Myers love of Auburn and his desire to see this program reach a level of success that it had never seen before.. It goes on to state that Auburn allowed and condoned the sexual harassment to continue for an extended period of time, which constitutes a reckless indifference to Nemeths federally protected rights. Due to the harassment, Nemeth experienced an emotional rollercoaster and her grades at Auburn suffered. [8], Arizona State softball continues to be ranked among the best in the country. Less than two months following the inking of a new contract extension, Myers announced his abrupt retirement Wednesday. The cities of Auburn and Opelika recently declined to move forward with contracts to allow former Auburn University head softball coach Clint Myers and his two sons to utilize city practice. Conference regular season champion "Governor Ivey fully supports President Leath and is sure that Auburn University will fully protect all student-athletes.". His first season in 2006 saw the Sun Devils win a then school record 53 games and make a trip to Oklahoma City for the Women's College World Series. Winds light and variable. In 1982, the NCAA officially began to sponsor softball. Position:Head Coach Myers will be honored at the banquet with an 8 minute video and an introductory speech from his son and assistant coach, Corey. The Sun Devils also finished first in the Intermountain Conference in 1977 and 1978 for the school's first conference championships.[5]. They joined the Intermountain Conference in 1975. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. They then faced the UCLA Bruins, who they defeated 4-0 for a spot in the National Semifinals where they had to face Alabama again. Some of the best players in the country became Sun Devils in the early 1970s. The project would bring $6 million in improvements to Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium, with an anticipated completion of spring 2024. In his second season at the school, Myers was voted as the Arizona High School Baseball Coach of the Year after his team won the state title. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Under his guidance, the Sun Devils averaged 53 wins per season, including 60-plus wins twice. The team competes in the Pac-12 Conference, and plays its home games at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Former Auburn softball player Alexa Nemeth speaks out after alleging abuse, harassment by coaches, many of the previously reported allegations against Corey and Clint Myers from their time at Auburn, Nemeth notified administrators about the Title IX violations and filed a formal complaint, After Clint Myers resigned as head coach that August. A coach at various levels in both softball and baseball, Myers comes to Tempe by way of 19 highly successful years at Central Arizona College, where he compiled an overall record of 887-235. In his two seasons at Auburn, Myers has a 98-30-1 record. It's a serious matter. Purchase an online subscription to our website for, Hes out: Clint Myers abruptly retires as the Auburn softball coach, 1 year Online Renewal-Current Subscribers. ESPN cites the letter and unspecified players as stating the team was "quarantined" for several hours prior to the road series at Georgia, when the team refused to board the bus with a player who allegedly engaged in "intimate" text conversations with Corey Myers. "We said that if she gets on, we're staying off," Fagan said, according to ESPN. The team competes in the Pac-12 Conference, and plays its home games at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Then, in 1983, Myers moved on to Eastern Washington for one season as he attained his M.A. Important Site Links. "An investigation was promptly launched when allegations were made. "How disrespectful was that to his student athletes on the team? The Vaqueros' also won ACCAC Conference titles on five occasions (1997, 2001-2004) and were crowned NJCAA Region I champions five times as well (1999-02, 2004). On May 31, a former player, Alexa Nameth, filed a Title IX complaint with the university alleging that "Coach Clint Myers knowingly let his son Corey Myers have relations and pursue relations with multiple members of the team." Earlier, Auburn parks and recreation director Becky Richardson said that the city of Auburn decided "not to move forward with a contract at this time.". "It was a team decision.". Clint Myers, who led Arizona State to two NCAA Championships, was named Auburn softballs second head coach in program history, on Friday, June 14, 2013. Contact PONY; Email List; View Rulebooks; To cancel you may contact Customer Service @ 256-235-9253 or email ggray@annistonstar.com. Less than two months following the inking of a new contract extension, Myers announced his abrupt retirement Wednesday evening. Japan and the United States are the only two countries that have qualified. "If you care about this sport, you have to care about it on a global basis. Also at the time, according to an NCAA report, Arizona State had the highest number of major infraction cases of any other institution. What his rules would be moving forward," she said. The Sun Devils finished with a record of 66-5. The made a Regional in 1993, but failed to do so again until 1997. But I coach because I love to teach, and Ive been doing it for 40 years. Division regular season and conference tournament champion Interactions the ASU staffers said they had witnessed had been cordial and not concerning. "We followed this same procedure in matters related to the softball program. China won its lone medal, a silver, at the 1996 Olympics. He became the third coach in Sun Devil softball history to amass 400 victories. Built a record of 481-43 and guiding the National Junior College Athletic . Prior to Arizona State, Myers spent 19 successful years coaching Central Arizona College's baseball and softball teams. The filing states that Clint Myers let that affair slide, noting that Wagner is now married to that former player. An Auburn spokesman declined comment when contacted by AL.com, as the universitys policy is to not comment on pending litigation. Carosones game-winning grand slam Tuesday forced a decisive Game 3 today between the Auburn Tigers and Oklahoma Sooners. The transition to a Division I institution governed by Pac-12 and NCAA rules led to clashes with his supervisors, assistant coaches and other staff, according to former ASU colleagues. ", "They are coming to this country to pursue their Olympic dream, and they're dependent on [each] Myers," she said. The interesting thing about it the athletic department gave me a cake (on Wednesday), and Ive had people that have seen that cake that played for me 40 years ago and have contacted me with congratulations. Annie Voyles, who worked as director of operations during the 2012 season, said that shortly after she started, she and other staff members met with a school attorney to discuss rules regarding Corey Myers. Former Auburn softball player Alexa Nemeth has filed a civil lawsuit against her former school, coaches and university administrators stemming from the softball scandal that engulfed the team more than two years ago. The best assistant coach," one former ASU colleague said of Clint Myers. After the CWS, Myers coached at Casa Grande Union High School for three seasons and led the team to league championships in 1977, 1978 and 1979. Two former Auburn players, neither of whom were on the team last season, took to social media to support Clint Myers. "ESPN has written an important story about our softball team. "People are so scared to come out because they think that nothing's going to come about it because of who (the Myers') are. All rights reserved (About Us). Upon receiving his degree, he returned to Prescott for one year to serve as a supervisor in the Parks and Recreation Department before taking over at CAC. For further assitance, please call our office at256-235-9258 or send an email containing your name, address and phone number to ggray@annistonstar.com. Arizona State joined the Western Collegiate Athletic Association in 1980 and won the conference in 1980. 1951 Pony Place Washington, Pennsylvania 15301. "So, I have no comment.". The team was expected to train in Alabama through December before moving their workouts to Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Florida. "The well-being of Auburn student-athletes was and is our utmost concern," Auburn athletics said in a statement to AL.com Saturday. He guided the Sun Devils to national titles in 2008 and 2011, and made the trip to WCWS in Oklahoma City seven times in eight years. Before his arrival, the Tigers had five players who were tabbed All-Americans in the previous 17 campaigns. Prior to his first head coaching jobs on the collegiate level, Myers served as a coach in other capacities, particularly around the state of Arizona. Bass said she was "not welcome back to play" after the 2016 season and is now at Louisville. After Clint Myers resigned as head coach that August, Nemeth tried out for the team again and was not invited to join as a walk-on. A six-time NJCAA national coach of the year, Myers was also selected as the National Softball Coaches Association (NSCA) regional and National Coach of the Year in 1990, 1991 and 1992. Each online subscription gives you full access to all of our newspaper websites and mobile applications. He really thinks that Corey is the best," the former administrator said. The NJCAA National Coach of the Year in 2002, Myers' teams won the Western District twice (1999, 2002) and finished runner-up three other times (2000, 2001 and 2004). Please subscribe to keep reading. All five counts seek the same seven items of relief: placement on the Auburn softball team (Nemeth has one year of eligibility remaining); damages for loss of player benefits, mental anguish, embarrassment and emotional distress; injunctive relief; pre-judgment interest; attorneys fees; costs; and such other legal or equitable relief to which Plaintiff may be entitled.. They also earned a school record 18 wins in the Pac-10 on their way to the conference championship. Messages left with Clint Myers were not immediately returned Friday, and Corey Myers declined to comment when reached by Outside the Lines. Auburn University released a statement to AL.com Sunday morning and an updated lengthier statement in the evening. Purchase an online subscription to our website for $7.99 a month with automatic renewal or purchase a full year subscription for only $69.99 with automatic renewal. A few of Myers' accolades include: . With the maroon and gold, Myers was a member of the CWS National Runner-up in both 1972 and 1973 before being drafted in the third round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973. He. In the Cardinals' organization, Myers played three years at the single, double and triple `A' designations before jumping into the coaching ranks following the 1975 season. Every workout needs a proper warm down. She said she was worried the Chinese women could be "vulnerable. Softball will return to the Olympics in 2020 after being absent from the Games since 2008. He then headed east and joined the Sun Devils, playing from 1970 through 1973. However, that lasted just two weeks after Clint Myers and another coach "asked select members of the team to 'go fight for Corey' with the athletic department," Fagan told ESPN. That issue was addressed in the letter Love sent to Clint Myers, which stated that without prior approval, no active student athlete might live in any property owned by an ASU athletics employee or family member or be employed by them. as the skipper of the softball team. ESPN cites several former players claiming a player took a photo of text messages, "described as intimate in nature," between Corey Myers and a player during the team's trip to play Florida. From 1987-95, Myers built a record of 481-43 (.917 winning pct.) That same day, Nemeth was released from the softball team, and two days later she filed the Title IX complaint. A month prior to Wednesday's abrupt retirement of Auburn softball coach Clint Myers, a former player sent a complaint alleging abusive treatment by the coaching staff, sexual harassment and . The Sun Devils again earned a spot in the 2011 Women's College World Series by winning the Tempe Super Regional against Texas A&M. The concerns involving Corey at Arizona State in the letter did not pertain to any inappropriate behavior or relationships with players; rather, they were related to Corey working as a volunteer coach without permission, using Corey's graphic design company for team materials, and allowing Corey's skills academy to use university facilities. From 1984 to 1987, ASU made four straight trips to NCAA Regionals and returned to the Women's College World Series in 1987 where they finished 7th. It's unclear how much Auburn officials knew about the alleged issues at Arizona State before hiring Clint Myers in 2013. 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Myers statement to the media didnt cite a specific reason for the 65-year-old head coach to announce a retirement. Mary Littlewood continued to guide the Arizona State softball team throughout the 1980s. Auburn went 205-54-1 with four straight postseason appearances under Clint Myers, who was named SEC coach of the year in 2015 after leading the Tigers to their first SEC Tournament championship and first WCWS appearance, feats repeated in 2016. Amid all the news surrounding the ongoing investigation, here's what's surfaced so far: 1. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Myers and his wife Katie have two sons, Casey and Corey. Then, in 1983, Myers moved on to Eastern Washington for one season as he attained his M.A. Two Alabama cities have decided not to lease public facilities to former Auburn softball coach Clint Myers, who apparently was planning to use the fields to coach the Chinese national softball team along with his two sons, Corey and Casey. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. "She broke down for us appropriate, inappropriate places for him to be. Kay Ivey, according to a report by ESPN. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Both Richardson and Opelika parks and recreation director Sam Bailey said they had been negotiating with Clint Myers on behalf of the Chinese national team. The Arizona State Sun Devils softball team represents Arizona State University in NCAA Division I College softball. Linda Wells, who came to Arizona State from Minnesota, was chosen to replace Littlewood for the 1990 season. Corey Myers had resigned as associate head coach on March 30 of last year after players presented evidence of his improprieties to the athletic department. Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Sunny. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. StubHub, The Jungle , Kids Club . I have had the chance to coach many great student-athletes. An attorney for Nemeth sent a letter to the school and the Alabama governor in July claiming the program was "toxic" and "lacked any kind of institutional control." You have permission to edit this article. ", According to ESPN, the letter alleges that on March 30, the same dayCorey Myers resigned as associate head coach citing family reasons, "several players approached head coach (Clint) Myers with proof in the form of text messages from a student-athlete's cell phone that coach Corey (Myers) was having an inappropriate relationship with one of the student-athletes.". Myers best season at Auburn was 2016 when the Tigers program came one game away from taking home a Womens College World Series championship before losing to Oklahoma. The company had been creating materials for the team. "In each instance of a personnel issue or question, Auburn Athletics works in conjunction with the university's administration, following all established guidelines and in compliance with NCAA and SEC regulations when applicable, to investigate, learn the facts and take appropriate action. Travel plans for the team, which was scheduled to arrive in Alabama on Monday to begin practicing with their new coaching staff, reportedly have been put on hold. Clint Myers, former head coach of the Sun Devils, guided the team to the Women's College World . Emails to its president, Dr. Yang Xu, have gone unanswered. Corey resigned on March 30. [1] [2] In 12 seasons coaching softball, he won a pair of Women's College World Series championships and appeared in seven others. It could have been he-said-she-said type thing. The university also received an anonymous complaint, and an inquiry from the NCAA, regarding allegations of 14 violations involving the softball program, but a university investigation into those allegations, outlined in an October 2012 letter to the NCAA, "did not reveal any violations of NCAA legislation or other regulations. In 2011, the Sun Devils won their second Pac-10 championship and earned the number one seed in the NCAA tournament. 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Auburn president Steven Leath told ESPN on Monday that the university is doing a comprehensive review of its softball program after alleged abuse under former coach Clint Myers. In four years as the Tigers head coach, Myers led Auburn to a 205-54-1 record and compiled Southeastern Conference Tournament championships in 2015 and 2016 as well as back-to-back Women's College World Series appearances in those seasons. ", There were similar concerns, one former ASU official told Outside the Lines, about the attitude of Clint Myers, who had come to Arizona State after several years as a successful junior college coach accustomed to an environment in which he had autonomy. I know there will be tears with the family and the grandkids there. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Cambridge, who transferred to Arizona State last season, has re-entered the transfer portal and reportedly has the Tigers among his potential . [7], The 2008 Sun Devil softball team finished the season with a school record 66 wins with only 5 losses. "Your (sic) okay 7 maybe" Myers wrote in one message to Bass in reference to one of the photos. All of Myers' success and honors led up to him taking over the baseball program at the start of the 1996 season. He led the Tigers to two Southeastern Conference tournament titles and back-to-back Women's College World Series appearances. The school has hired the Birmingham, Alabama, law firm of Lightfoot, Franklin & White to investigate the program. Until Saturday, the city of Opelika was their likely home. His teams also captured seven regional titles and nine ACCAC Conference titles. for 30 days, Free The Arizona State Sun Devils softball team represents Arizona State University in NCAA Division I College softball. The 1991 team went 15-5 in the competitive Pac-10 conference, which was good enough for a second-place finish. Less than eight weeks after agreeing in principle to a three-year contract extension through 2023, Clint Myers' four-year tenure as Auburn's softball coach ended Wednesday night via a five-paragraph press release from the school announcing his retirement. Former head coach Clint Myers, his son and former assistant coach Corey Myers, former Auburn presidents Jay Gogue and Steven Leath, and Auburn University are all named as defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Montgomery. I don't agree.". Its unbelievable the number of people that follow Auburn and our family.. I appreciate him being willing to say, 'You know what, I can't keep doing both of these. The softball team continued to grow throughout the 1970s. As reported by AuburnTigers.com, Myers stated, "After 40 years of coaching and . Most recently, he made his eighth trip to the WCWS, taking Auburn for the first time in program history in 2015. 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