John Blackwell

I have been a Track & Field Coach since 2005. Prior to leaving collegiate coaching in 2014 for the Private sector, I was the Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College. I was the first full-time Head Cross Country Coach and started the Track program. I spent two seasons at Notre Dame College as the Falcons Head Men's and Women's Track and Field Coach and Cross-Country Coach in South Euclid, Ohio.

I served as the Assistant Track and Field Coach at Bellarmine University in Louisville for four seasons. And I started my coaching career as an Assistant Cross Country and Track and Field Coach at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, IA during the 2005-06 seasons.

As an athlete, I led the University of Louisville Cardinal track squad for three seasons in the shot put, also throwing hammer. I also competed at Florida International University my Freshman year and was the team’s top shot putter, setting a school record..

Coaching Accomplishments:
3-Time Arizona Senior Games Gold Medalist (50,100,200)
3-Time Kentucky Senior Games Medalist (50,100,200)
3-Time Southern Ohio Senior Games Gold Medalist (50,100,200)
3-Time Central Ohio Senior Games Medalist (50,100,200)
Siler Medalist 2008 Paralympics – Javelin
American Paralympic Record Holder – Discus & Shotput
National Paralympic Discus Champion
Silver Medalist, Parapan American Games
Gold Medal, Endeavor Games
2011 IPC World Championships US team Member
7 USTFCCCA All-Americans
35 NJCAA National Qualifiers
15 NJCAA Region 11 Champions
3 NCAA Provisional Qualifiers
2 USTFCCCA Academic All-America Honorees
6 National Top 25 Performances
GLVC Field Athlete of the Year
4 GLVC Conference Champions
7 All-GLVC Honorees
2 NAIA All-Americans
12 NAIA National Qualifiers
AMC Field Athlete of the Year
9 AMC Champions
13 All-AMC Honorees
5 OIC Champions
8 All-OIC Honorees
6 All-Time top 20 8k Performances
Overall 60 school record performances at 4 institutions
Average Improvement:
• Hammer: 18 meters
• Discus: 9 meters
• Javelin: 12 meters
• Shotput: 2.3 meters
• 5K: 90 seconds

Each training macrocycle will be constructed based upon the student-athletes event group, strength and weaknesses. A week of testing will be performed to determine where said strengths and weaknesses lie.