Kameron Blanding enters his second season at Marymount, continuing to elevate the program’s growth and success.
In his first year at Marymount, Blanding guided the women’s team to American East Conference titles in both cross country and track & field, and he remains committed to expanding the program’s depth and success with aspirations of competing at the regional and national levels.
He arrived in Arlington after serving as the Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Averett University in Danville, Va., where his teams produced an NCAA Second Team All-American, five All-ODAC performers, and two ODAC champions, while consistently progressing to set 110 school records and 239 personal bests under his leadership.
Blanding has seen prominent success during his coaching career before Marymount, including a pair of conference championships in the Appalachian Athletic Conference, coaching the No. 3 nationally-ranked men's track & field team at Central Christian College of Kansas (NAIA), and coaching an individual national champion (NJCAA half marathon). He has helped mentor over 100 national qualifiers and 20 All-Americans during his coaching career.
Blanding received a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Central Christian College of Kansas and also holds a master's degree in management and leadership from Montreat College. He is also finishing up a second master's degree in coaching and exercise science from Concordia University-Irvine.
