Kameron Blanding enters his first season as the head cross country and track & field coach at Marymount for the 2024-25 academic year.
Blanding arrives in Arlington after previously serving as the director of track & field and cross country at Averett University in Danville, Va. While in Danville, the program produced an NCAA Second Team All-American, alongside five All-ODAC performers and two ODAC champions. The teams consistently improved under Blanding's leadership, setting 110 school records and 239 personal bests during his tenure.
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 and is projected to graduate in December 2024.
