Coach Will Blackburn

Coach Will Blackburn enters his 22nd season at the University of Houston and has recently been named the Director of Track and Field program. Over the years Coach Blackburn was the coach of UH’s throwing events and assisted with the horizontal jumps. He also coordinated the team’s travel and recruiting. During his tenure at the University of Houston, Blackburn has developed numerous male and female high school throwers and jumpers into conference champions and nationally respected athletes.

Born in El Paso, Texas, Coach Blackburn earned his bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Houston and a master’s in Sport and Fitness Administration. Blackburn was a consummate and industrious student-athlete, who received an endowed athletics scholarship. He was also a member of the Dean’s List and named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. For several years he taught in the Department of Health and Human Performance at UH.

Blackburn began his coaching career after throwing discus for the University of Houston Track and Field team. He won a C-USA conference championship as a competitor for Houston. Due to an injury, Blackburn had to sit out the 1998 season. Blackburn began his coaching career in 2000.

In addition to his many coaching duties at the University of Houston, Coach Blackburn has coached the Houston Gold Masters Club. These are athletes between the ages of 30 and 85 years old.

Blackburn married the former Geri Blankenship of Crosby, Texas in 2004. The couple has three children.