Kyle Blankers

Assistant Coach/Jumps

Blankers is in his second season as one of the assistant coaches for the Red Raider track and field team. His primary duties will be to work with the jumpers and the sprinters with their block technique.

A 2008 graduate and four-year member of the NWC track and field squad, Blankers served as captain in both 2007 and 2008. He earned all-conference honors two consecutive seasons as a member of the 4x100 relay team and also provisionally qualified for nationals in the 4x100 as a junior. He also competed in the long jump and ranks third all-time with a leap of 22-03.5. He holds the school record in the 60m dash with a time of 7.08 seconds. Blankers was named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete as both a junior and senior.

In addition to his track and field duties, Blankers works as an admissions counselor for Northwestern College.