University of Massachusets Athletics
Women's Track & Field
Remington Blair
- Title:
- Assistant Coach - Horizontal Jumps & High Jump
- Email:
- remingtonblair@umass.edu
- Phone:
- 413-545-2691
Remington Blair enters his fourth seaosn with the University of Massachusetts track and field programs as an assistant coach responsible for coaching the Minutemen's and Minutewomen's horizontal jumps and high jump. Blair came to UMass in August 2022 with seven years of Division I coaching experience, over 10 years of track and field competitive experience and has mentored four Atlantic 10 champions and one All-American.
In the 2025-26 campaign, Blair led one of the most dominant jumps groups in the Mid-American Conference, during both programs inaugural season, which included several program record breaking performances and MAC Champions. Under Blairs direction, Shakira Cadet set both the indoor and outdoor women's long jump program records, as well as securing the gold medal at the indoor and outdoor MAC championships in the long jump. Matthew Acquah also set both the men's indoor and outdoor program triple jump records, as well as earning the gold medal in the triple jump at the MAC Outdoor Championships.
Blair also helped lead Aqcuah to an NCAA Outdoor Regional appearance in the triple jump, marking the first triple jump qualifier since Erik Hoagland in 2007.Â
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Blair spent two years at La Salle where he guided Dennis Manyeah to a historic season in the high jump, finishing as a Second Team All-American. Manyeah broke the Atlantic 10 Championship high jump record on his way to conference gold outdoors and tied his school record with a jump of 2.16 meters at regionals to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships. Blair mentored Darian Alston to his second consecutive Atlantic 10 title in the triple jump during the indoor season.
Prior to arriving at La Salle, Blair spent two years in a similar position as an assistant coach at Northern Colorado in the Big Sky Conference. While with the Bears, he worked closely with the men's and women's jumps events.
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Before his time at Northern Colorado, a volunteer assistant coach at Fresno State from 2016 to 2017. A former track star during his collegiate days as a student-athlete at Fresno, Blair returned to his alma mater to coach the men's and women's sprints, hurdles and relays. He also spent three years coaching the track and field teams at San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno, including one season as head coach.
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During his collegiate days, Blair was a two-year letterwinner in track at Fresno State. He was a two-time NCAA outdoor preliminary qualifier in the 400 meters and won a WAC title in the 4x400-meter relay.
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Blair holds multiple USA Track and Field certifications and earned his bachelor's in philosophy from Fresno State in May of 2012.
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In the 2025-26 campaign, Blair led one of the most dominant jumps groups in the Mid-American Conference, during both programs inaugural season, which included several program record breaking performances and MAC Champions. Under Blairs direction, Shakira Cadet set both the indoor and outdoor women's long jump program records, as well as securing the gold medal at the indoor and outdoor MAC championships in the long jump. Matthew Acquah also set both the men's indoor and outdoor program triple jump records, as well as earning the gold medal in the triple jump at the MAC Outdoor Championships.
Blair also helped lead Aqcuah to an NCAA Outdoor Regional appearance in the triple jump, marking the first triple jump qualifier since Erik Hoagland in 2007.Â
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Blair spent two years at La Salle where he guided Dennis Manyeah to a historic season in the high jump, finishing as a Second Team All-American. Manyeah broke the Atlantic 10 Championship high jump record on his way to conference gold outdoors and tied his school record with a jump of 2.16 meters at regionals to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships. Blair mentored Darian Alston to his second consecutive Atlantic 10 title in the triple jump during the indoor season.
Prior to arriving at La Salle, Blair spent two years in a similar position as an assistant coach at Northern Colorado in the Big Sky Conference. While with the Bears, he worked closely with the men's and women's jumps events.
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Before his time at Northern Colorado, a volunteer assistant coach at Fresno State from 2016 to 2017. A former track star during his collegiate days as a student-athlete at Fresno, Blair returned to his alma mater to coach the men's and women's sprints, hurdles and relays. He also spent three years coaching the track and field teams at San Joaquin Memorial High School in Fresno, including one season as head coach.
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During his collegiate days, Blair was a two-year letterwinner in track at Fresno State. He was a two-time NCAA outdoor preliminary qualifier in the 400 meters and won a WAC title in the 4x400-meter relay.
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Blair holds multiple USA Track and Field certifications and earned his bachelor's in philosophy from Fresno State in May of 2012.
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