Keith Blackwill was named the National Men’s Coach of the Year for the 2023 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field season. Blackwill, in his 18th year as head coach at New Mexico JC, led the T-Birds to a co-team title at the 2023 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. New Mexico JC won two events and placed second in six others to tally 100 points in tying South Plains (Texas). It was the first national outdoor team title for the T-Birds since 1979.