Keith Blackwill was named the National Women’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 the team title at the 2023 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. New Mexico JC won three events and placed second in four events, scoring 130.5 points to win by 29.5 points. It was the T-Birds’ fourth national outdoor team title and first since 2019, when they won their third straight crown.