Keith Blackwill was named the National Men’s Coach of the Year for the 2023 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field season. Blackwill, in his 17th year as head coach of the T-Birds, led his team to an inspiring co-championship at the 2023 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Topeka, Kansas, with two-time defending champion South Plains (Texas). The T-Birds scored 107 points – winning six events and scoring in 13 of the 20 events – in earning its first indoor title since 1980.