Weber State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2016
Jim Blaisdell spent 33 years (1981-2014) as the head coach of the Weber State women’s track and field program. He spent the last eight years of his career as the Director of Track and Field for the Wildcats and was also the women’s cross country coach for 26 years. Blaisdell coached more than 1,000 athletes during his time at Weber State.
In those 33 years as a head coach, Blaisdell led the Wildcats to 18 Big Sky Championships in indoor track, outdoor track and cross country. He has also guided the Wildcats to 31 second place finishes in conference meets. He led WSU to nine Big Sky Indoor Championships, capturing titles in 1984, 1991, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2012 and finished second nine times. WSU still holds the conference record by winning four-straight conference titles from 2002-05.
The Wildcats won five outdoor titles under his watch with wins in 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, and 2002 when the Wildcats set a Big Sky record with 242 points in route to winning the conference title by 111 points, also a conference record.
In cross country, Weber State won four titles under Blaisdell, 1993, 1997, 2000 and 2006 and have finished second 12 times. He led the Wildcats to a top 10 finish in the NCAA Cross Country Mountain Region Championships in 25 of 26 meets, and finished in the top five 14 times.
From 1990-2007, a span of 50 conference championships in cross country, indoor, and outdoor track, Weber State finished first or second 42 times.
Blaisdell was named Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year 18 times during his career at WSU and was honored as the District VII Coach of the Year four times. He coached 28 All-Americans at Weber State and numerous All-Conference athletes.
