BLINN TO HOST TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY REUNION

Story by Joe Alberico, Blinn College Sports Information

 The Blinn College Buccaneer Alumni Lettermen Association is excited to invite former Buccaneer track and field and cross country athletes and coaches to the first Blinn College Track and Field and Cross Country Alumni Reunion. 

The Buccaneer Alumni Lettermen Association will host former Blinn coaches and runners at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, inside the Multi-Purpose Room at the Kruse Center on the Blinn-Brenham Campus. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided. 

The event will coincide with the Blinn women’s and men’s basketball doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. at the Kruse Center. 

To RSVP, please visit www.blinn.edu/athletics-forms/xctf-rsvp.html. For more information, please contact Blinn men’s and women’s cross country head coach Jesse Parker at jesse.parker@blinn.edu. 

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Blinn's track and field programs were considered national powerhouses across all levels of collegiate athletics. The Buccaneers captured a combined 18 indoor and outdoor NJCAA men’s track and field national championships, winning nine consecutive titles in both indoor and outdoor competition between 1987 and 1995. Blinn also won back-to-back NJCAA men’s cross country national championships in 1993-94. Numerous Buccaneers also made appearances in the Olympic Games. 

Under the direction of Parker, Blinn relaunched cross country in the fall of 2024, fielding both men’s and women’s programs. Since the relaunch, the Buccaneer men and women have made two appearances in the NJCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Championships and two appearances in the NJCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Half Marathon Championships.