Editor’s note: Every Wednesday throughout the fall, we’ll catch up with track and field student-athletes and coaches for five questions.
Q: What was it like having a breakout season last year?
BLANDEN: “It was unreal and I wasn’t expecting that at all. But I know with Coach [Tim] Vaught being a new coach my sophomore year, the experience was different. So, I would say coming from my freshman year into my sophomore year, I was still a little bit scared and nervous. But my junior year I was ready to go by putting in the work and performing at the level I needed to.