Lacrosse
Blackmon, Avery
Avery Blackmon
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- black3an@cmich.edu
- Phone:
- (770) 856-1999
Avery Blackmon joined Sara Tisdale's CMU staff as an assistant coach in August 2021.
Avery works with the CMU draw unit with a focus on offense.
Blackmon came to CMU after a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y. In 2021, she helped the Hawks to the program's first conference tournament appearance since 2006 and its first Empire 8 postseason win.
In addition to assisting in practice planning and execution and game day strategic decisions for lacrosse, Blackmon undertook game management duties for other varsity sporting events at Hartwick. Â
From 2017-19, Blackmon worked as a head coach for both high school and middle school teams at Fast and Furious Travel Lacrosse in Ball Ground, Ga.
A four-time NAIA First Team All-American at Georgetown (Ky.), Blackmon led the Tigers to three national tournament appearances, including a finals berth in 2016. In 2019, she was honored as the NAIA Player of the Year.
Blackmon earned bachelor of arts degrees in psychology and studio art from Georgetown. She was an NAIA Scholar-Athlete and an Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2019, she was a member of the Dean's List for three years.
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Avery works with the CMU draw unit with a focus on offense.
Blackmon came to CMU after a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y. In 2021, she helped the Hawks to the program's first conference tournament appearance since 2006 and its first Empire 8 postseason win.
In addition to assisting in practice planning and execution and game day strategic decisions for lacrosse, Blackmon undertook game management duties for other varsity sporting events at Hartwick. Â
From 2017-19, Blackmon worked as a head coach for both high school and middle school teams at Fast and Furious Travel Lacrosse in Ball Ground, Ga.
A four-time NAIA First Team All-American at Georgetown (Ky.), Blackmon led the Tigers to three national tournament appearances, including a finals berth in 2016. In 2019, she was honored as the NAIA Player of the Year.
Blackmon earned bachelor of arts degrees in psychology and studio art from Georgetown. She was an NAIA Scholar-Athlete and an Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2019, she was a member of the Dean's List for three years.
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