Alex Bloom joined the University of Miami Track & Field staff in September 2024 and is now entering his second year as an assistant coach specializing in vertical jumps and combined events.
In the first season under Bloom’s guidance, two Hurricanes achieved All-American honors. Edgar Campre finished third at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships and set a school record in the men’s heptathlon with a score of 5,934. Additionally, Kennedy Sauder earned Second Team All-American honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the high jump. Senior high jumper Aaron Kim was crowned champion, achieving a personal best of 2.18 meters at the ACC Outdoor Championships. Helga Sigurjonsdottir also made her mark by entering the University of Miami Track & Field top five lists at number two, jumping a personal best of 1.83 meters in the women’s high jump.
Before joining Miami, Bloom was part of the Kent State University staff specializing in the horizontal jumps and combined-events, where he made significant contributions as an assistant coach. He was named the Mid-American Conference Men’s Outdoor Assistant Coach of the Year in 2022. During his tenure at Kent State, the Golden Flashes excelled both indoors and outdoors winning three Mid-American Conference Team Championships.
Bloom is a 2018 graduate of the University of Cincinnati, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise and fitness. He continued his education at Xavier University, obtaining a master’s degree in coaching education and athlete development in 2020. As a student-athlete at Cincinnati, Bloom earned Second Team All-America honors in the heptathlon during the 2018 indoor season and held school records in both the men’s heptathlon and indoor high jump. He won two American Athletic Conference titles in the decathlon and added a high jump title.
