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Kim Keenan
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Kim Keenan joins Boston College as Assistant Coach for Track and Field and Cross Country. She arrives after a long career in collegiate administration and coaching, most recently at Princeton University, where she served as Director of Operations for Track and Field beginning in November 2023. During her tenure, the Princeton men's team won nine consecutive Ivy League Championships, while the women's team captured the last six Ivy League titles.
Keenan began her career as the Head Cross Country Coach at Drew University. From there she spent 25 years in college administration. In her administrative roles she always had oversight for track and field and served as the chair of the Big East Seeding Committee for nine years and on the ACC Track and Field Committee for five years.
In her last administrative stop prior to Princeton, at Syracuse University, the men's cross country team won the NCAA Championships as well as the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship. The Orange also won the ACC Men's Cross Country Championship four of the next six years.
Keenan's passion for coaching track and field was re-ignited when she had the opportunity to become the Associate Head Cross Country and Assistant Track Coach at Colgate University. In her first year at Colgate, she recruited one of the best recruiting classes in the last decade with 18 talented distance commits by early decision. During her Colgate tenure, the program won three individual Patriot League titles, advanced two student-athletes to the NCAA Regional, and broke several long-standing records, including four within the distance squad. In her final two years, the distance crew scored more points than in previous classes and helped the team post its best team finish in several years at the 2023 Outdoor Patriot League Championships.
Outside of the collegiate world, Keenan is very involved with USATF, having now served on 13 U.S. Track and Field staffs. Her international experience includes serving as the women's distance coach for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, and as an event manager for the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. She has also held the title of Women's Head Manager for the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, and the 2011 Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, and served as Assistant Manager for the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada and most recently at the 2026 World Indoor Championships in Turin, Poland.
A collegiate runner herself, Kimberly Keenan set three individual and one relay school record while at Kent State University and was awarded the First Bob James Memorial Graduate Scholarship, which she used while attending Seton Hall Law School.
Keenan has two daughters, Libbie and Madison.
Keenan began her career as the Head Cross Country Coach at Drew University. From there she spent 25 years in college administration. In her administrative roles she always had oversight for track and field and served as the chair of the Big East Seeding Committee for nine years and on the ACC Track and Field Committee for five years.
In her last administrative stop prior to Princeton, at Syracuse University, the men's cross country team won the NCAA Championships as well as the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship. The Orange also won the ACC Men's Cross Country Championship four of the next six years.
Keenan's passion for coaching track and field was re-ignited when she had the opportunity to become the Associate Head Cross Country and Assistant Track Coach at Colgate University. In her first year at Colgate, she recruited one of the best recruiting classes in the last decade with 18 talented distance commits by early decision. During her Colgate tenure, the program won three individual Patriot League titles, advanced two student-athletes to the NCAA Regional, and broke several long-standing records, including four within the distance squad. In her final two years, the distance crew scored more points than in previous classes and helped the team post its best team finish in several years at the 2023 Outdoor Patriot League Championships.
Outside of the collegiate world, Keenan is very involved with USATF, having now served on 13 U.S. Track and Field staffs. Her international experience includes serving as the women's distance coach for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, and as an event manager for the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. She has also held the title of Women's Head Manager for the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, and the 2011 Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, and served as Assistant Manager for the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada and most recently at the 2026 World Indoor Championships in Turin, Poland.
A collegiate runner herself, Kimberly Keenan set three individual and one relay school record while at Kent State University and was awarded the First Bob James Memorial Graduate Scholarship, which she used while attending Seton Hall Law School.
Keenan has two daughters, Libbie and Madison.
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