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Graham Blanks, 2-Time NCAA XC Champ, Signs Pro Contract With New Balance

Graham Blanks, 2-Time NCAA XC Champ, Signs Pro Contract With New Balance

5-time NCAA All-American from Harvard Track and Field forgoes remaining college eligibility to turn professional.

Dec 9, 2024 by Dan Hall
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Graham Blanks, the two-time defending NCAA Division I Cross Country individual champion, has signed a professional contract with New Balance.

Blanks had a previous relationship with New Balance as an NIL ambassador for the brand since last December.

The announcement comes just two days after the Harvard standout ran the second-fastest indoor 5000m time in NCAA history at the 2024 BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener.

In his final collegiate race, Blanks wowed the Boston University Track & Tennis Center crowd, running 12:59.89 and achieving the World Championships standard and a new personal best.

Blanks will continue to pursue his degree at Harvard University and he will continue to train under Coach Alex Gibby.

Blanks delivered the thrilling performance at BU two weeks after defending his NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships individual title on November 23 at Thomas Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, WI with a course-record 28:37.20.

He concludes his collegiate career as a 4-time All-American in cross country and 5-time All-American on the track.

The Athens, GA native represented Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics 5000m where he finished 9th in the 5000m with a time of 13:18.67.

Blanks is the second former NCAA superstar to sign with New Balance in the past two months. The brand announced a partnership with six-time NCAA champion Parker Valby in October.

Graham Blanks By The Numbers

  • 2024 Paris Olympian
  • Two-Time NCAA Division I Cross Country Individual Champion
  • Four-Time NCAA Division I Cross Country All-American
  • Three-Time NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field All-American
  • Two-Time NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field All-American
  • Personal Bests
    • Cross Country: 22:14.60 (8K), 28:37.20 (10K)
    • Indoor Track: 3:56.63 (Mile), 7:44.76 (3K), 12:59.89 (5K)
    • Outdoor Track: 13:12.61 (5K), 28:15.90 (10K)

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