Head Coach Paul Longano
(513) 244-4842   Paul_Longano@mail.msj.edu

Paul Longano begins his first season as head coach for the College’s men’s and women’s track & field teams. Longano, who started in July 2008 at the Mount, is also the Lions’ men’s and women’s cross country coach, which he coached in his first season this past fall.

Longano came to the Mount from NCAA Division I Xavier University. He was the assistant men’s and women’s cross country/track & field coach while at Xavier from 2005-2008. Prior to his post at Xavier, he coached at the high school level for 13 years in Cincinnati, Ohio, primarily as a distance/cross country coach. In 2005 he was the Cincinnati Hills League Cross Country Coach of the Year as well as the City of Cincinnati Boys’ Division II Coach of the Year. During his high school coaching experience, the programs that he was affiliated with won 11 conference titles, seven district titles, four regional titles, and one state title. Longano also has USA Track & Field Level II certification in the jumps.

Longano was recently employed as a civil bailiff by the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts (2002-2008) and has worked as a probation officer (Municipal Division) for the Hamilton County Probation Department (1998-2002). In addition, he has a Bachelor of Arts in History degree from the University of Cincinnati (1998) and a Master of Education in Sports Administration degree from Xavier (2006). Longano resides in Cleves, Ohio, with his wife, Bernadette, and children, Thomas, Anthony, Teresa Marie, and John Paul.

Assistant Coach Jeff Hill
(513) 244-8597   Jeff_Hill@mail.msj.edu

Jeff Hill returns for his fourth season overall for the Lions’ men’s and women’s track & field teams. He was the program’s interim head coach in 2008. He oversees the team’s sprints, hurdles, jumps, and relay events. Hill was an assistant football coach for the Mount from 2000-2003 and from 2006-2008. Hill has also been employed as a physical education director at the Clem and Ann Buenger Boys and Girls Club in Newport, Ky.

In addition he has worked as a new business coordinator and account associate at Pension Corporation of America in Cincinnati and was a physical education director at the Kenton County (Kentucky) Boys and Girls Club. Hill, who has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Communications degree from Purdue University, played football in college and was a member of the NFL Cincinnati Bengals. He is a graduate of Mt. Healthy High School where he was an All-State football and track & field athlete.

Coach Hill resides in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Assistant Coach Tina Blakley 
(513) 244-8582 Tina_Blakley@mail.msj.edu

Tina Blakley begins her first season as assistant coach for the Lions’ men’s and women’s track & field teams. She is also the Mount’s assistant men’s and women’s cross country coach. Blakley is an AFAA certified Personal Trainer and has helped direct many individual athletes and teams improve their performance through strength training programs. In addition, she has worked in the fitness industry for over a dozen years and has a versatile training background. 

Coach Blakley’s personal interests involve training and competing in multi-discipline endurance races, such as 12+ hour adventure races, long distance running and/or cycling relay races and half marathons. She is passionate about helping athletes achieve their personal goals and advance in their particular sport by increasing their awareness through cross training and strength training as well as injury prevention.

Blakley, a graduate of Purcell Marian High School, has also completed college courses at the Mount. She resides in Bright, Ind. with her family.

Assistant Coach Jamie Eastham 

Jamie Eastham enters her first season as an assistant coach for the Lions’ men’s and women’s track & field teams. The Princeton High School graduate (2000) received her Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Physical and Health Education degree from Muskingum College (2005), where she was a four-year member of the school’s track & field team.

While at Muskingum, Eastham, who holds Muskingum’s Shot Put record, was a two-time All-American in the shot put, and a seven-time national qualifier in that throwing event. She also holds the Princeton High School record in the discus throw. Eastham, who is CPR and first aid certified, is employed at Bethesda North Hospital as a Level Three Registrar. She resides in Middletown, Ohio.