Tom Blanchard began his college coaching career at Northwest Nazarene University in 2019 after spending the past twelve years coaching as a high school varsity head coach here in the Treasure Valley. Originally from Albany, N.Y., Tom, and his wife Christine settled in the Boise area in late 2005. Tom immediately plugged into the lacrosse community where he has been a relentless ambassador to the game of lacrosse, here in our community. As an ambassador of the game Tom has contributed countless hours to the lacrosse community. Tom’s coaching career started with the Timberline Wolves (2007-2012) and during that time he successfully led the Timberline program to three state championships (’09, ’10, ’12). In 2008 he received the US Lacrosse – Idaho Chapter Coach of the Year award. After many successful years at Timberline he accepted the Head Coaching position at Rocky Mountain where he led the Grizzlies program for six seasons. During his time with Rocky Mountain he built a winning culture and helped elevate Rocky Mountain into an elite program which was consistently in the championship mix. In 2013 he received the US Lacrosse – Idaho Chapter Coach of the Year award. In 2018 Tom was awarded the US Lacrosse – Idaho Chapter “Person of the Year” award for his contributions to the game of Lacrosse. Tom and his wife, Christine, have two children, Jaxon and Tenley, and they are all excited to be part of the Nighthawks Family!