- Blessington is in her 12th season as head coach of the Ottawa University women's volleyball program.
- Was named Director of Men's and Women's Volleyball Operations in the winter of 2016.
- Blessington has an overall record of 283-121 and a KCAC record of 159-21.
- She has been named KCAC Coach of the Year Five times.
- Blessington has led OU to Six KCAC Regular Season Championships, Seven KCAC Tournament Championships, Eight NAIA National Tournament Appearances, and Five NAIA Final Site Appearances.
- She has coached 14 NAIA All-Americans, 19 AVCA All-Region selections, 60 All-KCAC performers, Three KCAC Players of the Year, Six KCAC Setters of the Year, Two KCAC Defensive Players of the Year, and One KCAC Freshman of the Year.
Blessington spent three seasons at Southwestern Community College (SWCC), before coming to Ottawa University. She led the team to a 37-10 mark in 2013 while receiving votes in the NJCAA II Poll. Blessington finished her three years at SWCC with an overall record of 72-52. Under her leadership, SWCC finished fifth at the 2013 NJCAA II Tournament and earned Region D Coach of the Year honors. Blessington coached one NJCAA All-American, six All-Region and eight All-Conference players; 10 Academic All-Region players; and had a 90 percent graduation rate.
Prior to coaching at SWCC, Blessington was a graduate assistant volleyball coach at Durham University (DU) in Durham City, England. At DU, she helped lead the team to a third place finish at nationals, planned and implemented practices for both varsity and junior varsity, and served as head coach for two months while a head coach search was conducted. While at DU, Blessington coached players from South America, Europe and Asia. Blessington also played for the Northumbria Club Volleyball team during her time in Durham City. She was a middle hitter, helping her team to the Super 8 Division of play. While in England, Blessington received coaching and instruction from the English National Team Coaching staff.
Before going to DU, Blessington was the head volleyball coach at Milwaukee Area Technical College in Milwaukee, Wis. from 2006 to 2010. At MATC, she helped lead the team to the most wins in program history in 2009 and led MATC to its first regional appearance. Blessington coached three All-Conference performers and two First Team All-Region players.
As a player, Blessington was a First Team All-Conference performer on the volleyball court for Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. She was also a member of the Viking track and field team and was a conference champion in the shot put. Before attending GVU, Blessington spent two seasons at SWCC. She earned Academic All-Region honors in 2001 and 2002 and was a member of the women’s basketball team.
Blessington earned her associate of arts from Southwestern Community College, her Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from Grand View University, a master’s diploma in management from Durham University, and a master’s degree in health and human performance from Pittsburg State University.
