Coaching Staff

Coach Blake Baldi    

Blake Baldi joined the Navy Boxing program at the end of April 2024. He comes to us from the Air Force Academy where he spent the last nine years as Head Coach. He is a 2005 Air Force Academy graduate who spent 8 years on active duty. Upon separating from the Air Force, Coach Baldi earned his Masters of Education from DePaul University. “I’m excited to join such a storied and successful program. I look forward to working with the Midshipmen, developing high caliber officers for the Navy and Marine Corps, and continuing the tremendous legacy of Navy Boxing.” 

baldi@usna.edu

Coach Adan Salguero   
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Coach Adan joined Navy Boxing in the Spring of 2021. He joined as part of the HRO program at USNA as an Assistant Boxing Coach. He is a 2018 graduate of Miami University (OH) and served as Captain of their boxing club for multiple years. In 2018 Adan captured the M-139lb NCBA National Championship and led his team to a 3rd Place overall finish, the highest in school history. Coach Adan has now transitioned from HRO to a civilian instructor in the PE department. Coach Adan says "My favorite part of being a coach is helping the next generation find their success through the sport that I love. Its all the more rewarding knowing that, through our sport we can enable Midshipmen to be more courages and disciplined leaders once they move on to bigger and better things in our Navy and Marine Corps."

salguero@usna.edu

Coach Eliza Kuehner    

Eliza commissioned into the Navy and began working at the Academy in 2023 as the Assistant Boxing Coach and PE Instructor. She graduated from Penn State University with a B.S. degree in Biobehavioral Health. Eliza was a 2X All-American, and awarded Penn State’s Female Club Athlete of the Year Award in 2019. She began her boxing and coaching experience as a former boxing National Champion and Penn State Team Captain. She aspires to help guide Midshipmen to be the best they can be, both inside and outside of the ring. Eliza’s goal is to instill toughness and fortitude in the Midshipmen, while ultimately building stronger officers and a winning collegiate team.

kuehner@usna.edu

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