Zivile Pukstas serves as Assistant Coach - Jumps for Oklahoma State University's Track and Field program in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Pukstas is in her 23rd year at Oklahoma State since joining the staff in 2003. Most recently, Pukstas coached Blair Anderson to new heights, becoming one of the greatest jumpers in Oklahoma State history.
In 2025, Anderson won his first Big 12 title in the Long Jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with his jump of 7.62 meters. He would then go on to finish as the Big 12 runner-up in the Long Jump outdoors before his meteoric rise at the NCAA West Prelims, where he hit a massive personal best of 7.93 meters, which put him second in program history. At the NCAA Championships, Anderson launched himself into Oklahoma State lore as he jumped 8.02 meters (+2.4) to earn the silver medal, the highest finish of any long jumper in program history. During the 2023-24 season, Pukstas coached Winny Bii to her first Big 12 title in the Triple Jump at the Big 12 indoor championships in addition to first team All-America honors.
