Real Recruiting Standards · 2025-26

Rhode Island

What it actually takes to run at Rhode Island

NCAA Division I · A10 · RI

Rhode Island signed 35 athletes for 2025-26 — including 1 international signee. What follows are their real high-school marks, not a program’s published walk-on line — the honest answer to “would they recruit me?”

Rhode Island is a 14,670-student public campus in Kingston, RI and competes in the A10. John Melnick leads a staff of 8 covering 3 event groups.

“Median” is the middle signee’s PR; “range” runs from the fastest to the slowest mark in the class. 1500m/Mile and 3000m are converted to 1600m/3200m for comparison. Pulled from verified meet results.

Rhode Island, by the numbers

Division
NCAA Division I
Conference
A10
Campus
Kingston, RI
Enrollment
14,670 students

Public institution

T&F operating budget
$1.1M men · $1.4M women

Program expense, not scholarship aid

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Men's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

100mSprints
10.956 signees
200mSprints
22.186 signees
400mSprints
49.804 signees

+11 more events with real signee standards — 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, 1600m, 3200m, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put, 800m, Pole Vault, Javelin, Triple Jump

The complete picture is members-only: every event Rhode Island signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.

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Women's standards

US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.

200mSprints
24.953 signees
400mSprints
56.823 signees
1600mDistance
4:57.952 signees

+7 more events with real signee standards — 3200m, 800m, Discus, 100m, 100m Hurdles, Pole Vault, Shot Put

The complete picture is members-only: every event Rhode Island signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.

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Who recruits for Rhode Island

As listed on the program’s official coaching staff page. Event groups coached here: sprints and hurdles, throws, combined events.

  • John MelnickAssociate Head Coach
  • Laurie Feit-MelnickHead Coach
  • Trent BaltzellHead Coach (Jumps/Multi Events)Multis
  • Ben CarrollAssistant Coach (Throws)Throws
  • Brian DoyleAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (Sprints, Distance)Sprints & Hurdles
  • Casey SturtsAssistant Coach
  • Crystal BourqueAssistant Coach
  • Trinity SmithStudent Assistant Coach

The full Rhode Island coaching staff’s contact info is in the member database.

Where do YOUR marks fit?

See where you’d actually fit: BeastMatch compares your marks to the real recruiting classes at Rhode Island and 980+ more programs. Free, no signup.

This class’s marks, not a permanent standard: the range shifts every cycle as rosters and needs change. Progression, event fit, academics and open spots all factor into a real recruiting decision — fitting the range is a conversation-starter, not an offer.

Rhode Island permits high school NIL for high school athletes. See the Rhode Island NIL rules →

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