Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

What it actually takes to run at Rhode Island
NCAA Division I · A10 · RI
Rhode Island signed 33 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
- T&F operating budget
- $1.1M men · $1.4M women
Public institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Men's standards
US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.
+12 more events with real signee standards — 400m, 300m Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump, 1600m, 3200m, 800m, Pole Vault, Javelin, Shot Put, Triple Jump, Discus
The complete picture is members-only: every event Rhode Island signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.
Unlock the full standards →Women's standards
US-based signees, marks verified against American high-school meet results.
+6 more events with real signee standards — 3200m, 800m, Pole Vault, Discus, Shot Put, 100m
The complete picture is members-only: every event Rhode Island signed, the full class roster with marks, budgets, and coach contact info.
Unlock the full standards →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.
Every verified mark in Rhode Island's 2025-26 class
31 of the 33 athletes signed have a verified high-school mark, shown here with the mark each was signed on. The other 2 have no verified mark on record, so they are left out rather than guessed. Not a published standard, not an estimate. Names, hometowns and the coach who recruited each athlete are the member view.
Signed out of: Ma. · R.I. · N.Y. · N.J. · Pa. · Vt. · +2 more
Signed out of: N.Y. · R.I. · N.J. · Pa.
+ 1 international signee in this class — their marks are in the International view of the tables above, kept separate so the American numbers above stay readable as US high-school marks.
Members see who each of these 31 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class
Where do YOUR marks fit?
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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 →
More A10 recruiting standards
Real signee marks for the programs Rhode Island recruits against.
- Davidson recruiting standards
- Dayton recruiting standards
- Duquesne recruiting standards
- Fordham recruiting standards
- George Mason recruiting standards
- George Washington recruiting standards
- La Salle recruiting standards
- Loyola Chicago recruiting standards
- Massachusetts recruiting standards
- Richmond recruiting standards
- Saint Joseph's recruiting standards
- Saint Louis recruiting standards
D1 standards for the events Rhode Island signs
What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.
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