Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle

Rhode Island

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

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.

200mSprints
22.188 signees
100mSprints
10.797 signees
110m HurdlesHurdles
14.096 signees

+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.

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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

+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.

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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.

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.

Men's class · 21 signed

Signed out of: Ma. · R.I. · N.Y. · N.J. · Pa. · Vt. · +2 more

100m3 signed
10.5010.6010.88
200m1 signed
21.70
400m2 signed
47.6650.01
3200m2 signed
9:17.789:29.08
110m Hurdles5 signed
13.6913.7413.9214.2714.60
High Jump2 signed
2.07m2.03m
Pole Vault2 signed
4.88m4.70m
Triple Jump1 signed
15.28m
Shot Put2 signed
18.69m13.77m
Javelin1 signed
52.30m
Women's class · 10 signed · 9 American shown

Signed out of: N.Y. · R.I. · N.J. · Pa.

200m1 signed
24.56
400m2 signed
56.3556.82
800m1 signed
2:20.87
1600m1 signed
4:59.06
3200m1 signed
10:36.76
Pole Vault1 signed
3.51m
Discus2 signed
43.05m38.30m

+ 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

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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 →

D1 standards for the events Rhode Island signs

What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.

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