Trent Baltzell is the head coach of the University of Rhode Island men's track and field and cross country programs in Kingston, Rhode Island, a position he assumed when his appointment was announced on July 26, 2021. Since taking over, he has led the Rams to six Atlantic 10 track and field championships, three New England track and field titles, and a New England cross country championship. In 2024, Rhode Island also won its first IC4A title while capturing the Atlantic 10, New England, and IC4A indoor crowns in the same postseason.
Baltzell was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year for outdoor track in 2022, 2023, and 2024, and for indoor track in 2023 and 2024. Under his direction, 36 Rhode Island athletes have won Atlantic 10 individual titles. The program has produced three NCAA Regional qualifiers in each of the last two years noted in the source, and Lucas Frost became Rhode Island's first NCAA Outdoor Championship finalist since 2010 when he placed 18th nationally in the javelin.
