Rick Bellford is in his second season as the head coach of Carroll's men's and women's track & field teams, taking his post in August of 2023.
In his first season as head coach, Bellford coached five student-athletes to a Division-III Nationals appearance in nine different events (one indoor, eight outdoor). He also oversaw three All-Americans, three All-Region performers and the 2024 Women's Field Performer of the Meet (Vanessa Uitenbroek).
Bellford joins Carroll after a one-year stint as the Assistant Track & Field coach at UW-Parkside. Prior to that, he served as an Assistant Track & Field Coach at Marquette University from 2013 to 2021. During his time with the Golden Eagles, Bellford helped lead the program to six Big East Track & Field Championships, with the men's program winning the outdoor championships in 2016 and 2018, and the women taking home the indoor and outdoor championships in 2016 and 2017. Bellford has coached 18 school record holders, 18 freshman record holders, 68 Big East individual champions and six NCAA All-Americans while coaching at Marquette.
Bellford graduated from the University of Wisconisn – Madison in 2006, where he was an NCAA All-American in the triple jump in 2005. He was a member of the Big Ten 4x100m relay championship in 2006 and he was the team captain for the Badgers in 2005 and 2006.
