Billy Caldwell - Women's Track & Field Coach - University of Richmond Athletics

Billy Caldwell

Title:
Associate Head Coach
Email:
billy.caldwell@richmond.edu

Billy Caldwell joined Richmond as the Associate Head Coach of Cross Country and Track and Field in October 2024.

A native of Downingtown, Pa., Caldwell joins the Spiders program from East Carolina University. While at ECU he served as the head coach of the Pirates cross country program and an assistant coach for the men's and women's track and field teams where he focused on the middle distance and distance runners (400M-10K and 3KSC) since August of 2022. As the Pirates head cross country and middle distance/distance coach, he was responsible for multiple facets of the program including recruiting coordinator for the event areas he covered, travel coordinator for the cross country and track & field teams and home meet event director.

In 2024, he guided his Pirate distance group to 15 top-10 times in program history as well as helping a student-athlete to the program record in the 10,000m. In the outdoor season, Caldwell coached another student-athlete to the finals of the 800m and 1,500m at the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Championships.

In his first year at the helm of the Pirates distance group, Caldwell oversaw 31 personal records, 24 top-10 marks in program history and the program record in the 10,000m. He also saw two individuals qualify to finals at the AAC Indoor Track & Field Championships as well as two in the AAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships scoring ten points in the indoor season and eight points in the outdoor season.

“The culture of success made me want to join the staff at Richmond”, said Caldwell.

“They have built a group that produces amazing athletes and quality people year in and year out. The University of Richmond is a tremendous campus that attracts high level student-athletes who want to be successful both on and off the track!”

Prior to ECU, Caldwell arrived in Greenville following two seasons as an assistant coach at Robert Morris University (RMU).

During his time as an assistant coach at RMU, Caldwell developed and implemented training for student-athletes competing in events ranging from the 400-meter dash to the 10,000-meter while also assisting in the reinstatement of the men's program.

Caldwell was instrumental in the mentoring a Colonial student-athlete who capped their career during the 2021 outdoor season by establishing a new RMU school record in the 3,000m steeplechase. The record occurred at the RMU Invitational at the P3R Track & Field Complex at the RMU Island Sports Center, which was the first home meet for the Colonials since 2014.

Caldwell received his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science in 2018 before earning a Master’s degree in Exercise Science in 2019, both from the University of Pittsburgh. Caldwell was also a student-athlete in both cross country and track & field teams. As a Panther, he qualified for the 2018 NCAA East Regional in the 3,000m steeplechase and also served as team captain from 2016 through 2018.

Caldwell began his coaching career as a volunteer coach and then transitioned as a graduate assistant at Pitt in 2018 and 2019. As a volunteer he tutored two 2019 All-Mid Atlantic Regional performers and helped the Panthers post their highest finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships since 2006 guiding Pitt to a sixth place finish.

In addition to his duties at Pitt, Caldwell served as a strength coach intern for UPMC Sports Performance in the summer of 2019 and also worked at Faster Performance in 2018, designing personalized workouts and training athletes with a focus on linear acceleration, speed, agility and strength.

Caldwell, holds a USATF Level 1 certification as well as a United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) technical coaching certification.