A native of Saginaw, Michigan, Willie Randolph is entering his first year on the
Commodore staff after serving three years as an assistant coach at Belmont University.
He will work with 400-and 800-meter runners and hurdlers.
Randolph, 27, graduated from Central Michigan University when he earned six letters
as a 400-meter hurdler and middle distance runner.
At Belmont, athletes coached by Randolph set 28 school records during his tenure.
In 2002, he helped the Belmont women to a second place finish in the Atlantic
Sun Conference Championships and the men's squad to a third place finish. One
of his pupils, pole vaulter Katie Curtis, became Belmont's first individual conference
record setter by a 11'6" effort.
Prior to joining Belmont, he served three years as a volunteer coach at the Can-American
Games which pitted American athletes against their Canadian counterparts. At the
time, he was also completing undergraduate work at Central Michigan.
In addition to his former Belmont duties, Randolph also founded and coached the
highly respected Nashville Elite Track Club. In 2001, under Randolph's guidance,
the group captured the USA Track and Field Club National Finals. He was named
Track and Field Club Coach of the Year in 2001. Randolph is Level I and II certified
by the USATF in sprints, hurdles and jumps.
