| Title: | Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach |
| Phone: | (423) 636-7462 |
| Email: | rowilliams@tusculum.edu |
| Alma Mater: | Prairie View A&M, 1987 |
Robert T. Williams was named the head coach of the Tusculum University cross country and track & field programs in August 2022.
Williams, a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, served as an assistant coach on the Tusculum staff from 2020-2022 and has mentored several Tusculum student-athletes to league, region and All-American honors.
In his two years as an assistant, Williams coached 16 All-South Atlantic Conference and 23 All-Southeast Region performances. Williams also mentored sprinter Widchard Guervil to All-America honors in both the 60 meters and 200 meters during the 2022 indoor track & field season and helped Zackary Nelson qualify for nationals in both the indoor and outdoor 400 meters in 2022.
Williams helped Tusculum rank among the top 10 teams in NCAA Division II in sprints in both indoor and outdoor track throughout the 2022 season, and for his efforts was recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as the Division II Southeast Region Men's Assistant Coach of the Year for the 2022 indoor season.
Williams boasts an extensive wealth of experience at the high school and club levels where he coached 71 state champions and 29 national champions.
He served as track & field coach at Millbrook High School in where he led the boys program to the 2020 North Carolina 4A Indoor State Championship, while the girls’ team posted a top-10 finish, its best showing in 10 years.
He was the assistant head coach at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School from 2013-2017 where he helped the Bulldogs to two Girls 4A Indoor State titles (2015, 2017) and a pair of Girls 4A Outdoor State championships (2013, 2015). The 2016 Southeast Raleigh Girls finished as 4A Indoor and Outdoor State finalists and the 2017 Boys squad finished runner-up at the 4A Indoor State Championship.
Williams also served on the coaching staff at Fuquay Varina High School from 2006-2011 where he mentored several individual state champions.
Since 2006, he has served as the associate head coach with the Carolina All-Stars Outdoor Track & Field Team. During his tenure with the program, the Carolina All-Stars have captured four Gold, 4 Silver and 6 Bronze national medals. In the Regional Medal Count, the All-Stars have capture 23 Gold, 24 Silver and 22 Bronze. The State Medal Count is 35 Gold, 62 Silver and 42 Bronze.
The former standout sprinter competed at Texas A&M University and finished his career at Prairie View A&M University where he specialized in the 100 meter and 200 meter events.
Williams also has over 20 years of experience as a globally-renowned photojournalist and has worked with several Fortune 500 companies including Kodak.
He graduated from Prairie View A&M in 1987 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in mathematics with a minor in Spanish.
