Joe Frye is entering his 11th year as an assistant coach with Belmont Track and Field. He coaches the throws events, headlines strength and conditioning for all Cross Country & Track and Field athletes and assists with recruiting for the Track & Field teams. He has coached a variety of individual conference champions and NCAA Preliminary Round qualifiers in the throws disciplines.  
 
Frye is a certified USATF Level II coach in both the Throws and Sprints/Hurdles/Relays disciplines and has a National Strength and Conditioning Association's CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) certification. He holds a BBA in Music Business as well as a Master's in Sport Administration. 

Frye helped the throws crew maintain consistency as the Bruins transitioned from the OVC to the Missouri Valley Conference in 2022. Indoors, Rebekah Stucker set new program records in the weight throw (19.19m) and the shot put (14.77m) at the championships. Outdoors, Logan Gray, who qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary, set a new program record in the shot put (15.67m). Bo Miller also became the first MVC champion on the men’s side with an impressive javelin heave (57.02m). 
 
Originally from Higgins Lake, Mich., Joe developed into one of the most decorated student-athletes in Belmont's NCAA Division I era.  Throughout his time as a thrower at Belmont, Joe was tagged Belmont "Athlete of the Year" as well as the Atlantic Sun Conference's "Most Valuable Performer" in 2010.  He was an NSCA All-American, as well as a USTFCCCA All-Academic scholar-athlete. Competing professionally after his time as a Belmont athlete, Frye qualified for a total of 9 indoor and 4 outdoor USA National Championships, with a highest finish of 4th overall. Joe was also a contender at the 2016 USA Track and Field Olympic Trials in the hammer throw. 
 
Joe resides in Nashville with his wife, Haley, and his three children, Gatlin, Aria, and Marcus.