Chad Perry is currently entering his fifth season as CSU-Pueblowomen’s cross country coach and fourth season aswomen’s track and field coach.
In 2011, Perry led CSU-Pueblo's track and field to program toheights it hadn't seen in two decades as two individuals qualifiedfor the NCAA Division II National Championships (Shilay Willis inthe 400-meter and Danita Wyatt in the triple jump), with Wyattbeing named the program's first All-American since 1993. During the 2011 indoor and outdoor track seasons, he coached fourUSTFCCCA All-Region athletes, 17 new school record holders, 11Dean's List student-athletes and the RMAC triple jump champion(Wyatt).
On top of all those accomplishments, in 2011, CSU-Pueblo wasawarded the honor of hosting the 2012 and 2013 NCAA Division IINational Championships, mainly as a result of Perry's lobbying ofPueblo as a viable site for the Championships.
Overall, Perry has seen seven student-athletes qualifyprovisionally for the national championships over the past twoseasons, as well as his 4x100-meter relay team. Regularly,his athletes have overtaken the CSU-Pueblo school record books inmultiple events, as well. All of this was accomplished aftertaking over a track program in 2008-09 that had been dormant since1993, and building with a base of freshmen and developing theirabilities.
Upon his hire in fall 2007, Perry, also the cross countrycoach, immediately made his mark with the cross countryprogram by tutoring Lauren Dunsmoor, who broke the school’scross country time standards and was named a 2007 All-American.
Perry, a 2000 graduate of the University of Texas, spent thethree years at Portland State prior to earning the job atCSU-Pueblo, where he was responsible for coaching the decathlon,pole vault, and throwing events. Perry has coached six PSU studentsto All-Big Sky Conference honors, two junior USA Track and Fieldall-Americans, two National Strength and ConditioningAll-Americans, and six NCAA Western Regional qualifiers. Perry alsowas part of a staff that saw members of its women’s teambreak 35 school records.
In addition to Perry’s work as a track and field coach, hehas had experience with strength and conditioning centers acrossthe country. He was a member of the sprints and hurdledevelopmental staff at the USA Track and Field High PerformanceCenter in Indianapolis, managed a billion dollar sports club, TownSports International New York Sports Club, in New York City, andwas the weight lifting instructor at Portland State. He was alsothe women’s assistant track and field coach at Odessa JuniorCollege in Odessa, Tex. for two seasons.
Perry earned his Master of Science degree in SportsAdministration and Kinesiology from the University of Texas of thePermian Basin in 2009. Perry resides in Pueblo.
COACHING PHILOSOPHY
"I believe in developing the character of people in the sport ofTrack and Field and Cross Country. I am certified by the UnitedStates Coaching Association and have attended clinics overseas. Icoach every event on the track and stay current with training.Improvement and hard work is the key to success. We will workclosely to identify goals, training plans, and will get betterphysically and mentally. All of these things combined withcommunication and the will to improve will help our personalperformance."
