CSU-Pueblo hires Perry as women's track and field,
cross country coach

by Anthony Sandstrom, CSU-Pueblo Sports Information Director

PUEBLO, Colo - Joe Folda, Colorado State University-Pueblo athletic director, is proud to announce the hiring of former Portland State University assistant track and field coach, Chad Perry, as CSU-Pueblo's women's track and field and cross country coach.

Perry, a 2000 graduate of the University of Texas, spent the past three years at Portland State, where he was responsible for coaching the decathlon, pole vault, and throwing events. Perry has coached six PSU students to All-Big Sky Conference honors, two junior USA Track and Field all-Americans, two National Strength and Conditioning all-Americans, and six NCAA Western Regional qualifiers. Perry also was part of a staff that saw members of its women's team break 35 school records.

"We are excited to welcome Perry to our staff as the women's track and field and cross country coach," Folda said. "He has a wealth of experience strengthening student athletes both athletically and academically, and I have no doubt that he will continue his high level of work at CSU-Pueblo."

In addition to Perry's work as a track and field coach, he has had experience with strength and conditioning centers across the country. He was a member of the sprints and hurdle developmental staff at the USA Track and Field High Performance Center in Indianapolis, managed a billion dollar sports club, Town Sports International New York Sports Club, in New York City, and was the weight lifting instructor at Portland State.

Perry, who is working toward his Master of Science degree in Sports Administration and Kinesiology at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, also was the women's assistant track and field coach at Odessa Junior College for two seasons.