Doug Elisaia Director of Strength & Conditioning Utah

	Doug Elisaia Director of Strength & Conditioning Doug Elisaia (pronounced ellee-sy-a), now in his sixth year at Utah, is in his fifth year as Utah's director of strength and conditioning. He came to Utah in 2005 as an assistant strength coach and earned a promotion a year later. He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. Elisaia was at Kentucky from 2002-04, where he was the head baseball strength and conditioning coach and also assisted with football. From 2000-01, he was employed by Wayne State as the defensive line coach and football team's strength and conditioning coach. He served in a similar capacity at McPherson College for the 1998-99 seasons. Elisaia played defensive tackle at Iowa Wesleyan from 1991-95 and led the team in tackles as a senior while earning NAIA Academic All-America honors. The three-year team captain graduated in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and a minor in athletic training and coaching. Born in Redwood City, Calif., Elisaia was raised in Pago Pago, American Samoa. As a senior at Leone High School, he was named the American Samoa High School Athletics Association's Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He was recognized by the government of American Samoa as the Outstanding Offensive Lineman at the Samoan Goodwill Games, held in Honolulu. The 38-year-old Elisaia and his wife Leata have three daughters: Safua, Seleisa and Colleen, and one son, Samuelu.