Doug Elisaia
Director of Strength & Conditioning
Doug Elisaia (pronounced ellee-sy-a) is in his third year as Utah's director of strength and conditioning. He is in his fourth year overall at Utah, having spent one year as a Ute assistant strength coach. 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 36-year-old Elisaia and his wife Leata have three daughters: Safua, Seleisa and Colleen, and one son, Samuelu.
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