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Last updated November 15, 2012
Chidi Enyia is in his third season as the sprints coach at Southern Illinois. Enyia served as a volunteer assistant with the Salukis during the 2009-10 season.
In the 2011-12 season, Enyia's sprinters contributed to the Men's indoor Missouri Valley Conference title as Jeremy Bankston was part of the champion distance medley team and former walk-on Dominic Williams was All-Conference placing 3rd in the 200m. During both seasons, 14 of his athletes landed in the top-ten of SIU's record books for their individual performances. Junior Tess Shubert in the 400m hurdles and Freshman Amiris Warren in the 100m also qualified for the NCAA West Regional finishing 25th and 22nd respectively out of 48 competitors.
In his first season at SIU Enyia saw success in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. During the indoor season, Enyia coached the men's distance medley relay team to a Missouri Valley Conference title. The men's 4x400 relay team also received All-MVC honors. Meredith Hayes became the 3-time MVC Indoor Event Champion and record holder in the 60m Hurdles as well as being named an All-MVC performer.
Under Enyia's direction, Hayes, Deloney and Tredene Gant took MVC Outdoor titles in the 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles and 200m respectively as well as qualifying for the NCAA West Regional. Hayes became the new SIU record holder in the 100-meter hurdles posting a time of 13:39.
In 2007, Enyia founded the USATF/AAU affiliated, Flight Track Club out of Frankfort, Ill. Serving as head coach, Enyia focused on coaching the sprints, hurdles, horizontal jumps and the middle distance events. In just three summer seasons, he had 16 individuals and seven relay teams qualify for the USATF Junior Olympics and Youth National meets. Two of his qualifiers and three of his relay teams finished as All-Americans. In the summer of 2009, Enyia's 100m and 400H qualified for the USATF World Youth Trials held at Eastern Michigan University.
In 2006-08, Enyia was the sprints and horizontal jumps coach at Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort, Ill. In his two and a half seasons at LWE, the Griffins broke 19 school records under Enyia's guidance. Enyia had six individuals and eight relays qualify for the Illinois High School Outdoor State meet. He had two all-state individuals in the boy's 100m and 200m as well as an all-state 4x400 relay team.
Enyia played football at Illinois State, where he graduated from in 2002 with a Bachelor's of Science degree. After graduation, Enyia ran with the God Speed Track Club out of California from 2003-04.
He is a USATF Level I Certified Track and Field Coach and has over 15 years experience in performance enhancement consulting numerous athletes worldwide from youth to emerging elite in multiple sports.
He was born in DeKalb, Ill., and graduated from Crete-Monee High School in Crete, Ill. in 1997. Enyia is a first-generation American, as his parents come from Nigeria.
Enyia is currently completing a Masters in Exercise Science from Southern Illinois.
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