Chudi Ikpeazu was hired as a New York University men’s and women’s assistant track & field coach prior to the 2023-24 indoor season. He works with the team’s throwers.
The 2025-26 track & field campaign produced record-high NCAA Championship finishes for the women's team, placing 15th indoors and 23rd outdoors, while the men recorded their best NCAA Outdoor Championships finish since 2005, placing 34th. The programs combined for 13 All-America honors across the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Ikpeazu helped guide Emma Grunin to her UAA Outdoor Championships title in the javelin and Daniel Lee to his win in the discus at the TCNJ Invitational.
During the 2024-25 track & field season, a record nine individuals qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, with three (Ryan Tobin – 5k, Janie Cooper – 5k, and Stella Kuttner – 1500m) earning United State Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America honors. Indoors, Tobin won the University Athletic Association (UAA) 3k and achieved All-America honors in both the 3k and 5k, while Katherine Cochrane was also a 5k All-American.
Under Ikpeazu’s tutelage, Lee recorded career bests in the discus, weight throw and shot put. On the women’s side, Michelle Uvieghara set a personal best and placed fifth in the discus at the UAA Outdoor Championships.
Many Violets performed well during Ikpeazu’s first season in ’23-24. Grace Richardson was named the Niagara Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year, won the UAA 3k title and was a First Team All-American in both the 3k and 5k at Indoor Nationals and in both the 5k and 10k at Outdoor Nationals. Additionally, Cochran (5k & 3k) and Cooper (3k) were both Second Team All-Americans at Indoor Nationals for the women.
A 2021 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, Ikpeazu also earned a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy from Stanford University in 2023 and is currently a J.D. candidate at the New York University Law School, expected to graduate in 2026.
A four-year member of the Penn track & field team, Ikpeazu threw shot put and discus for the Quakers, earning a #2 spot on Penn’s all-time discus record list. He was also a two-time Academic All-American.
Ikpeazu’s coaching experience includes serving at Stanford’s Summer Camp as an Independent Throws Coach.
A native of Parkland, FL, Ikpeazu is a resident of Brooklyn, NY.
