Chelsea Cantillo just completed her first year as an assistant coach at Idaho State. She helped guide the Bengals to a 28-23 record and a berth in the Big Sky Tournament championship.  She brings a wealth of coaching and playing experience to the Bengals.

Cantillo was hired at IPFW in the fall of 2014 after spending the 2014 season on the staff at Army in West Point, New York. While there, she helped the Black Knights earn the fourth seed in the Patriot League Tournament en route to posting 23 wins. She helped guide two members of the squad to earn All-NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) honors, including a first-team selection. Cantillo worked primarily with the infield during her stints at Army and Utah State.
 
Prior to joining the staff at Army, Cantillo coached at Bowling Green, where she helped the Falcons earn a berth in the Mid-American Conference on the way to posting 27 wins in 2013. While at Weber State, Cantillo worked as an assistant in the academic and compliance offices. Cantillo started her collegiate coaching career at Utah State, where the team hit 33 home runs and 215 runs scored, and was instrumental helping three student-athletes earn All-Western Athletic Conference honors. It was the Aggies’ largest contingent on the all-conference team since joining the WAC in 2006.
 
Cantillo enjoyed a successful career at the University of Georgia (2006-07) leading the Bulldogs to runner-up honors at the NCAA Regionals in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Athens, Georgia. As a freshman in 2006, she finished second on the team with a .354 batting average and 32 runs batted in on a squad that finished 54-15 and 24-6 in the Southeastern Conference. She earned All-SEC second team honors along with being named to the All-Freshman squad. The following year, the Bulldogs posted a 46-28 mark.
 
Prior to earning her degree in sociology in 2009, the Santa Ana, California native worked as a student coach and student strength and conditioning advisor her final two years at Georgia with the Bulldogs. Following her graduation from Georgia, Cantillo broke into the coaching ranks at Aliso Niguel High School (2009-10). Her sister, RT, currently plays for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch league