Women's Cross Country
Reiter, Keith
Keith Reiter
- Title:
- Assistant Coach Multis and Vertical Jumps
- Email:
- Keith.Reiter@sfasu.edu
Keith Reiter will oversee the men’s and women’s Pole Vault, High Jump & Combined Event athletes in his second year with Stephen F. Austin State University.
In Reiter's first year with the Lumberjacks, he had some success at the Conference and Regional levels. The indoor season included some great performances and podium finishes at the WAC Championships for SFA in the Women's Pentathlon, Women's Pole Vault, Men's Long Jump and was capped off with a Conference Champion in the Men's High Jump for Hunter Murphy. Outdoor season brought some more success with podium finishes at the WAC Championships in the Men's & Women's Long Jump, Men's 110 hurdles, Women's Triple Jump, Men's High Jump, and another Conference Champion in Women's Pole Vault for Kira Van Den Ham. Reiter also had a few athletes qualify for the NCAA Regional Meet in Men's High Jump and Men's Long Jump.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Reiter was honored as the NCAA DIII Regional Assistant Coach of the Year in 2015 and has previously coached at Division II – Tiffin University, Division III – University of Mount Union, Division I – University of Cincinnati, and Division I - McNeese State University.
With Tiffin University, Reiter was named the Associate Head Track & Field coach in his last year with the Dragons, 2022-23. He spent 9 years as the Vertical Jumps & Multi Events Coach for both the men & women including some seasons as the javelin and horizontal jumps coach.
Reiter has coached over 50 student-athletes who qualified for the NCAA DII National Championships; including 28 1st Team All-American finishes across the following events: men's pole vault, high jump, long jump, heptathlon, and women’s high jump, long jump, and pentathlon. He has coached both a male and female NCAA National Champion with Cameron Burrows in the long jump and made school history by coaching the first woman National Champion in Tiffin’s history, Marisa Gwinner, in the high jump. Reiter’s coaching and athletes played a large role in the team's NCAA National Championship indoor titles, Runner-Up finishes, and Third & Fourth Place finishes; earning 7 NCAA team trophies in all during his time with the Dragons.
In Coach Reiter’s tenure with Tiffin, 27 school records were broken including the men's and women's pole vault, men's & women’s high jump, women’s long jump, and men’s heptathlon. Along with the school records, he has accumulated multiple 27 individual Conference Champions (GLIAC & GMAC) in pole vault, high jump, long jump and combined event disciplines for men and women. Reiter’s athletes played a major role in 5 Men’s Team & 2 Women’s Team Conference Championships. He has also rewritten the university's Top-10 performance list with numerous additions in both men’s and women’s high jump, pole vault, javelin, long jump, and combined events. Reiter also made a large impact on the academic side of student-athletes and has 8 CoSIDA Academic All-American Team honorees.
At Mount Union, Reiter was in charge of the high jump, long jump, triple jump, and the combined event groups. He coached multiple national championship qualifiers including two All-Americans and a 3rd place team finish at the DIII National Championships. Coach Reiter also led athletes to OAC Conference titles in the high jump, triple jump, and helped the team garner Conference titles in indoor and outdoor for both men and women.
At the University of Cincinnati, Reiter assisted with the jumps and distance event groups. Prior to Cincinnati, he spent three years as an assistant coach at McNeese State University in Louisiana where he worked with combined event athletes, jumps, and pole vault. During his time at McNeese State, Reiter had athletes break school records in women's pole vault, long jump, heptathlon, and pentathlon along with Southland Conference Champions in the long jump and heptathlon.
PERSONAL
As a student-athlete, Reiter attended Tiffin University competing on the track and field team and previously held the pole vault school records. During his time as a Dragon, Reiter was a NAIA and NCAA National Championship competitor.
Reiter holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Tiffin and a Master's degree in Exercise Physiology from McNeese State University.
In Reiter's first year with the Lumberjacks, he had some success at the Conference and Regional levels. The indoor season included some great performances and podium finishes at the WAC Championships for SFA in the Women's Pentathlon, Women's Pole Vault, Men's Long Jump and was capped off with a Conference Champion in the Men's High Jump for Hunter Murphy. Outdoor season brought some more success with podium finishes at the WAC Championships in the Men's & Women's Long Jump, Men's 110 hurdles, Women's Triple Jump, Men's High Jump, and another Conference Champion in Women's Pole Vault for Kira Van Den Ham. Reiter also had a few athletes qualify for the NCAA Regional Meet in Men's High Jump and Men's Long Jump.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Reiter was honored as the NCAA DIII Regional Assistant Coach of the Year in 2015 and has previously coached at Division II – Tiffin University, Division III – University of Mount Union, Division I – University of Cincinnati, and Division I - McNeese State University.
With Tiffin University, Reiter was named the Associate Head Track & Field coach in his last year with the Dragons, 2022-23. He spent 9 years as the Vertical Jumps & Multi Events Coach for both the men & women including some seasons as the javelin and horizontal jumps coach.
Reiter has coached over 50 student-athletes who qualified for the NCAA DII National Championships; including 28 1st Team All-American finishes across the following events: men's pole vault, high jump, long jump, heptathlon, and women’s high jump, long jump, and pentathlon. He has coached both a male and female NCAA National Champion with Cameron Burrows in the long jump and made school history by coaching the first woman National Champion in Tiffin’s history, Marisa Gwinner, in the high jump. Reiter’s coaching and athletes played a large role in the team's NCAA National Championship indoor titles, Runner-Up finishes, and Third & Fourth Place finishes; earning 7 NCAA team trophies in all during his time with the Dragons.
In Coach Reiter’s tenure with Tiffin, 27 school records were broken including the men's and women's pole vault, men's & women’s high jump, women’s long jump, and men’s heptathlon. Along with the school records, he has accumulated multiple 27 individual Conference Champions (GLIAC & GMAC) in pole vault, high jump, long jump and combined event disciplines for men and women. Reiter’s athletes played a major role in 5 Men’s Team & 2 Women’s Team Conference Championships. He has also rewritten the university's Top-10 performance list with numerous additions in both men’s and women’s high jump, pole vault, javelin, long jump, and combined events. Reiter also made a large impact on the academic side of student-athletes and has 8 CoSIDA Academic All-American Team honorees.
At Mount Union, Reiter was in charge of the high jump, long jump, triple jump, and the combined event groups. He coached multiple national championship qualifiers including two All-Americans and a 3rd place team finish at the DIII National Championships. Coach Reiter also led athletes to OAC Conference titles in the high jump, triple jump, and helped the team garner Conference titles in indoor and outdoor for both men and women.
At the University of Cincinnati, Reiter assisted with the jumps and distance event groups. Prior to Cincinnati, he spent three years as an assistant coach at McNeese State University in Louisiana where he worked with combined event athletes, jumps, and pole vault. During his time at McNeese State, Reiter had athletes break school records in women's pole vault, long jump, heptathlon, and pentathlon along with Southland Conference Champions in the long jump and heptathlon.
PERSONAL
As a student-athlete, Reiter attended Tiffin University competing on the track and field team and previously held the pole vault school records. During his time as a Dragon, Reiter was a NAIA and NCAA National Championship competitor.
Reiter holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Tiffin and a Master's degree in Exercise Physiology from McNeese State University.
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