Academic Notes: Contemplating a major in mechanical engineering.
Personal Bests: 800m (2:07.63) Mile (4:28.87) 3000m (8:35.04) 3200m (9:55.57) 5000m (14:10.72) 10,000m (30:44.20) Steeplechase (8:56.81)
2015 Track & Field: Earned All-Big Sky honors when he finished second with a career-best time of 8:35.04 in the men's 3000m at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Also put up points towards the 'Jacks' victory with his fifth-place finish in the 5000m where he posted a season-best time of 15:10.03 ... Had his career-best 3000m steeplechase time of 8:56.81 at the Stanford Invitational where he finished fifth overall ... finished third in the steeplechase at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships and also competed in the 5000m.
2014 Track & Field: Had an impeccable junior year... Only competed at two meets during the indoor season... The outdoor season was more than impressive as he ran personal-bests in both the 5000m run and 3000m steeplechase... Took second in the men's 5000m run at the UC Irvine Spring Break, clocking in at 14:34.05... Ran a career-best 9:06.2 in the 3000 steeplechase at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival... Took home a silver medal from the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 3000 steeplechase
2013 Track: Was a major contributor to the men's distance team...Finished seventh in the 5 thousand meter run at the Big Sky Indoor Championships as he posted a season-best time of 14:48.11@ which was good for 11th best in the Big Sky all season... Competed at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships where he finished third in the men's 10,000 meter run with a time of 31:16.96... Posted his strongest race of the season at the Mt. SAC Relays where he posted a time of 30:44.2 which was the fifth best time posted in the Big Sky all season.
2012 Cross Country: Had his best season to date, earning a Big Sky Conference Athlete of the Week honor for his 11th-place performance at the Grand Canyon Invitational ... Ran all seven events for the Lumberjacks, culminating in his first-ever NCAA Championship appearance ... Cracked the Top-200 at nationals, finishing 199th in a time of 31:39.8 ... Narrowly missed All-Big Sky honors at the conference meet, but took 11th overall to solidify NAU's sixth-consecutive team title ... Only Top-10 finish of the year came at the season opener, the George Kyte Classic, where he placed 10th in a time of 25:51.6.
2012 Track & Field: Saw action during the indoor and outdoor seasons ... Best indoor showing in the 3,000m came at the NAU Invite, where he ran a PB of 8:36.04@ and placed seventh at the meet ... Best and only showing in the Mile came a week later at the NAU Tune-Up, where he ran 4:19.10@ and took ninth ... Reed’s shining moment to date came during Big Sky Outdoors ... Earned his first medal and All-Big Sky honor by taking third in the 10,000 meters with a team season best of 30:23.47@ ... Also competed in the steeplechase, where he was able to score with an eighth-place finish (9:15.48@).
2011 Cross Country: Notched a pair of top-15 finishes in his only two races with the Lumberjacks ... Placed 12th (27:10.8) at the George Kyte Classic and followed it with a 13th-place effort (22:10.0) at the Dave Murray Invitational.
2010-11: Redshirt season.
High School: Graduated from San Ramon Valley High School in 2010 … Competed four years under Tim Hunter on the cross country team and also played lacrosse and ran track … Lettered all four years in cross country and was team’s captain for two … Won the Roy Kissin Award in 2008 and was named all-league in 2009 … A member of the 2009 undefeated San Ramon Valley team that finished as NCS championships and placed 10th overall at the California State Championships.
Personal: Born to Donna and Richard Reed on June 24, 1991 … Has one younger sister, Lauren … Also considered attending Chico State, San Jose State and Sacramento State before choosing NAU.
