Michael Reilly Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 7th Year School/Year: Stanford/1993

Now in his sixth year as an assistant coach for the Cardinal, Michael Reilly has proven himself to be a valuable asset to the Stanford program. This season Reilly serves as a coach for men’s cross country in the fall while working with the men’s middle distance and distance runners in the winter and spring. In 2000, Reilly was named the NCAA West Regional Cross Country Coach of the Year.

An outstanding student-athlete for Stanford from 1988-93, Reilly’s knack for recognizing the challenges of Cardinal athletes on the field and in the classroom is unmatched. With Reilly’s help, Stanford is consistently selected as an Academic All-American squad in cross country while simultaneously achieving top NCAA team honors as well. But it’s little wonder how Reilly knows what it takes to be a successful student-athlete. On his way to earning a Bachelor of Science in Symbolic Systems, Reilly was selected an Academic All-American by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association. He also scored at the Pac-10 Conference meet in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, an event in which he achieved a national ranking in 1993 and 1994.

Reilly’s duties away from coaching have moved the entire Stanford cross country/track & field program to a new level of prominence. He coordinates the recruiting of all men’s middle distance/distance runners, including the last four freshmen classes, which have been ranked number one in the nation by Track & Field News. Reilly is a prime player in the program’s fund raising efforts, which included coordinating the Friends of Stanford Track & Field.

Reilly has also made a name for himself as a home meet director. Each year, Reilly oversees the Stanford Invitational in both cross country and track, which attract a total of more than 7,000 athletes. Through Reilly’s efforts Stanford hosts a series of high performance track meets each season, where top perfor-mances are achieved, and Olympic medalists compete. In addition, Reilly has directed the Pac-10 Cross Country Championships, the Pac-10 Track & Field Championships, the USATF Cross Country Championships (also the trials for the IAAF World Championships) and the Peregrine Systems U.S. Open (an IAAF Grand Prix I Meet).

Reilly began his stint on the Stanford staff as the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Track & Field in 1993. He moved from that position to an assistant coach for the Cardinal in January of 1997.