After posting state-best and national Top 25 times in the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles coming into the meet, Cunningham lived up to the hype. Over his tenure at Grandview, Reyes has coached nationally elite talent, most notably on the girls side, via athletes such as Bri Oakley, Michaela Onyenwere, Kylee Harr and, now, Gabriella Cunningham.Ĭunningham was the star of the weekend for the Wolves. Both Reyes coaches are retiring after the meet.

“And I think we balance each other out really well.” Grandview coaches Natalie Reyes and John Reyes watch the final day of the action during the 2023 CHSAA state track meet on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood, Colorado. “One thing he’s really good at understanding what the strengths are in each athlete, and placing them in events where they can find the most success they possibly can,” Natalie said. Reyes was a Broomfield prep star who won the 1994 state championship in long jump and the 1995 state championship in the 800 meters, an event he once held the state record in. The couple met through track at ThunderRidge, and both have their own accomplished background. Natalie works with the girls sprinters and also helps her husband run the program. For “Mama Reyes,” as the athletes call her, it’s also the end of an era that began when Natalie came to GHS in 2018. She is such a compassionate person, and a great coach, and it’s awesome for me to watch that.”įor Reyes, Saturday marked the end of an accomplished run at ThunderRidge (11 years) and Grandview (10), as he built the Grizzlies into a contender before leading the Wolves to one girls title (2017) and back-to-back boys crowns in 2021 and ’22. She goes to Sam’s Club twice a week, buys them all food, we come to the meets with packed coolers and snacks no other team has. I love to see my wife with the kids huddling around her. “With us not being able to have kids, it really does feel like they’re our kids. “It’s great to do something you love with the person you love,” John Reyes said. Assistant coach Natalie, whom Reyes said “deserves every bit of credit for our program’s success as I do,” is retiring with him.

Reyes, 45, coached his final meet for the Wolves on Saturday at Jeffco Stadium, where the Grandview girls took runner-up and the boys were 15th at the state meet.

His wife, Natalie Reyes, will be right there with him. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĪfter 21 years coaching high school track and field in Colorado, Grandview boys and girls coach John Reyes is looking for a new challenge.

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