(2023-24)
Outdoor: Season limited to one race, placing ninth in 5,000m at Stanford Invitational in 14:06.40.
Indoor: Placed ninth in SEC mile with a 4:04.25 after finishing eighth in prelims (4:04.56) … Member of SEC bronze medal distance medley relay, running 3:01.16 opening 1,200m leg … Started indoor campaign with three consecutive PR races … Posted a 13:57.61 in 5,000m at Boston University in December … Produced a 3:59.91 career best as runner-up in mile at Arkansas Invitational … Clocked 7:54.13 for fifth in 3,000m at Razorback Invitational … Finished second in mile with a 4:00.63 at Tyson Invitational …
Cross Country: Placed 13th in SEC Championships, covered 8k course in 23:27.8 … Opened season as runner-up in Oklahoma State Cowboy Preview, posting time of 15:03.1 on 5k course …. Finished fifth in Chile Pepper Festival, running 24:06.0 on 8k Agri Park course … Posted time of 23:48.0 at Virginia Pre-Nationals to place 27th in field.
(2022-23)
Outdoor: Runner-up in 1,500m at John McDonnell Invitational with a career best of 3:46.45 … Posted a career best of 14:24.82 over 5,000m at Drake Relays … Finished seventh in 1,500m at Azusa Pacific Last Chance with a 3:47.59 … Also finished seventh in 800m at Trackwired Arkansas Grand Prix with a career best 1:49.97.
Indoor: Competed in four meets during season … Opened with a 2:26.23 and 4:06.00 combo at Arkansas Invitational, placing sixth in 1,000m and ninth in mile … Improved mile career best to 4:03.11 to finish 16th in Razorback Invitational … Clocked 4:04.59 in mile at Husky Classic and 4:06.43 at Arkansas Qualifier.
Cross Country: Did not finish in SEC and NCAA South Central races … Opened season with a 15:28.4 over 5,000m course at Cowboy Preview hosted by Oklahoma State … Ran 25:54.2 over 8,000m at Chile Pepper Festival.
(2021)
Cross Country: did not compete for Arkansas during season.
HIGH SCHOOL
2021 graduate of Har-Ber High School in Springdale, Arkansas … Coached by Joe Crommett and Chris Clinton … Member of two State 6A runner-up teams, in track and field as a freshman and in cross country as a senior … In 2021, claimed State 6A titles in 1,600m and 3,200m outdoors (4:14.60, 9:22.89) … In 2020, won 3,200m State title indoors with PR of 9:30.03 … Broke state record in 1,600m with a 4:09.86 to win Arkansas Meet of Champions … Became the fastest prep miler in Arkansas history with a 4:07.53 in Nashville … Also posted a 4:07.69 in the Brooks PR Invitational … Holds school records indoors in 1,600m and 3,200m as well as outdoors in 1,600m, Mile, 3,200m, and 5k … Lettered four years in cross country, and track and field.
HS best times: 1:54.54 (800m), 4:07.53 (Mile), 4:09.86 (1,600m), 8:58.82 (3,200m)
Indoor: 4:28.44 (1,600m), 4:35.43 (Mile), 9:12.20 (3,000m), 9:30.03 (3,200m)
XC: 15:13.9 (5k)
PERSONAL
Reuben Antonio Reina was born April 10, 2003, in Fayetteville, Arkansas … Son of Reuben and Joell Reina, who both competed in track and field at Arkansas … Has three sisters, Valerie, Elise and Gabby … Valerie competed in track and field at Arkansas while Elise played soccer at Kansas … Two uncles also were members of Razorback track and field … Father, a 1992 Olympian in the 5,000m, was a two-time NCAA champion, eight-time All-America, and member of six NCAA Championship teams … Life ambition for the younger Reuben is to be great at whatever he does … Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant … Person he most admires is his father … CEO and creative director of Butter Boys Track Club.
