CONGRATS.
Nebraska grad J.D. Reive, who spent six years as an assistant at Stanford, will replace Tom Dunn, who retired after 29 years at the Hawkeye helm, as the University of Iowa’s men’s gymnastics’ head coach.
“We are very excited to announce J.D. as our new head men’s gymnastics coach,” U of Iowa A.D. Gary Barta said of today’s announcement. “J.D. brings a wealth of coaching experience from the Junior Olympic and senior National Team ranks, as well as from a highly successful and academically demanding Division I institution. He shares our Iowa values, is a proven winner and a tireless advocate of men’s gymnastics. We are very confident in his ability to develop our student-athletes and move our men’s gymnastics program forward.”
At Stanford, Reive, a former U.S. National Team member, helped led the Cardinal to a National Championship in 2009, as well as a runner-up spot in 2008 and two third place finishes in ’06 and ’07. He was named “NCAA West Regional Assistant Coach of the Year” in 2006 and was the National Assistant Coach of the Year in 2009. He has also been the College Gymnastics Association’s “Assistant Coach of Year” three times (2006, ’09, ’10).
“I am extremely excited about the opportunity to represent the University of Iowa,” Reive said in a statement released today by Iowa. “The athletic department’s continued support of men’s gymnastics is a testament to the great legacy of Hawkeye gymnastics; a legacy that I fully intend to build upon. There is a great deal of potential in this program that will soon be realized. It’s great to be a Hawkeye.”
Reive and his wife, former U.S. National Team member and UCLA star Doni Thompson, have one son, Dante, 2-1/2. …
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Earings?
And what year is this, again? A lot of guys wear earings.
Watch any track and field lately?
It’s good to see some younger coaches signing on with men’s NCAA teams. These guys may actually have some real motivation to fight for their future.
rick, do you have a video of jd reeves as a kid?
He was amazing as a young gymnast.
Kelly
I had some great chats with J.D. when I went to Stanford twice in the same year. We talked about the camps with Mizo. His great coach, Barry Weiner.
My video of J.D. …
Not sure where those are right now.
I have to laugh at those earrings! I know, times have changed blah, blah, but to see a head coach with not one, but TWO earrings, just doesn’t look right. Call me old school, but leave them out for an official picture, ok? But besides that, I hope he does an excellent job with the team, go Hawks!
Hawkfan,
relax….JD is a cool dude…he’s going to do great things for Iowa…..
hey Tom, aren’t you ‘way too young’ to retire?
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