Colorado State University Athletics
Track & Field
Riese, J.J.
J.J. Riese
- Title:
- Assistant Coach - Sprints, Hurdles and Relays
- Email:
- john.riese@colostate.edu
Twitter | @JJ_Riese
Riese's Coaching Career
2011-12: Assistant Coach Track & Field, Syracuse
2012-18: Assistant Coach Track & Field, Brown University
2018-Present: Assistant Coach Track & Field - Sprints/Hurdles/Relays, Colorado State
J.J. Riese Riese was formally introduced at Colorado State as an assistant coach on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. Riese currently serves as the Assistant Coach - Sprints, Hurdles and Relays as well as the Meet Director.
In his time with the Rams, Riese has guided his student-athletes to 21 individual conference championships (6Â WITF, 5 MITF, 7 WOTF, 3 MOTF) on the way to helping both the men's and women's programs capture 12 combined team championships across indoor and outdoor seasons. Riese has mentored the Rams to three All-America honors (First or Second team) in his areas and has 12 atop the Ram record book in their respective events.
Prior to joining Colorado State track & field, Riese served as an assistant coach for six seasons at Brown. While at Brown, Riese mentored Ivy League champions in multiple events, including the 100 meters, 200 meters and the 4x400-meter relay. Nine school records were set under his watch, as were 62 of Brown's all-time top-10 performances in the sprints and hurdles.
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Before his six-year stop at Brown, Riese worked with sprinters, hurdlers and the relays at Syracuse. Among his accomplishments with the Orange was the development of Jarret Eaton, who ran the second-fastest 60-meter hurdles time in NCAA history (7.49) and won SU's first-ever individual NCAA title. Riese also coached Michael LeBlanc, a top-10 finisher in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2012 World Indoor Championships.
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Riese holds certifications from the USATF Coaching Association as well as the National Strength and Condition Association, and is experienced in teaching at various camps and clinics. He holds a bachelor's degree in educations and history from SUNY Cortland ('09), where he was a four-year letterwinner in track & field, and added a master's degree in exercise science from the California University of Pennsylvania.
Riese's Coaching Career
2011-12: Assistant Coach Track & Field, Syracuse
2012-18: Assistant Coach Track & Field, Brown University
2018-Present: Assistant Coach Track & Field - Sprints/Hurdles/Relays, Colorado State
J.J. Riese Riese was formally introduced at Colorado State as an assistant coach on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. Riese currently serves as the Assistant Coach - Sprints, Hurdles and Relays as well as the Meet Director.
In his time with the Rams, Riese has guided his student-athletes to 21 individual conference championships (6Â WITF, 5 MITF, 7 WOTF, 3 MOTF) on the way to helping both the men's and women's programs capture 12 combined team championships across indoor and outdoor seasons. Riese has mentored the Rams to three All-America honors (First or Second team) in his areas and has 12 atop the Ram record book in their respective events.
Prior to joining Colorado State track & field, Riese served as an assistant coach for six seasons at Brown. While at Brown, Riese mentored Ivy League champions in multiple events, including the 100 meters, 200 meters and the 4x400-meter relay. Nine school records were set under his watch, as were 62 of Brown's all-time top-10 performances in the sprints and hurdles.
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Before his six-year stop at Brown, Riese worked with sprinters, hurdlers and the relays at Syracuse. Among his accomplishments with the Orange was the development of Jarret Eaton, who ran the second-fastest 60-meter hurdles time in NCAA history (7.49) and won SU's first-ever individual NCAA title. Riese also coached Michael LeBlanc, a top-10 finisher in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2012 World Indoor Championships.
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Riese holds certifications from the USATF Coaching Association as well as the National Strength and Condition Association, and is experienced in teaching at various camps and clinics. He holds a bachelor's degree in educations and history from SUNY Cortland ('09), where he was a four-year letterwinner in track & field, and added a master's degree in exercise science from the California University of Pennsylvania.
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