Naval Academy Athletics

Mike Reid, a two-time NCAA Champion and multiple-time international championship competitor joined the Navy men's gymnastics program as an assistant coach in November of 2021. Reid comes to Annapolis after a decorated collegiate career at Oklahoma, while still competing internationally with the Jamaican National Team. Most recently, he coached at the Texas Dreams Academy in Coppell, Texas.
 
"We are thrilled to welcome Mike to the Navy Men's Gymnastics family," remarked head coach Kip Simons. "Mike has proven himself as one of the top developmental coaches in the country and will be a tremendous asset to the overall development of our athletes. As a current international competitor, Mike understands the technique and commitment required of an elite level athlete and will inspire our team to achieve those same standards."
 
"I'd like to extend a huge thank you to Kip and the administration for this opportunity," said Reid. "I am both humbled and proud to be in such a position that I get to work with the future leaders of our country on a daily basis. 
 
"The majority of what we do in gymnastics is technical, but the results of those efforts are dependent on individual character and team culture. Navy Gymnastics, and all the Midshipmen, embody successful team culture. They live it every day in the classroom, in the gym, and in the hall. With Kip Simons at the helm and alongside Craig Holt, I am excited to see what we can do together with this talented group of skilled and hard-working Midshipmen." 

Reid’s second season leading Navy’s athletes in pommel horse and parallel bars action saw a pair of Mids finish the regular season ranked among the nation’s top-25 as Ronan McQuillan (‘24) had the ninth-best national qualifying average (NQA) on the pommel horse, while Isaiah Drake (‘25) was 21st in the final standings for NQA on the p-bars. Drake’s collegiate season culminated with All-American honors at the 2023 NCAA Championship for his work in the all-around competition; Navy’s first A-A since 1973. During the off-season, both McQuillan and Drake showcased their talents at the 2023 U.S. Classic in August.

Directly involved with the coaching of the Mids’ pommel horse and parallel bars teams during his first season in 2022, Navy finished the season ranked ninth in the national standings for the pommel horse and tenth on the p-bars. Individually, Daniel Clark (‘22) and Ronan McQuillan (‘24) finished top-20 on the pommel horse for scoring average, while Dhiren Lutchman (‘22) completed the regular season with the 12th-best average on the parallel bars. Syam Buradagunta (‘24) and McQuillan qualified for and competed in the NCAA Championship Event Finals for the pommel horse. As a team, Navy earned its highest-ever finish at the NCAA Championships as the Mids came in seventh overall in the field.

A standout technician on the pommel horse, Reid broke through on the national scene at the University of Oklahoma earning All-America nods in 2013 and 2014 before capping his collegiate career with an individual NCAA Championship on the pommel horse in 2015. At the time he was just the third-ever OU gymnast to win a national title on the pommel horse. He concluded his career in Norman with five of the top-seven scores on the pommel horse in program history. Additionally, Reid competed on the parallel bars with great success. As a program, the Sooners finished second at the NCAA Championships in Reid's first three seasons before reaching the pinnacle and capturing the team title in 2015.
 
Since graduating from Oklahoma in 2015 he has tested himself in international competition as a member of the Jamaican National Team, while breaking into the field of amateur coaching. Reid has competed with the Jamaican National Team at the 2019 World Championships, the 2021 Central American Championships and most recently at the 2022 Pan-American and Commonwealth Games. At CAC championship in El Salvador in November of 2021, Reid won gold on both the pommel horse and parallel bars.
 
Reid's amateur coaching career has seen him make stops at three of the more prominent academies in the Midwest. His first coaching assignment was with the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy in Norman, Oklahoma as he was an assistant from 2013 to June of 2016. Reid then took his talents south as he became the head coach of the Southlake Gymnastics Academy in Southlake, Texas. During his time at Southlake, he guided the program to new heights as they surpassed the program record for Junior National qualifiers and had two gymnasts reach the U.S. National Championships. In 2018, Reid helped Morgan Seyler receive an NCAA scholarship to compete at Oklahoma. In June of 2019, Reid took a position at the Texas Dreams Academy and was mentored at the Coppell, Texas gym by Japanese Olympian Nori Iwai. At Texas Dreams, he coached Alan Camillus, who received a scholarship from Oklahoma.
 
Reid earned a bachelor's degree in Health and Society with a minor in Psychology from the University of Oklahoma in December of 2015.