Aquinas College

Neil Reilly arrived on the Aquinas College campus in 1984 (graduate of St. Francis High School in Traverse City) and immediately became a mainstay on the track & field team. During his tenure Reilly competed in the throwing events (shot put, discus, javelin, hammer & 35 lb weight) under the tutelage of Coach Ernie Mousseau. He was named team MVP on three occasions for his efforts. However, the highlight of his career was earning NAIA All American honors twice (1986 & 1987) as well as attaining NAIA Academic All-American honors on two occasions. He was the first Aquinas College Track and Field team member to be honored twice in both areas. Reilly is still the school record holder in the 35 pound weight and is in the top five in AQ school records in each of the above events. He graduated in 1988 with a bachelor of science in business administration degree and then completed a major in psychology two years later. Reilly also earned a master's of art degree from Central Michigan University in psychology in 1994. He has been in private psychology practice since 1994. Coach Reilly has been a member of the Aquinas track coaching staff for 11 years during which time he has helped develop innumerable national qualifiers and ten All Americans in the throwing events. The Saints track squads have attained remarkable success during this period as he has assisted Coach Dave Wood, assistant athletic director. Reilly lives in Walker, Michigan with his wife Carmen and two sons, Connor and Noah.