Reuben Reina, Jay class of '86

Reuben Reina, class of '86, is the most accomplished distance runner in Texas high school history. Reuben won both the mile and two mile at the Texas state track championships for THREE STRAIGHT YEARS!

In cross country, Reuben was the best in the entire country. He won the high school NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in 1985. He set a course record at this Kinney (now Foot Locker) National Championship Meet in San Diego that still stands after 30 years.

Reuben went on to be an eight-time All-American in the mile, 3K and 5K at the University of Arkansas. He won NCAA titles in the '90 and '91 3,000 meters and was on teams that won six NCAA Championships.

Reuben ran for the United States in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. He was inducted into both the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame.

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Reuben and his high school sweetheart, fellow Mustang and Razorback track athlete Joell Olivares, Jay class of '88, both graduated from the University of Arkansas and have four kids. .

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Their oldest daughter won the Arkansas STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in the mile, 2 mile, and cross country and got a track scholarship to...you guessed it, Arkansas! Their other daughter is also a decorated state champion track star in addition to being so good at soccer, she got a soccer scholarship from the Univ. of Kansas. There are still two more Reinas in the pipeline - middle school twins! .

Randy Reina, class of '78, Roland Reina, class of '81, Eileen Reina, and Janice Reina were also distance running champions at Jay. The siblings were affectionately called the "Running Reinas" in the media as they became an institution throughout San Antonio. They all had great success at the collegiate level as well, running for the national champion track and cross country teams at the University of Arkansas.