CHris reinert '04
head coach / special teams coordinator

creinert@servitehs.org

The 2023 season marked Coach Reinert's first year at the helm of the football program after taking over the head job in December of 2022. He came to the Friars with extensive coaching experience as well as invaluable institutional knowledge as a Friar himself. 

In 2023, Reinert led the team to the CIF-SS D2 Finals after earning signature wins over Los Alamitos in the regular season and playoff victories over Long Beach Poly and Gardena Serra. 

Coaching since 2010, Reinert has served in a variety of roles coaching all three phases of the game during his time at UCLA, Washington State, Arizona State, and most recently at the University of Colorado where he served as the Special Teams Coordinator. In 2021, the University of Colorado ranked #3 (ESPN) and #4 (Pro Football Focus) respectively for overall season performance. While at UCLA, he began his college coaching career working with Defensive Backs as a Graduate Assistant from 2011-2013. He moved to Washington State, working with Defensive Backs in 2014 before transitioning to an Offensive Graduate Assistant role working directly with Mike Leach in 2015. He returned to UCLA as a Special Teams Analyst from 2016-2017, before serving as the Wide Receivers Coach / Special Teams Coordinator for the Alliance of American Football spring professional league in 2019. In fall of 2019, he served as a Special Teams Assistant at Arizona State before moving to the University of Colorado in March 2020. Reinert began his coaching career as the Defensive Backs Coach at Harvard-Westlake High School in 2010. 

As an athlete, Reinert was a varsity letterman in both football and track and field at Servite while serving on the Curia and as ASB President his senior year. In addition, he received the Frank Ryan Service Award. Reinert went on to have a successful four-year playing career at Vanderbilt as a wide receiver and punt returner. While there, he was a 5x SEC Academic Honor Roll selection and recipient of The Dedication Award, Vanderbilt’s highest football honor. He holds a BS in Economics from Vanderbilt University. 

Coach Reinert brings his wife Emily, son Rex and daughter Presley into the Friar family.