Blair Reid, entering his 36th season as men’s head soccer coach, has amassed a record of 356-199-36 while at Grand View. He is currently the sixth winningest active coach in the NAIA and Grand View is among the top 25 winningest NAIA programs. Reid has coached the Vikings to 14 Midwest Collegiate Conference Championships, ten MCC Tournament Championships, seven NAIA District 15 Championships, one NAIA Region VII Championship, and 12 National Tournament appearances. He has been named NAIA Region Coach of the Year four times, MCC Coach of the Year six times, and District Coach of the Year seven times. He has coached 40 All-Americans and 16 Academic All-American Scholars during his tenure.
Reid coached USL member the Des Moines Menace from 1994-1997. In 1995, the Menace qualified for the PDL’s prestigious National Tournament. At the time, Reid was voted PDL National Coach of the Year. He was also head boys’ coach for Dowling High School in West Des Moines 1985-1993, amassing a 125-25-12 record.
A native of Edinburgh, Scotland, Reid graduated from New York State University at Brockport in 1975. In 2001, he was inducted into the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame. Reid was instrumental in establishing soccer as a state-sanctioned high school sport in Iowa.
Reid resides in Des Moines with his wife, Dot.
