Ethan Reeve was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American and four-time Southeast Conference champion for the University of Tennessee.

He wrestled for Gray Simons, a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Reeve began his coaching career at his alma mater serving as assistant wrestling coach/strength coach for wrestling for two years, before working as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State, Ohio and Clemson.

He became the head wrestling coach at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1984 and led the Mocs to five Southern Conference titles in his six seasons from 1985-90. He was a three-time SoCon Coach of the Year and coached 28 SoCon individual champions. In addition, he posted a 57-38-2 (.598) record, leaving with the third most wins in school history.

Reeve also served as the Mocs director of athletic performance from 2018-21. A strength & conditioning veteran in the college athletics ranks, Reeve first returned to UTC in August 2017 as the coordinator of student-athlete development and volunteer wrestling coach.

He is a nationally-recognized leader in the field of strength and conditioning. He is currently in his third year as president of the board of directors for the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.

Prior to his return to Chattanooga in 2017, Reeve spent 16 seasons at Wake Forest, guiding the Demon Deacons strength and athletic development program. Before his stint at Wake Forest, he spent six years at Ohio University as the Bobcats director of strength and conditioning.

Reeve is a master strength coach through the CSCCa. He is also certified through USA Weightlifting and the Russian Kettlebell Challenge.

He was the strength coach for the women's U.S. Rowing team that won four gold medals and one silver in the 1995 World Championships. He was also the first director of strength and conditioning at the McCallie School in Chattanooga from 1990-1995.

He returned to Ohio in 1995 to become the first director of strength and conditioning, working closely with the football program. He also designed and oversaw the construction of the Carin Center, Ohio's athletic strength and conditioning facility.