Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame
Reher was Chadron State’s first athlete to crack 50 feet in the shot put. His best throw of 55-7 as a senior in 1980 was the school record for 17 years and still ranks second on the CSC list, just four inches shy of Doug Lytle’s mark.
Originally from Pine Bluffs, Wyo., Reher placed sixth at the NAIA National Indoor Meet in 1980 with a throw of 53-6 ½. He was a two-time District 11 indoor shot put champion and won his pet event 16 times as a junior and senior. Reher lives in Boise, Idaho, where he is a senior account executive for Federated Rural Electric Insurance Corp., and is in charge of all insurance matters involving electric utilities in five western states.
In the summer of 2008, Reher won the shot put, was second in the discus and third in the javelin at the Idaho State Games in the 50-55 age group, qualifying him for the national competition next summer. His wife is the former Kari Lemen, a native of Chadron and a CSC graduate.
