For Haley Reeves, strength is multifaceted. Reeves is a junior finance student at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a jiu-jitsu fighter and a former competitive weightlifter. She is also the manager of a U.S. Olympic gold medalist and world champion weightlifter—her older sister, Olivia Reeves. Prior to the Paris Olympics in August, Haley helped…
Campus parade celebrates UTC student and Olympic gold medalist Olivia Reeves
On Tuesday, Sept. 3, Olympic gold medalist and UTC student Olivia Reeves was honored in a parade and pep rally where she was presented the key to the city.
Strength in numbers: UTC students can now lift alongside one of the world’s best female weightlifters
UTC junior Olivia Reeves, a leading 2024 Olympic weightlifting qualifier, ranks second in the world in her weight class and broke seven world records in her last competition in Qatar in December. In her spare time, she wants to help put the UTC Weightlifting Club on the map.