Tyree Gailes is a Texas native who grew up in Abilene but attended college just down the road at Texas Tech. Gailes has extensive experience running at not only the collegiate level, but also the professional level. He has most recently been a volunteer assistant coach for the Texas Tech Track & Field team, while also doing private training on sprint mechanics and block starts.
In his first season at LCU, several sprinters saw success. During indoor season, Keitron Boyd was posted a provisional time of 21.48 in the 200-meter and went on to compete at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. He was the only freshman in the top 10 of the 200-meter at the national championship meet.
The 2021 outdoor season saw a Chaparral claim the LSC title in the 400-meter hurdles with tutelage from Gailes, and Haven Hernandez ran well enough in the same event to place eighth with a time of 56.75. On the women's side at the LSC Championships, Anna Salisbury had the second-fastest prelim time in the 400-meter at 56.33, but place fifth in the finals.
Prior to entering the coaching ranks, Gailes made his mark in the professional ranks, running for Reebok for two years and competing internationally for his country. He won the 100-meter dash in Brazzaville, Congo in 2008 and was second in the 200-meter at the same meet. He also was the 100-meter champion in Berlin, Germany that same year. Gailes secured a top 13 ranking in the United States in 2009 and was part of the USA 4X100 relay B team that clocked a time of 39.3 seconds.
At Texas Tech, where Gailes was a letter-winner for three years and two-time Division I All-American, he set three school records. The Abilene native ran a time of 10.11 in the 100-meter dash to place fourth at the NCAA D-I Outdoor National Championships, which stood as the school record until 2018. He also held the 200-meter outdoor record with a time of 20.5 that made him the Big 12 Champion in 2004. Indoors, Gailes held the 55-meter dash record from 2004-11. He was a team captain for the Red Raiders and helped the men's program to its first Big 12 Championship of any kind during outdoor season in 2005.
Gailes ran at Garden City Community College before his time at Texas Tech, capturing seven All-America awards and a fourth-place finish in the 100-meter dash at the NJCAA Outdoor National Championships. In high school, he was a part of the Texas 5A State Championship team in 2001 at Abilene High School. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sport Science degree. Gailes and his wife Christal have been married for eight years and have two children together.
