Often behind a person with a great career are other key figures who go unnoticed.

Look no further than Charles Gilreath, 62, of Roosevelt, who is now enjoying his first summer of retirement after 40 years of coaching high school kids. Gilreath spent the past 28 years coaching all three seasons of running at Freeport, following a 10-year stint at his alma mater of Roosevelt. Before that, he was an assistant wrestling coach at Hempstead. He spent his final year as the coach of Freeport’s boys cross country, boys indoor track and field and boys outdoor track and field teams, but also spent several years coaching girls, too.

Former assistant German Banegas will take over Freeport’s boys cross country team, while Elmer Argueta is slated to coach the boys track team for both the indoor and out

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