Noah Riley

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Littleton, Colo.
High School:
Lakewood
Position:
1500m

JUNIOR YEAR | 2017: Competed in six meets, including all three postseason events...made 10K debut at the NCAA Mountain Regional, posting a time of 31:34.8 to finish 49th in the 121-runner field...completed the NCAA Championship course in 31:28.10 (187th)...earned a top-20 finish at the Mountain West Championships after clocking a career-best 8K time of 24:36.2 (19th)...also raced that distance at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational (25:38.4)...posted a personal-best five-mile time of 24:53.2 to finish 71st at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational...clocked a 5K time of 15:30.9 at the season-opening Colorado State Invitational, finishing 32nd out of 120 runners...academic all-conference selection...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2016: Raced in three meets, including the conference championships...posted a five-mile time of 25:00.9 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (109th)...added an 8K time of 25:24.0 to finish 44th at the Mountain West Championships...opened the season with a 28th-place 5K time of 15:25.9 at the Colorado State Invitational... academic all-conference selection...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2015: Participated in three meets...opened the season with a 5K time of 15:59.8 at the Colorado State Invitational (58th)...clocked a career-best 8K time of 27:09.2 to finish 65th at the Woody Greeno Invitational...completed the Rocky Mountain Shootout course in 27:20.1 (58th)...academic all-conference selection...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

MAJOR TRACK AND FIELD HIGHLIGHTS: Debuted in seventh on the program’s all-time standings in the mile after clocking a time of 4:04.36a to finish fourth at the 2018 MW Indoor Championships...also led off the distance medley relay that posted the seventh-fastest time in Academy history (9:34.01a) at that meet...named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lakewood High School...five-time all-conference selection in track and cross country...earned all-state honors in track...finished second in the 1600-meter run at the Colorado state championships...served as captain of both the cross country and track teams...earned MVP honors in cross country as a senior...state qualifier in cross country...qualified to the state track meet in the 800-meter run, 1600-meter run and as a member of the 4x800-meter relay...set the school record in the 1600-meter run (4:21)...other personal-best times include 1:57 in the 800-meter run and 9:50 in the 3200-meter run...named Lakewood Scholar-Athlete as a senior...earned IB diploma...member of the National Honor Society...voted “Coolest Kid” in senior class...named to the High Honor Roll all four years.

PERSONAL: Full name is Zachary Noah Riley...goes by Noah...nickname is “Blue”...son of Bruce and Lisa Riley...has one older sister...majoring in political science and earning a minor in Spanish...future plans include becoming a pilot...served as Flight Commander, Operations NCO and Element Leader...named to the Superintendent’s List for excellence in military, academic and athletic performance...member of the Ace’s list...has also been named to the Commandant’s List and Dean’s List...hobbies include telling Andrew Tankersley that he isn’t funny, beating teammates in basketball, searching for Jinx in the wild, race walking, consoling Jacob Bilvado when he’s down, leading the team in Fun Run wins, late night phone calls with Jacob Bilvado, cleaning Tyler Younkers’ room, helping Preston Roche practice his underwaters, pondering the meaning of justice, searching for the perfect rap lyric with Mickey Davey and Nathan Thomas, liking Gordon Kowalkowski’s Instagram photos and saying hello to Justin Weber...would like to add that he is the #1 Super Strikers player on the team...worked as a fellow at the Hudson Institute for Political Studies in Washington, D.C., over the summer as a part of the Academy’s Cadet Summer Research Program (CSRP)...member of Cadet Squadron 16.