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TFRRS Performance Profile

Career Accolades

  • Pac-12 XC Freshman of the Year
  • Two-time NCAA West Region XC team champions (2022, 2023)
  • All-West Region XC (2022)
  • Three-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (XC 2022; T&F 2023, 2024)
  • Four-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (XC 2023; T&F winter 2024; spring 2023, 2024)

As a Sophomore (2023-24)
Outdoors 

  • Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the 3,000 steeplechase
  • Won the steeplechase at the Big Meet
  • Her Big Meet time of 10:22.84 was a personal best
  • The time placed her at No. 10 on Stanford's all-time list 
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

Indoors

  • Ran 3,000 season best of 9:15.40 at Husky Classic
  • Ran season mile best of 4:43.71 at Terrier Classic
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

Cross Country * West Region Champions

  • Won the USF Invitational for the second consecutive season
  • Matched best Pac-12 placing, in 17th
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

As a Freshman (2022-23)
Outdoors

  • Won the Big Meet steeplechase in 10:26.02
  • The time placed her No. 10 on Stanford's all-time list and No. 5 among freshmen
  • Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the 5,000
  • Reached liftime best in the 5,000 with 16:03.66 to win the third section of the Bryan Clay Invitational
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

Indoors

  • Won the Windy City Invitational 3,000 in 9:14.47, placing her No. 4 on Stanford's freshmen list
  • Season-best in the mile was 4:40.31 at the Ken Shannon Invitational, good for No. 2 all-time among Stanford freshmen

Cross Country * West Region Champions

  • Pac-12 Women's Freshman of the Year
  • Won collegiate debut, at the USF Invitational
  • All-West Region 
  • Placed 21st at NCAA West Region Championships
  • Placed 24th at Pac-12 Championships, finishing as the top freshman in the conference
  • Stanford's No. 4 runner at NCAA Championships
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic

Prior to Stanford

  • Four-time Gatorade Colorado Girls' Player of the Year – three times in cross country and once in track and field
  • Won 10 Colorado state titles – seven on the track and three in cross country
  • Joined with three other Stanford recruits to run the fastest 4xMile in high school and U.S. U20 history
  • Riley holds the record for the fastest high school 1,600 in the state of Colorado (4:44.13)
  • Fourth in the mile at the 2022 Brooks PR Invitational with a PB of 4:38.21
  • The time was No. 6 among high schoolers in the nation in 2022
  • Fifth at the 2021 Eastbay Cross Country Nationals
  • 2021 Eastbay Midwest Region cross country champion
  • Holds Colorado state records in the 1,600 (4:44.13) and 3,200 (10:06.23)
  • Second in the Brooks PR mile (4:40.66) as a junior, the time placing her No. 6 in the nation for 2021.
  • Triple state 5A track champion in 2021 (800, 1,600, and 3,200) and 2022 (1,600, 3,200, 4x800) in 2022, Led Cherry Creek to the state 5A track title in 2022
  • Won three state 5A cross country championships and earned three state 5A Runner of the Year honors
  • Third at the 2022 New Balance Indoors Nationals mile (4:40.93)
  • Second in the 2022 Millrose Games high school mile (4:47.22)
  • Fourth in the two-mile at the 2022 Nike Outdoor Nationals (10:06.75)
  • Regarded by many as the greatest female high school distance runner in Colorado history

Personal

  • Parents are Andrew and Stephanie Stewart
  • Has two siblings, Tanner and Carter
  • A high-level player in club volleyball and soccer

Career Results

Year Season (Meets) Event Season Best Conf. Region NCAA
2023-24 Outdoors (7) Steeple 10:22.84 5 (10:59.48) 31 (10:46.22) --
    1,500 4:23.74 -- -- --
    5,000 16:22.33 -- -- --
  Indoors (5) Mile 4:43.71 -- -- --
    3,000 9:15.40 -- -- --
    5,000 16:24.66 -- -- --
  Cross Country (6) 6K 19:53.6 17 (19:53.6) 56 (20:40.8) 128 (20:51.9)
    5K 16:47.7 -- -- --
2022-23 Outdoors (6) 5,000 16:03.66 17 (16:45.53) 24 (16:09.40) --
    Steeple 10:26.02 -- -- --
    1,500 4:21.76 -- -- --
  Indoors (4) 3,000 9:14.47 -- -- --
    Mile 4:40.31 -- -- --
    DMR 11:10.89 -- -- --
  Cross Country (6) 6K 19:47.2 24 (19:58.5) 21 (19:47.2) 121 (20:45.1)
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