2025 Cross Country

Trish Sexton

Kate Riley

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Orinda, Calif.
  • High School Miramonte (NC)

Biography

ALL-TIME TOP 10
#3 - 3000m Steeplechase (11:47.36)
#5 - Indoor 800m (2:15.00)
#5 - Indoor 4x800m (9:15.63)
#6 - Outdoor 800m (2:14.10)
#8 - Indoor 4x800m (9:24.02)
#8 - Indoor DMR (12:22.62)
#8 - Outdoor DMR (12:35.57)
#10 - Outdoor 4x800m (9:13.31) 
#10 - Indoor 4x400m (4:10.87)
#10 - Indoor 4x800m (9:25.41)

2024-25
Cross Country — Scored for the Eagles in the last five meets of the season… Opened her season with a personal best in the 4k at the Spider Alumni Invitational (8/31), running 15:56.3 to place 85th… Lowered her personal best in the 5k to 19:50.6 at the Lafayette Invitational (9/6), placing 50th… Went up to the 6k for the remainder of the season, placing 149th at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/20) with a time of 24:35… Ran 23:33.3 at the ECU Pirate Invitational (10/4), placing 84th… Placed 117th at the ECAC Championships (10/18) with a time of 23:24.3… Ran a season best of 22:57.3 at the Patriot League Championships (11/2) to place 68th… Completed her season at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/15), where she ran 23:52.4 to place 191st... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

Indoor Track — Opened her season at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/17) running 2:19.58 in the 800 and anchoring the DMR to place 4th… Ran a PR of 5:17.25 in the mile at the Patriot Games (2/1)… Ran an 800 PR of 2:16.94 and ran a leg in the 4x400 relay at the Liberty Open (2/8)… Lowered her 800 PR to 2:15.00 at the Valentine Invitational (2/15)… Placed 17th in the 800 in 2:16.27 and led off the Eagles’ 4x800 relay that placed 8th at the Patriot League Championships (3/1).

Outdoor Track — Opened her season at the Richmond Fred Hardy Invitational (3/21), running 4:53.72 for 1500… Ran an 800 outdoor PR of 2:15.67 at the George Mason Dalton Ebanks Invitational (4/5)… Ran 4:49.96 in the 1500 and 2:18.23 in the 800 at the Virginia Challenge (4/18-19)… Ran a PR and sixth AU all-time performance of 2:14.10 in the 800 and contributed to the ninth place 4x800 relay at the Patriot League Championships (5/2)… Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2023-24
Cross CountryCSC Academic All-District ... Ran in all six meets during the season ... Opened season with an 82nd place finish in the 4k at the Spider Alumni Open (9/2) while running 16:06 ... Jumped to the 6k distance for the remainder of the season ... Finished fourth on the team and 42nd overall in a 24:38 finish at the Navy Cross Country Invitational (9/9) ... Followed with a time of 23:44 at the Paul Short Run (9/30) ... Placed seventh on the team and 224th overall at the IC4A Championships (10/13) while running ... Again placed seventh for the team while finishing 80th overall and running 25:31 at the Patriot League Championships (10/28) ... Punctuated season with a personal record of almost a minute with a time of 22:36 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11/10) finishing in 139th overall and third on the team ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

Indoor Track – CSC Academic All-District ... Made a dent in the school record books throughout her five meets ... Opened with a fourth place finish in the 1000m run at the Spartan Invite (1/12) in a new PR of 3:07.99 ... Broke the 2:20 barrier in the 800m at the Fastrack National Invite (2/9) finishing in 2:19.46 to mover her to sixth all-time in school history ... Set another personal best in the 1000m crossing in 3:02.9 to take second at the Father Diamond (2/16) also running a leg of the sixth fastest 4x400m relay in program history in a team time of 4:10.87 ... Finished season at the Patriot League Championships (2/23-2/24) where she was a member of the fifth fastest 4x800m team in school history with combined time of 9:15.63 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 

Outdoor TrackCSC Academic All-District ... Competed in a variety of events across four meets ... Nearly matched her personal best at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational (4/5-4/6) in the 1500m running 4:49.76 ... Followed up with a big personal best at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-4/20) in the same event crossing in 4:38.27 ... Concluded season at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships (5/3-5/4) finishing in 19th in the 1500m with a time of 4:50.43 and helping the 4x800m team to a new top-10 mark in program history of 9:13.31 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 

2022-23
Cross Country – Competed in four meets during her freshman season, starting with a 3900m run at the Bison Open (9/2) where she finished 31st overall and 11th on the team with a 15:32.8… Finished 75th overall and sixth on the team in the 6000m at the Spiked Shoe Invite (9/9) with a 24.13.1… Recorded a personal record 6000m run of 23.34.2 at the Paul Short Run (9/30) while finishing 215th overall and eighth on the team… Capped season with a 6000m run at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (10/14) with a 24.07.5 while finishing 194th overall and eighth on the team ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 

Indoor Track – Set two personal records through the season with a 2:31.47 mile at the Fastrack National Invitational (2/10) and a 3:08.93 1000m that earned her 12th place at the Brant Tolsma Invitational (1/19)... Ran the anchor for the seventh fastest DMR in program history at the Patriot League Indoor Championships (2/25) with a 12:22.62 where she also anchored the seventh fastest 4x800m relay time in program history with a 9:24.02 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 

Outdoor Track – Ran in five meets through the season while recording a pair of personal records… Set a personal record in the 1500m run at the Colonial Relays (3/31) with a 4:48.73 while finishing 15th… Recorded the third fastest 3000m steeplechase in program history with a 11:47.36 at the Dalton Ebanks Invite (4/8) while finishing 12th… Helped 4x800m relay team finish ninth at the Patriot League Championships (5/5) with a 9:43.52 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 

High School: Competed for Miramonte High School … PR’s – 18:40.5 (5k), 18:15.7 (3 mile) … Was first team all-conference as a freshman and as a senior.
 
Personal: Parents are Anjie and Paul … Plans on studying international relations at AU

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior