2024-25 Track and Field Roster
Burkey, Riley

Riley Burkey
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Boerne, Texas
- High School:
- Champion
- Major:
- Integrative Physiology
Bio
Riley Burkey TFRRS
HIGH SCHOOL
IN THE CLASSROOM
PERSONAL
2024–25
- Indoor: Competed in eight meets for the Buffs, specializing in the pentathlon and open events.
- Set a personal best of 3,594 points in the pentathlon at the Big 12 Championships, where she also ran a PR of 9.33 in the 60-meter hurdles and placed 2nd in the 800m (2:15.52).
- Placed 8th in the pentathlon at the Riverfront Multi’s with 3,584 points, highlighted by a long jump mark of 5.57m (18' 3.25") and a 2nd-place 800m (2:17.50).
- Opened the season with a runner-up finish in the pentathlon at the UCCS Invitational (3,425 points), clearing a season-best 1.64m (5' 4.5") in the high jump.
- Outdoor: Opened the season with personal bests in both the 200m (25.10) and long jump (5.75m / 18' 10.5") at the Mines Midweek Meet, placing 2nd and 1st, respectively.
- Also recorded a personal best of 15.33 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Early Bird Invite.
2023-24
Indoor: Competed in one meet for the Buffs…finished 6th in the heptathlon during the Colorado Running Company Pre-Holiday Invite…placed 2nd in the long jump and set a personal best in the 60-meter hurdle (9.76).
Outdoor: Did not compete
- Indoor: Competed seven times ... set at least one personal best in all but one meet ... finished sixth in the pentathlon at the Air Force Lindeman Invitational ... ended the season with a fourth-place finish in the 800m at the Air Force Collegiate Open while recording a new personal record of 2:21.56
- Outdoor: Competed in six meets for the Buffs ... set personal bests in four different meets ... at the Fum McGraw Power Meet, she recorded personal records in the 200m (26.13) and 100H (16.94) ... finished second in both the 200m and 400m at the Doug Max Invitational
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Champion High School in Boerne, Texas
IN THE CLASSROOM
- Majoring in integrated physiology
PERSONAL
- Riley Grace Burkey
- Born on Nov. 7, 2003
- Daughter of Russell and Lindsay Burkey
- Has two sisters, Reese and Reagan
- Has done volunteer work with SACC
- Work with CU Alumni C Club
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