I fell short of qualifying for nationals, but the success makes me want to train harder.” It is definitely making me look toward the future. “It makes me realize what I can do now that I am finally becoming a runner and not doing all these other sports like I was doing in high school. “It is definitely a motivator,” said Riffle of his early success. He fell short of qualifying for NCAAs by nine seconds. Two weeks later, he shattered the MEC meet mark by 16 seconds in a championship-winning finish.Īll of this success has him excited for the future as he heads into the offseason. While competing at Duke University against Division I athletes April 20-21, Riffle finished second in the race, the highest spot for a D-II athlete in the event. Riffle broke the school record in the event twice, but the achievement wasn’t the apex. Months of hard work preparing made a big difference once the season got underway. “It is a different event but I really enjoy it,” said Riffle, whose time dropped dramatically as the year went on per usual with the event. Muscle memory when making the jumps is crucial to success. The only big difference training wise was the addition of jumps to his normal routine. Though hurdles weren’t part of his program in high school, Riffle said he wanted to try this particular race when he got to UC. You have 33 hurdles throughout the race total.” Perhaps his biggest success though came in a race he had never ran until this year, which became his main event, in the 3K Steeplechase.Īn event best explained by Riffle himself – “The race is seven-and-a-half laps and you jump more and more hurdles each lap, starting with three the first time, and a water jump. Participants of March 20’s 49er Classic in Charlotte saw another mark fall.Ī finishing-time of 14:49 in the 5K immortalized him once again. He set a new 3K indoor race mark with an 8:46 effort in a fourth-place finish at Feb. Two UC marks fell by the wayside with Riffle on the track. This was due to him breaking school and conference records not to mention going head to head with Division I athletes in the other events. The only distance events he didn’t try this season were the 800 and the 10k. Though the standards for the award weren’t made public, success and versatility were certainly contributing factors in the decision. Times are quicker than what they have ever been around the conference. But it is a great honor because the MEC is getting very, very strong these last few years. “When they announced my name I was kind of in a state of disbelief at first. But I knew as long as either of us got it I would be happy. Of course, we had another guy at the University of Charleston in Aaron Banks (sprinter and long jumper) who had a phenomenal season as well so I didn’t know who would get it. Little by little as the season started winding down it looked like I actually may be able to win this achievement. “But I didn’t know if I would be able to attain it. “It was a goal I kind of set for myself,” said Riffle. He was named the Mountain East Conference Freshman of the Year after an outstanding debut season, which ended in a conference title for UC.
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