Riley Harmon
Riley Harmon
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Albany, CA
  • High School:
    Albany
  • Major:
    Politics
  • College:
    Scripps

Bio



At CMS
2021-22 (Senior)
All-American ... USTFCCCA All-West Region ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC Athlete of the Week (Oct. 12) ...
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Earned All-America honors with a 19th place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships (up from 36th in her previous trip) to help CMS to its highest team finish in program history (second) ... Ran a 21:32.9 to earn 19th, over 30 seconds faster than her time at the DIII Pre-Nationals on the same course, when she finished fourth ... Earned the individual championship of the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational to earn SCIAC Athlete of the Week honors, finishing in 21:27.4 ... Came in second place at the SCIAC Championships (behind only teammate Meredith Bloss) in 21:28.8 ... Earned sixth place at the USTFCCCA West Regionals in 22:16.4 to earn All-Region honors for the third time in three seasons of competition ... Ran a PR in the 6K of 20:37.6 at the UC Riverside Invitational. 

2020-21 (Junior)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ...
Athenas did not compete due to COVID-19. 

2019-20 (Sophomore)
All-American ... USTFCCCA All-West Region ... First-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Earned All-America honors with a 36th place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships, coming in under the top-40 cutoff to earn the honor with a time of 22:09.8 ... Finished fourth at the NCAA West Regionals in a time of 22:17.0 to earn All-Region distinction ... Was third at the SCIAC Championships in 21:56.1 ... Had three top-10 finishes in the regular season, including second at the CSU San Bernardino Coyote Challenge and the the UC San Diego Triton Classic, as well as seventh a the Masters Invitational. 

2018-19 (First-Year)
USTFCCCA All-West Region ... Second-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... USTFCCCA All-Academic selection ... Part of the seven-runner contingent for CMS that competed at the NCAA Regionals and Nationals as a first-year ... Was 14th at the NCAA West Regionals to earn all-region honors, finishing in 22:50.0 ... Added a 12th place finish at the SCIAC Championships in 24:29.0 to take second-team all-league honors ... Was 192nd at the NCAA Championships in 23:12.7 ... Came in fifth place at the Cougar Challenge, hosted by CSU San Marcos, in 22:39.9 ... In the spring, competed in both the steeplechase and the 5000 at SCIAC Track and Field Championships ... Finished third in the steeple and added a sixth-place finish in the 5000 to provide a total of nine points for the Athenas in a meet they won by only three.

Prior to CMS
Attended Albany High School, where she was a member of the cross country and track teams. 

Personal
Attends Scripps College, where she majors in politics ... Also a member of the CMS track and field team in the spring, ranking seventh in CMS history in the steeplechase (11:15.01).

News Mentions

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CMS Women's Cross Country Has Highest-Ever NCAA Finish, Earns Runner-Up By Just Two Points

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s cross country team earned the highest finish in program history, coming in second...

November 20, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Wins NCAA West Regional Championship

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Meredith Bloss, Natalie Bitetti and Emily Clarke finished 2-3-4 and Riley Harmon finished sixth as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...

November 13, 2021

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Bloss, Bitetti Earn Major SCIAC Honors for CMS Women's Cross Country

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Meredith Bloss was named the SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year and Natalie Bitetti earned the Newcomer of the...

November 5, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Dominates SCIACs with Five of Top Six; Bloss Wins Individual Title

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Led by a 1-2 finish from Meredith Bloss and Riley Harmon, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team dominated the...

October 30, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Moves Up to No. 2 in Latest National Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team, which is 10 days away from going from its 11th straight SCIAC title,...

October 20, 2021

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Riley Harmon Earns National Athlete of the Week Honors from USTFCCCA

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After winning the individual title at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, Riley Harmon captured the United States Track and Field...

October 11, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Has 1-2-3 Finish to Dominate Pomona-Pitzer Invitational

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Riley Harmon, Meredith Bloss and Natalie Bitetti finished 1-2-3, while Sophie Gitlin (fifth), Emily Clarke (seventh) and...

October 9, 2021

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Natalie Bitetti Becomes Third Athena to Win SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Natalie Bitetti earned the SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor for events through Sunday, Oct. 3,...

October 4, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Dominates the Field at NCAA Pre-Nationals

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team had four of the top ten finishers as it earned a dominant win at the NCAA...

October 2, 2021

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Bloss Named SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After setting a new program record for the fastest time over a 6K race, Meredith Bloss earned the SCIAC Women's Cross Country...

September 20, 2021

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Bloss Sets Program Record to Lead Athenas to Second Runner-Up Finish in 2021 Season

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Meredith Bloss set a new program record for a 6K race with a time of 20:31.0 as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross...

September 18, 2021

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Emily Clarke Earns SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After leading the CMS women's cross country team to a strong opening-day performance at the Mark Covert Classic on Saturday,...

September 7, 2021

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Athena Cross Country Earns Runner-Up Finish at Mark Covert Classic

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country program served notice that the long layoff won't produce a drop in success,...

September 5, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Starts 2021 Campaign at Mark Covert Classic

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team looks to continue its long run of success into a new decade, when it...

August 30, 2021

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CMS Women's Cross Country Tied for 10th in USTFCCCA Preseason Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The 10-time defending SCIAC champion Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's cross country team was picked tied for tenth in the...

August 26, 2021