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2016 Men's XC Roster

Skylar Riggs

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 5-7
  • Hometown Nibley, Utah
  • Highschool Mountain Crest HS

Biography

2016 | Senior Indoor

  • Competed in three events 
  • Competed in the 3000 M and the Mile
  • Finished third at the Mountain T Invitational in the 3000 M with a 9.21.91 mark
  • Mile best 4:39.14
  • 3000 M best 9:12.39

2016 | Senior Outdoor

  • Competed in eight events
  • Had a first place finish at the UCR Invite in the 3000 Steeple with a 9:42.55 mark
  • 1500 M best 4:02.49
  • 5000 M best 15:27.10
  • 3000 Steeple best 9:29.75

2015 | Junior Indoor

  • Competed in four meets during the indoor season racing the mile, 3,000-meter, and DMR
  • Competed at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships in the distance medly relay

2014 | Sophomore Outdoor

  • Competed in two meets during the season racing the 3000-meter steeple chase, 800-meter, and 1500-meter

2014 | Sophomor Indoor

  • Did not compete

2015 | Senior XC

  • Placed third at SUU's Color Country Invite in the 6K with his time of 19:45.40

2013 | Sophomore XC

  • Competed in three meets during the season
  • Placed second at the UNLV invitational in the men's 5k

Prep: 

  • Four-time letter winner in soccer and wrestling, three-time letter winner in cross country and a single letter winner in track & field at Mountain Crest HS
  • Named first-team all-valley in soccer in 2009
  • Served as team captain for the soccer and cross country team during his senior year
  • Region champion and fourth-place finisher at the Utah state championships in cross country

Personal:

  • Parents are Stacey and Pam Riggs
  • Served as student body V.P. and was a member of the student body executive council at MCHS
  • Graduated with a 3.9 G.P.A. and was a member of the National Honor Society
  • Also served as a Presidential Ambassador at SUU 

Personal Bests:

1,500 Meter- 4:02.49

Mile (i)- 4:31.05

3,000 Meter- 8:38.92

3,000 Meter Steeplechase- 9:29.43

5,000 Meter- 15:05.74

6000 Meter- 19:45.40

8000 Meter- 25:53.90

Historical Player Information

  • 2009Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2013Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2014Redshirt Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2015Redshirt Junior

    5'7"
  • 2016Redshirt Senior

    5'7"