Riley Fortune - Sophomore Riley
is a second year high school cross country runner and letterman.
Son of Tom and Mary Fortune |
2014 & 2015 Letterman 2014 Fastest Freshman Award Winner 2014 15 Minute 3 Mile Club 2014 & 2015 Sub 30 South Mahomet Loop Club 2014 & 2015 Old Dog Club 2014 15 Minute 3 Mile Club 2015 16 Minute 3 Mile Club 2014 Personal Best 2 Mile Time 10:37 2014 Personal Best Time 15:48 2015 Personal Best Time 16:19 (16:05*) 2014 Medalist in the Charleston Invitational 2014 & 2015 Medalist at the Springfield Invitational 2015 Medalist at the Metamora Invitational 2014 & 2015 Medalist at the State Meet 2014 Springfield Invitational Freshman Race Meet Champion 2014 Conference Open Race Meet Champion 2014 State Qualifier - 78th 2015 State Qaulifier 2014 Il Elite Status at the State Meet Fastest Top Freshman Times List for the Charleston, Springfield, PND, E Peoria, & Metamora Invitationals, Conference, Regional, Sectional, & State Meets Fastest Top Sophomore Times List for the Charleston, Springfield, Peoria ND, E. Peoria, & Metamora Invitationals, Conference, Regional, & Sectional Meets. 2014 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October & November 2015 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, & November |
As a Freshman, Riley joins the team after running cross country in
junior high for three seasons. Riley qualified for State
his 7th and 8th grade seasons. He placed 83rd as a 7th grade
runner and 53rd as an 8th grade runner. Riley adjusted to the
high school training and racing quickly. Riley often pushed our
top runner in some of the toughest early workouts. Riley ran a
very strong first race. He ran a 16:34 at the Charleston
Invitational. Riley's time earned him the
2nd spot on our team's fastest freshman top time list for the
Charleston Invitational. Riley earned a medal by placing 21st
overall and 8th for our team. Riley went on to be one of the few
freshmen runners we have had that have broken 30 minutes on our South
Mahomet run. Riley made his way onto the News Gazette Prep
Cross Country Leaders List in September. Riley ran a strong race
at the Springfield Invitational freshman race. He won the meet
with a fast time of 10:37 on a hilly and soggy course. This
earned him the 2nd fastest time ever run on that course by a Mahomet
freshman. Riley earned a medal for winning the meet and helped
lead his team to the team title. His time was a 30 second
lifetime best effort. Riley earned enough letter points after the
Springfield race to earn his first Varsity letter. Riley ran in
the varsity race at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational against 68 other
teams. Riley tied his lifetime best with a 16:34. He ran
7th for the team. He helped his team place 2nd beating out 19
other State ranked teams and 3 nationally ranked teams. Riley's
time earned him a spot on our team's fastest top freshman times list
for the PND Invite. Riley helped his team run the fastest top 7
runner average we have ever had at the Peoria Notre Dame Invite.
Ryan had another great race at the East Peoria Invitational. He
ran 7th for the team and helped them win the 23 team
invitational. He ran a lifetime best of 16:30. This was the
4th fastest freshman time we have had in 10 years. He helped his
team earn a State ranking of 2nd for the week and a national ranking of
36th. Riley made his way onto the News Gazette Prep
Cross Country Leaders List in October. Riley ran a season best
time at the Metamora Invitational. He improved 23 seconds to run
a 16:07. This earned him the 4th fastest freshman spot on our
team's fastest times list. He now holds the 7th fastest freshman
time of any Mahomet runner in the past 44 years. Riley had a
great race at the Conference meet. He was the individual meet
champion in the open race with a personal best 3 mile time of
16:23. This was an 11 second improvement. He helped lead
his team to win the race with a low score of 16. He was faster
than 4 of the 7 other team's fastest runner showing how strong of a
runner he is. He ran the 3rd fastest freshman time on our fastest
freshman times list for the Conference meet which we have been running
for 45 years. Riley ran fast enough to earn a spot on our team's
State meet roster. Riley went on to have a great week of practice
the Regional meet week. He broke 5 minutes in the mile for the
first time in his life. He ran a 4:55 to earn a spot on our
team's Old Dog club. Riley ran a lifetime 3 mile personal best at
the Regional meet with a time of 16:09. He ran 4th for the team
to help them win. He helped them run the fastest top 5 and
fastest top 7 runner average our team has ever had in the 45 year
history at the Regional meet. He ran the 2nd fastest time ever
run by a Mahomet freshman in the Regional meet in 45 years. He
place 15th in the meet with a 12 second improvement on his previous
best 3 mile time. Riley earned our fastest freshman award for the
2014 season. Riley made his way onto the News Gazette Prep
Cross Country Leaders List in November. Riley ran a great
Sectional race. He ran 5th for the team and earned a spot on our
State team. He ran a lifetime best of 16:03. This helped
our team run the fastest top 5 runner average and top 7 runner average
we have had in our 45 year history at the Sectional meet. Riley
became the 5th fastest freshman in any race by any Mahomet runner in 45
years. He also earned the 4th fastest freshman time we have had
at the Sectional race. Riley ran a great race at the State
meet. He ran a 15:48 to place 78th. This was the fastest
freshman time ever run by a Mahomet runner at the State meet. He
earned Illinois Elite Status by dyestat.com. He helped his team
run the fastest top 7 runner average at State. He helped his team
win our program's first state trophy by placing 2nd. He earned a
medal by placing 2nd as a team. He earned our team's fastest
freshman award his freshman year. He joined our team's 15 minute
3 mile runner club by breaking into the 15s. As a sophomore, Riley opened up his season at the Charleston Invitational. He ran a 17:36. His time was fast enough to earn him a spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list at the Charleston Invitational. He earned himself a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September. Riley had a huge improvement at the Springfield Invitational. He helped lead his team to a 2nd place team finish. Riley placed 6th overall which earned him a medal. He improved 29 seconds in a week to run a season best time of 17:08. He earned a spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list for the Springfield invite. He earned enough points after his second race to earn his second cross country varsity letter. Riley earned his way onto our sub 30 South Mahomet loop again as a sophomore. Riley had a great break through at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. He cut off 49 seconds to run a 16:19. He earned a spot on our teams 16 minute 3 mile club. Riley ran the 9th fastest sophomore time for a Mahomet runner at this invite. Riley ran a strong race at the East Peoria Invitational. He ran a 16:38. His time earned him the 11th spot on our team's fastest top sophomore list at this invite. Riley placed 28th in the meet helping his team win the invite. Riley earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in October. Riley joined our Old Dog club by breaking 5 minutes in the mile. Riley ran a season personal best time of 16:05 at the Metamora Invitational. This was a 14 second improvement from his season best. Riley earned a medal by placing 35th in the meet becoming one of the few Mahomet runners to ever medal in this invite. Riley ran the 7th fastest sophomore time by a Mahomet runner at this invite. He ran the 19th fastest time ever run by a sophomore Mahomet runner in any race in the past 46 years. Riley led most of the way in the Conference open race. He ended up finishing a strong 5th place with a time of 16:13. This was a 10 second improvement from his last year's conference race. Riley helped his team win the open race with a low score of 17. He earned the 10th spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list at the Conference meet. Riley earned a spot on our State series roster. Riley was injured going into the Regional meet and he was going to be held out to rest him. With a last minute injury by one of our other runners, Riley showed amazing loyalty by stepping in to make sure our team had a full roster. Riley ran a 16:45 and helped his team win the meet with the lowest top seven runner average we have had in 46 years in the Regional meet. Riley earned the 14th fastest time by a Mahomet sophomore in the Regional meet in the past 46 years. Riley had a very competitive race at the Sectional meet. Despite the horrible wind and rain he still ran a 16:23 to place 33rd. He placed 5th our his team helping them win the Sectional meet advancing them to State. He became a 2 time State qualifier. He earned the 13th spot on our team's fastest top sophomore times at the Sectional meet. Riley also earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in November. Riley set up his team to place 2nd in State. Riley and his teammates earned at medal at the State meet for placing 2nd. |