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2023 Women's Track & Field Roster

Riley Jo Ford

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Caro, Mich.
  • Major Nursing
  • High School Marlette High School

Biography

2022-23 (Junior): Dalton State
Hit sub 20 minutes times in all 5K events on the season...Had a PR 5K of 18:17 at the NAIA Appalachian Challenge...Ran collegiate-best 6K of 22:39 at the Berry Invitational where she finished 4th...Narrowly missed a 3-peat in the 10,000M at the SSAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship coming in 2nd...Ran the Distance Medley Relay during the indoor season and helped the team win the conference championship with a time of 13:17.

2021-22 (Sophomore): Dalton State

Ran a season-best time of 18:53 at the NAIA Southern States Challenge...Placed 4th at SSAC Cross Country Championship as the Lady Roadrunners won their third-straight conference title...Had a time of 20:04 at the NAIA Championship where Dalton State placed 34th...Repeated as the 10,000M conference champion in outdoor track and field...Won SSAC 5000M indoor track and field championship.

2020-21 (Freshman): Dalton State
Won first two races of her collegiate career...Finished 2nd overall at the prestigious Louisville Classic with at time of 19:30...Finished in the top 8 in all regular season meets...Won 2020 SSAC Championship as an individual and was part of 2020 SSAC Championship team...Helped team finish 18th at NAIA Championship...Winner and 1st team All-Conference in 10,000M at SSAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships...3rd team All-Conference in 1500M outdoor...2nd team All-Conference in 5000M outdoor.

Career Accolades:
  • SSAC Distance Medley Relay Champion - Indoor Track & Field (2023)
  • SSAC 5000M Champion - Indoor Track & Field (2022)
  • SSAC 10,000M Champion - Outdoor Track & Field (2022, 2021)
  • SSAC Individual Champion - Cross Country (2020)
  • SSAC Runner of the Year - Cross Country (2020)
  • 1st team All-Conference Distance Medley Relay - Indoor Track & Field (2023)
  • 1st team All-Conference 5000M - Indoor Track & Field (2022)
  • 1st team All-Conference 10,000M - Outdoor Track & Field (2022, 2021)
  • 2nd team All-Conference 10,000M - Outdoor Track & Field (2023)
  • 2nd team All-Conference 5000M - Outdoor Track & Field (2021)
  • 3rd team All-Conference 5000M - Indoor Track & Field (2023)
  • 3rd team All-Conference 1500M - Outdoor Track & Field (2021)
  • SSAC All-Conference - Cross Country (2022, 2021, 2020)
  • SSAC Freshman of the Year - Cross Country (2020)
  • SSAC All-Academic - Cross Country (2022, 2021)
  • SSAC All-Academic - Indoor Track & Field (2023, 2022)
  • SSAC All-Academic - Outdoor Track & Field (2023, 2022)
  • SSAC All-Freshman Team - Cross Country (2020)
  • SSAC Player of the Week - Cross Country 3x (Oct. 10-16, 2022; Sept. 28 - Oct. 4, 2020; Sept. 14-20, 2020)
Best Times:
  • 800M (Outdoor) - 2:24
  • 1600M (Outdoor) - 5:16
  • 3000M (Indoor) - 10:58
  • 3200M (Outdoor) - 11:28
  • 3000M (Outdoor) - 11:40
  • DMR (Indoor) - 13:17
  • 5K - 18:17
  • 5000M (Indoor) - 19:11
  • 6K - 22:39
  • 10,000M (Outdoor) - 40:24
Prep Highlights:
  • Placed 2nd at 2019 Michigan High School Division 4 State Cross Country Championship
Personal Information:
  • Born April 11, 2002
  • Daughter of Jeff and Amy Ford 
  • Favorite class is Chemistry

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-2021Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2021-2022Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2022-2023Junior

    5'3"