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2024 UC Santa Cruz Track and Field Roster

UCSC Track and Field

Riley Martel-Phillips

Riley Martel-Phillips

  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Arcata, CA
  • Highschool:
    Arcata HS
  • Position:
    Distance
  • Major:
    Environmental Studies /Economics

Summary

Biography

2021 NCAA All West Region Cross Country
2022 NCAA All West Region Cross Country
2021 USTFCCCA National All Academic Individual
2022 USTFCCCA National All Academic Individual
2023 USTFCCCA National All Academic Individual



UC Santa Cruz Success:

School Record Holder in the 3000m: 10:06.18

Track and Field 

  • 2024
    • Placed 3rd in the 1500 (4:46.68) at the C2C Outdoor Conference Championship
    • PR in the 5000 (17:15.94) at the Bryan Clay Invitational 
    • All-Region honors for cross country (2nd in 21:52, 2022; 34th in 23:25, 2021), All-Region honors for Indoor T&F (3000m in 10:29, and the Mile in 5:08, 2023), All-Region honors for Outdoor T&F (5000m in 17:17, 2023). 
    • Led the first women’s team in Banana Slug history to qualify for NCAA DIII Cross Country Nationals, where she placed 41st individually and the team placed 22nd in the nation. 
    • Coast-to-Coast Conference Champion and Runner of the Year Award winner for Cross Country, 2022. Led the Banana Slugs to their second consecutive team title in XC.
    • Ran a PR in the 3000 at the Hornet Invite event with a time of 10:08.18. 
    • Placed 2nd in the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 12:11.91. 
    • Placed 1st in the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 12:35.37 at the C2C Indoor Track and Field Championships. 
    • Ran the Mile at the C2C Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 5:14.90 and got 3rd place.  
    • Coast-to-Coast T&F Champion in the Indoor DMR (2022), Indoor 3000m (2023), Outdoor 1500m, and Outdoor 5000m (2023). Conference Runner-Up in the outdoor 1,500m and 5,000m (2022), and Indoor 3000m (2023).
  • 2023
    • Coast-To- Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in the 3000 placed 1st with a time of 10:29.88. 
    • Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Championship in the Mile placed 2nd with a 5:11.39.
    • Coast -To- Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships in the 1500 got 1st place with a time of 4:41.44. 
    • Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships in the 5000 placed 1st with a time of 18:12.02. 
    • Ran a PR at the Wartburg Qualifier in the Mile with a time of 5:08.31.
    • At the Mustang Invitational in the 1500 placed 4th with a time of 4:38.23.   
  • 2022
    • Placed 1st place at the Seattle Pacific Final Qualifier in the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 12:15.12. 
    • Placed 3rd at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 12:29.83. 
    • Placed 1st at the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship in the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 12:47.02. 
    • Placed 2nd at the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship in the 1500 with a time of 4:43.93.
    • Placed 2nd at the Coast-To- Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship in the 5000 with a time of 18:04.31.
    • At the West Coast Last Chance ran a PR in the 800 (2:25.13).  
    • Placed 2nd at the West Coast Last Chance in the 4x400 with a time of 4:15.35.
  • 2021
    • At the NCAA Division III West Region Cross Country Championships 6k with a time of 23:25.2. 
    • At the C2C Cross Country Championships 6k with a time of 22:49.4. 
    • School Record/Conference Record holder in the 5000m with a time of 17:17.
    • Second Fastest runner in UC Santa Cruz School History in the 1500m 4:38.23.
Cross Country :
  • 2023: 
    • At the C2C Cross Country Championships she placed 4th in the 6k with a time of 22:30.3. 
    • Ran a PR at the 42nd Annual UCR Cross Country Invitational 6k with a time of 21:17.8. 
  • 2022: 
    • Placed 1st at the C2C Conference XC Championships. 
    • Placed 2nd at NCAA Division III West Region Cross Country Championships 6k with a time of 21:52.8.

High School/Club Success:

  • Competed in Cross Country and Track & Field for the Arcata High School Tigers.
  • Most Valuable Runner in Cross Country 2016-2018 and Track & Field 2017-2018
  • League Champion in Cross Country 2016, 2017, 2018
  • League Champion 800m (2018) and 1600m (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Most Improved Runner Cross Country 2015

Personal:

  • Rachel Carson College
  • Favorite thing about UCSC: The location and trails around it.
  • Favorite Superhero: Spiderman
  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Hobbies: Running, backpacking, cooking, going to the beach, spending time with friends.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020First Year

    Distance
  • 2022Junior

    Distance
  • 2023Senior

    Distance
  • 2024Fifth Year

    Distance