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2020 Women's Cross Country Roster

Riley Axe

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Hopewell HS
  • Hometown Huntersville, N.C.

Biography

Personal Bests
4K 18:08
5K 19:10.6
6K 24:23.9

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AS A JUNIOR (2019-20)
Cross Country

Season bests: 5K (19:35.5), 6K (24:23.9) … Placed 26th at the Bulldogs Stampede and at the Trevecca DII Showcase … Finished 50th at the Peach Belt Conference Championship … Crossed the finish line in 66th place the NCAA Southeast Region Championship.
Indoor
Season bests: 800m (2:24.60), Mile (5:35.10) … Honorable Mention All-Conference (800m) … Placed seventh in the Mile Run at the Mountain East Conference Championship … Also ran a personal best time in the 800-meter Run at the Mountain East Conference Championships and placed third.
Outdoor
Season bests: 1500m (5:10.46), 5000m (19:45.40) … Placed fourth in the 5000-meter Run at the Braves Classic while also running a personal-best time in the 1500-meter Run at the Braves Classic.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Cross Country

Season bests: 5K (19:52.5), 6K ( 25:14.0) ... Placed 10th at the Mount Olive Twilight Meet to start the season ... Finished 16th at the Great American Festival and a 30th place finish at the Peach Belt Conference Championship ... Was the 85th runner to cross the finish line at the Southeast Region Championship. 
Indoor
Season bests: 1-Mile (5:35.71), 800m (2:33.19), DMR (13:32.21), 4x400m Relay (4:17.14), 4x800m Relay (10:12.67) ... Ran a leg on the DMR team to capture a 1st place finish at the Wake Forest Invitational ... Also ran a leg on the 4x800m relay squad that finished 8th at the Liberty Kickoff ... Ran a personal best in the 1-mile run to finish 27th at the Liberty Kickoff. 
Outdoor
Season bests: 800m (2:27.90), 1500m (5:12.06), 3000 Steeplechase (13:00.43), 1-Mile (5:39.86) ... Finished 3rd in the 800-meter run at the UNCW Invitational and 4th in the 800-meter run at the UNCP vs. UMO Dual ... Placed 18th at the Peach Belt Conference Championships in the 1500-meter run and 17th in the 800-meter run. 

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Cross Country
Season bests: 4K (18:08), 5K (19:10.6), 6K (24:57.29) … Competed in six events … Placed 70th in the season-opening Elon Opener (4K) … Logged a top-20 finish (19th) at Queens Twilight (5K) … Finished 26th at both the FSU Invitational (5K) and Peach Belt Conference Championships (6K).
Indoor
Season bests: 800m (2:29.05), Mile (5:34.23) … Finished 13th in the 800-meter Run at the Wake Forest Invitational … Ran a leg on the Distance Medley Relay team that placed eighth at the Buccaneer Invitational.
Outdoor
Did not compete during outdoor season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Hopewell High School for coach Michelle LaPointe … A four-year all-conference selection … Decorated with U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Female Athlete award as a senior, while also earning the Matt Markham Scholarship … Registered personal-best times of 20:19 in the 5K and 45:20 in the 10K … Also registered a mark of 57:15 in the 400-meter dash and a time of 2:15.00 in the 800-meter run … Also turned in a time of 5:50 in the mile … Also lettered in swimming and soccer for the Titans … Earned four-straight all-conference awards in swimming … Recognized as the top defensive player for Hopewell’s soccer squad … Also earned the Titan Award in swimming, and the Iron Man award in both swimming and soccer.
 
PERSONAL
The daughter of Randy and Kathy Axe … Has an older brother, Brandon, and an older sister, Kathy … Maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade point average at Hopewell High School … A special education major at UNCP.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2018Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2019Junior

    5'9"
  • 2020Senior

    5'9"