Riley Simpson

Final

Cross Country

Cyclone Preview

Men: 1st, Women: 1st

9:45 AM (M); 10:30 AM (W)

Cross Country

Gans Creek Classic

Live Stats

10:30 AM (W); 11:10 AM (M)

Cross Country

Nuttycombe Invitational

TBA

Cross Country

Big 12 Championships

TBA

Cross Country

NCAA Midwest Regional

TBA

Cross Country

NCAA Championships

Give

Tickets

Position:
Distance
Weight:
null
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
West Plains, Mo.
High School:
West Plains
Prev School:
MSSU

Awards and Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F23, S24, F24)

Personal Records

800m	1:55.81	2022 Outdoor
1,000m	2:28.31	2025 Indoor
1,500m	3:47.98	2025 Outdoor
Mile	4:06.19	2025 Indoor
3,000m	8:19.21	2022 Indoor
5,000m	14:24.95	2023 Outdoor
	14:29.18	2022 Indoor

2024-25
Outdoor: Finished second in the 1,500m with an all-time best 3:47.98 at the Cyclone Twilight ... placed 12th in the 1,500m at Drake Relays with 4:12.73.
Indoor: Had a mile PR of 4:06.19 for 21st at the Tyson Invite ... finished sixth in the 1,000m with a PR of 2:28.31 and finished third in the 3K (8:26.50) at the Bill Bergan Open ... also ran the mile at the Iowa State Classic, Razorback Invite, Cyclone Open and ISU Holiday Invite.
XC: Ran for 16th at the Cyclone Preview, finishing the 6K course with a time of 19:12.0.

2023-24
Outdoor: Competed unattached ... clocked 3:51.76 in the 1,500m at the ISU Alumni Invite ... took fourth in the 1,500m at the Kip Janvrin Open with 3:56.13.
XC: Squad member, did not participate.

2022-23 (Missouri Southern)
Outdoor: Finished first in the 1,500m in 3:51.74 at the David Suenram Gorilla Classic ... took ninth in the 5,000m with a personal record of 14:24.95 at the Washington University Distance Carnival.
Indoor: Finished third at NCAA DII Championships in the distance medley relay ... conference champ in the DMR (9:42.84), finished fourth with a personal best in the mile (4:06.77) and took 12th in the 3,000m (8:31.75) at MIAA Championships ... also competed at the Arkansas Qualifier, Gorilla Classic, Pittsburg State Invitational, Washburn Rust Buster and Crimson and Gold Invitational.
XC: Claimed 87th at NCAA DII Championships (31:06.7) ... clocked 29:47.1 at the regional meet for 15th ... took 15th at conference with an 8k time of 24:39.6 .. won the Rogers State Invite with a 6k time of 18:44.3 ... also ran at the DBU Old Glory Gallop, Chile Pepper Festival and Missouri Southern Stampede.

2021-22 (Missouri Southern)
Outdoor: Finished fourth in the 1,500m at conference with a personal best time of 3:49.71, also finishing in 14th with a 5,000m time of 15:19.12 ... clocked a best in the 800m (1:55.81) at the ASU Red Wolf open and in the steeplechase (9:35.94) at the Central Missouri Mule Relays ... took second in the 5,000m (14:54.79) at the Southwest Baptist Invite.
Indoor: Notched fifth in the mile and DMR and 10th in the 3,000m at conference championships ... clocked a 3,000m PR of 8:19.21 for fourth at the Gorilla Classic ... also ran at the Arkansas Qualifier, Pittsburg State Invite and NWMS Open.
XC: Qualified for NCAA DII Cross Country Championships, finishing 153rd with a 10k time of 33:10.4 ... finished sixth in the 10k at Central Region Championships in 29:59.0 ... took ninth at conference with an 8k time of 24:54.4 ... also ran at the UAH Chargers Invite, Missouri Southern Stampede and SBU Invite.