2026 Track Roster
Roster
Riley Burgess
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
- High School:
- Buchanan HS
Honors and Awards:
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Bronze) — 2024-25
PEPPERDINE 2026 TRACK: Competed in five outdoor meets ... Was a Pepperdine top-ten season finisher in the 800m (2:32.86) and 1500m (5:07.18).
PEPPERDINE 2025 TRACK: Competed in three outdoor track meets, specializing in the 800 meters ... Made her debut in the 1500m at the Jim Bush Legends Meet (3/21-22) ... Ran her season-best 800m time of 2:25.99 at the Ben Brown Invitational/Astro AI Distance Classic (3/7-8) ... Competed in three indoor track meets, including the MPSF Championships.
PEPPERDINE 2024 XC: Competed in six races, including both postseason races, as a true freshman ... Was a scoring runner for Pepperdine four times ... Ran her collegiate-best 5K time of 19:38.7 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (10/4) ... Clocked her collegiate-best 6K time of 23:28.6 at the Highlander Invitational (10/19), where she was Pepperdine's fourth runner ... Was Pepperdine's seventh runner at the WCC Championships (11/2) and the NCAA West Regional (11/15).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Buchanan High School located in Clovis, Calif. in 2024 … 2024 track league champions … 2024 Division 1 champions … 2023 track and cross country league champions … 2023 Division 1 champions … also lettered in varsity cheer … Member of the National Honor Society
PERSONAL: Majoring in Biology … Born in Clovis, Calif. … Daughter of Corina and Jonathan Burgess … Sister to Lance and Taylor Burgess … Chose Pepperdine “because I had an instant connection with the team and coaches. I love the environment and the people I will be surrounding myself with. I also was impressed with how academically rigorous the school was.”
FAVORITES: Hobbies include cheering, listening to music, and late night drives … Sports hero is Devon Allen … Favorites include Kobe Bryant (athlete), Lakers (team), Bible (book), The Notebook (movie), Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), Zach Bryan (artist), Chicken and rice (food), and Football (sport)
