Riley Fortune - Senior Riley
is
a forth year high school cross country runner and
four year Letterman.
Son of Tom and Mary Fortune |
2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017 Letterman 500 Mile Club in 2016 2014 Fastest Freshman Award Winner 2014 & 2015 Sub 30 South Mahomet Loop Club 2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017 Old Dog Club 2016 & 2017 Most Consecutive Days in a Row 2016 York Sub 5 for 5 Club 2016 Fastest Junior Award Winner 2016 Most Valuable Runner 2016 Bulldog Award Winner 2017 400 Mile Club 2017 Flying Dutchman Award Winner 2014 15 Minute 3 Mile Club 2015 16 Minute 3 Mile Club 2016 14 Minute 3 Mile Club 2017 14 Minute 3 Mile Club 2014 Personal Best 2 Mile Time 10:37 2014 Personal Best Time 15:48 2015 Personal Best Time 16:19 (16:05*) 2016 Personal Best Time 14:49 2017 Personal Best Time 14:48 2014, 2016, & 2017 Medalist in the Charleston Invitational 2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017 Medalist at the Springfield Invitational 2016 & 2017 Medalist at the PND Invitational 2016 Medalist at the East Peoria Invitational 2015, 2016, & 2017 Medalist at the Metamora Invitational 2016 & 2017 Medalist at the Conference Meet 2017 Medalist at the Regional Meet 2017 Medalist at the Sectional Meet 2014, 2015, 2016, & 2017 Medalist at the State Meet 2014 Springfield Invitational Freshman Race Meet Champion 2014 Conference Open Race Meet Champion 2016 Charleston Invitational Runner Up 2016 Conference Meet Runner Up 2016 All-Conference - 2nd 2017 All-Conference - 3rd 2017 All-Regional Meet - 4th 2017 All-Sectional Meet - 3rd 2014 State Qualifier - 78th 2015 State Qualifier - alternate 2016 State Qualifier - 13th 2017 State Qualifier - 6th 2016 All-State - 13th 2017 All-State - 6th 2014 Il Elite Status at the State Meet 2016 Elite State at the PND Meet 2016 Elite Status at the Conference, Regional, & State Meets Fastest Top Freshman Times List for the Charleston, Springfield, PND, E Peoria, & Metamora Invitationals, Conference, Regional, Sectional, & State Meets Fastest Top Sophomore Times List for the Charleston, Springfield, Peoria ND, E. Peoria, & Metamora Invitationals, Conference, Regional, & Sectional Meets Fastest Top Junior Times List for the Charleston, Springfield, PND, E Peoria, & Metamora Invitationals & Conference, Regional, & State Meets Fastest Top Senior Times List for the Charleston, Springfield, PND, & Metamora Invitationals & Conference, Regional, Sectional, & State Meets 2014 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October & November 2015 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, & November 2016 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, November, & December 2017 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, & November 2016 & 2017 News-Gazette All Area First Team 2016 NXN Nationals Qualifier - 104th |
As
a Freshman, Riley joins the team after
running cross country in junior high
for three seasons. Riley
qualified for State his 7th and 8th
grade seasons. He placed 83rd as
a 7th grade runner and 53rd as an 8th
grade runner. Riley adjusted to
the high school training and racing
quickly. Riley often pushed our
top runner in some of the toughest
early workouts. Riley ran a very
strong first race. He ran a
16:34 at the Charleston
Invitational. Riley's time
earned him the 2nd spot on our team's
fastest freshman top time list for the
Charleston Invitational. Riley
earned a medal by placing 21st overall
and 8th for our team. Riley went
on to be one of the few freshmen
runners we have had that have broken
30 minutes on our South Mahomet
run. Riley made his way onto the
News Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in
September. Riley ran a strong race at the
Springfield Invitational freshman race. He
won the meet with a fast time of 10:37 on a hilly
and soggy course. This earned him the 2nd
fastest time ever run on that course by a Mahomet
freshman. Riley earned a medal for winning
the meet and helped lead his team to the team
title. His time was a 30 second lifetime
best effort. Riley earned enough letter
points after the Springfield race to earn his
first Varsity letter. Riley ran in the
varsity race at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational
against 68 other teams. Riley tied his
lifetime best with a 16:34. He ran 7th for
the team. He helped his team place 2nd
beating out 19 other State ranked teams and 3
nationally ranked teams. Riley's time earned
him a spot on our team's fastest top freshman
times list for the PND Invite. Riley helped
his team run the fastest top 7 runner average we
have ever had at the Peoria Notre Dame
Invite. Ryan had another great race at the
East Peoria Invitational. He ran 7th for the
team and helped them win the 23 team
invitational. He ran a lifetime best of
16:30. This was the 4th fastest freshman
time we have had in 10 years. He helped his
team earn a State ranking of 2nd for the week and
a national ranking of 36th. Riley made his way onto the
News Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in
October. Riley ran a season best time at the
Metamora Invitational. He improved 23
seconds to run a 16:07. This earned him the
4th fastest freshman spot on our team's fastest
times list. He now holds the 7th fastest
freshman time of any Mahomet runner in the past 44
years. Riley had a great race at the
Conference meet. He was the individual meet
champion in the open race with a personal best 3
mile time of 16:23. This was an 11 second
improvement. He helped lead his team to win
the race with a low score of 16. He was
faster than 4 of the 7 other team's fastest runner
showing how strong of a runner he is. He ran
the 3rd fastest freshman time on our fastest
freshman times list for the Conference meet which
we have been running for 45 years. Riley ran
fast enough to earn a spot on our team's State
meet roster. Riley went on to have a great
week of practice the Regional meet week. He
broke 5 minutes in the mile for the first time in
his life. He ran a 4:55 to earn a spot on
our team's Old Dog club. Riley ran a
lifetime 3 mile personal best at the Regional meet
with a time of 16:09. He ran 4th for the
team to help them win. He helped them run
the fastest top 5 and fastest top 7 runner average
our team has ever had in the 45 year history at
the Regional meet. He ran the 2nd fastest
time ever run by a Mahomet freshman in the
Regional meet in 45 years. He place 15th in
the meet with a 12 second improvement on his
previous best 3 mile time. Riley earned our
fastest freshman award for the 2014 season.
Riley made his way onto the
News Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in
November. Riley ran a great Sectional
race. He ran 5th for the team and earned a
spot on our State team. He ran a lifetime
best of 16:03. This helped our team run the
fastest top 5 runner average and top 7 runner
average we have had in our 45 year history at the
Sectional meet. Riley became the 5th fastest
freshman in any race by any Mahomet runner in 45
years. He also earned the 4th fastest
freshman time we have had at the Sectional
race. Riley ran a great race at the State
meet. He ran a 15:48 to place 78th.
This was the fastest freshman time ever run by a
Mahomet runner at the State meet. He earned
Illinois Elite Status by dyestat.com. He
helped his team run the fastest top 7 runner
average at State. He helped his team win our
program's first state trophy by placing 2nd.
He earned a medal by placing 2nd as a team.
He earned our team's fastest freshman award his
freshman year. He joined our team's 15
minute 3 mile runner club by breaking into the
15s. As a sophomore, Riley opened up his season at the Charleston Invitational. He ran a 17:36. His time was fast enough to earn him a spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list at the Charleston Invitational. He earned himself a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September. Riley had a huge improvement at the Springfield Invitational. He helped lead his team to a 2nd place team finish. Riley placed 6th overall which earned him a medal. He improved 29 seconds in a week to run a season best time of 17:08. He earned a spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list for the Springfield invite. He earned enough points after his second race to earn his second cross country varsity letter. Riley earned his way onto our sub 30 South Mahomet loop again as a sophomore. Riley had a great break through at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. He cut off 49 seconds to run a 16:19. He earned a spot on our teams 16 minute 3 mile club. Riley ran the 9th fastest sophomore time for a Mahomet runner at this invite. Riley ran a strong race at the East Peoria Invitational. He ran a 16:38. His time earned him the 11th spot on our team's fastest top sophomore list at this invite. Riley placed 28th in the meet helping his team win the invite. Riley earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in October. Riley joined our Old Dog club by breaking 5 minutes in the mile. Riley ran a season personal best time of 16:05 at the Metamora Invitational. This was a 14 second improvement from his season best. Riley earned a medal by placing 35th in the meet becoming one of the few Mahomet runners to ever medal in this invite. Riley ran the 7th fastest sophomore time by a Mahomet runner at this invite. He ran the 19th fastest time ever run by a sophomore Mahomet runner in any race in the past 46 years. Riley led most of the way in the Conference open race. He ended up finishing a strong 5th place with a time of 16:13. This was a 10 second improvement from his last year's conference race. Riley helped his team win the open race with a low score of 17. He earned the 10th spot on our team's fastest sophomore times list at the Conference meet. Riley earned a spot on our State series roster. Riley was injured going into the Regional meet and he was going to be held out to rest him. With a last minute injury by one of our other runners, Riley showed amazing loyalty by stepping in to make sure our team had a full roster. Riley ran a 16:45 and helped his team win the meet with the lowest top seven runner average we have had in 46 years in the Regional meet. Riley earned the 14th fastest time by a Mahomet sophomore in the Regional meet in the past 46 years. Riley had a very competitive race at the Sectional meet. Despite the horrible wind and rain he still ran a 16:23 to place 33rd. He placed 5th our his team helping them win the Sectional meet advancing them to State. He became a 2 time State qualifier. He earned the 13th spot on our team's fastest top sophomore times at the Sectional meet. Riley also earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in November. Riley set up his team to place 2nd in State. Riley and his teammates earned at medal at the State meet for placing 2nd. As a junior, Riley entered the season after finishing a great track season. He earned All-State honors in the 3200 meter relay. He trained harder than ever in the summer by running 500 miles. He joined our team's 500 mile club. Riley helped lead his team in a pack to win the 13 team Charleston Invitational with a perfect score. Riley took the runner-up spot to earn a medal. He ran a 15:52 to earn a spot on our team's 15 minute 3 mile club. He earned the 3rd fastest time ever by a Mahomet junior at this invitational. He improved 1 minute and 43 seconds from his time at this meet last year. Riley earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in September. Rile ran with his teammates in a tight pack to win the Springfield Invitational. They finished 6 runners in 1 second spread. Riley earned a medal for his high place. He earned his third varsity XC letter after this meet. He earned a top spot on our team's fastest junior top times list at the Springfield Invitational. Riley had a great race at the Peoria Notre Dame Invitational. Despite the course being slow from being wet, Riley still ran a lifetime best of 15:17. He finished 24th overall and helped his team place 2nd in the 72 team invitational. He helped his team beat 23 State ranked teams and 2 nationally ranked teams. Riley earned elite status for his time by MileSplit. He earned the 5th spot on our team's fastest junior times list for the PND Invite. He ran a lifetime best by 31 seconds. He earned a medal for his high place. Riley ran a solid race at the East Peoria Invitational. He ran in a pack with his team to place 1st-6th to win the 21 team invitational with a perfect score. He ran the 7th fastest junior time for a Mahomet runner at this meet in the 12 years we have raced at this invite. Riley earned a medal for his 3rd place finish. He improved 1 minute and 3 seconds from his East Peoria time a year ago. Riley joined our team's old dog sub 5 minute mile club by breaking 5 minutes in the mile. He joined our sub 5 for 5 club. Riley broke into the 14s for the first time at the Metamora Invitational. He ran a 14:55 to become one of only 11 Mahomet runners to break 15 in 47 years. Riley won a medal by placing 5th. He helped his team win the 26 team invitational with 20 points. He earned a spot on our team's 14 minute 3 mile club. Riley earned the 3rd spot on our fastest junior times list at the Metamora Invitational. He earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in October. Riley was runner up at the Conference meet. He ran a 14:49 for his lifetime best. This was 28 second improvement from his season best 3 mile. He improved 84 seconds from his 2015 conference time. Riley earned Elite status for his time from Milesplit.com. He earned a medal for placing 2nd and All-Conference status. He ran the fastest time ever by a Mahomet junior at the Conference meet. He also ran the fastest time ever by a junior in the Cornbelt conference meet ever by any runner in any school. Riley helped our team to a Regional Championship. He placed 6th. He ran a 15:15 which earned him the 3rd fastest time on our team's fastest junior list at the Regional meet. He earned elite status by Milesplit.com for his great Regional time. He helped his team run the fastest top 5 and top 7 runner average we have ever had at this meet. Riley improved 1 minute and 30 seconds from his 2015 Regional time. He ran a great race at State. He ran a 14:49 which earned him the 4th spot on our team's fastest junior times list at State. He placed 13th earning a medal and All-State status. He helped his team win State as a team so he earned a second medal for that. He helped our team tie 2 State records. They set the most amount of All-State runners with 6. Only 2 other teams in 71 years have accomplished this. They also ran the fastest top 5 team average of any non AAA team in 71 years. Riley earned our team's most valuable award and Bulldog award along with his State team. He earned our team's fastest junior award for running a 14:49. He earned a spot on the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list in November. Riley earned Elite Status from his performance at State. He went on to earn a spot on the News Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in December. He earned First Team All Area Honors. He earned Elite status by milesplit for his time at the Nike Cross Nationals Midwest Regional race where he ran a 15:50 to place 60th. He helped his team place 3rd. Riley's team won an at-large bid to qualify for the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland. Riley led his team and placed 104th at the Nike Cross Nationals with a 16:57 on a very muddy course. He helped his team place 17th at Nationals. Riley helped his team earn a national ranking as high as 13th throughout the season. In the final rankings his team earned a 17th in the nation spot. As a senior, Riley stepped in as one of the strongest team leaders we have had. He really went out of his way to encourage the young runners and to take care of them. His character really set a high standard for our team. Riley earned a spot on our 400 mile club despite fighting an injury mid summer. Riley ran a solid race at the Charleston Invitational with a time of 16:05. He spent much of the race helping his teammates stay in the pack. Riley's time was still in the top 10 fastest senior times we have had at this invite. He placed 11th earning himself another medal. He helped his team win the invite. Riley went on to run a 15:50 at the Charleston Invitational. This earned him the 5th fastest senior time we have had at this meet. We have only had a handful of runners break 16:00 on this tough course. He placed 7th to earn a medal. He earned enough letter points to earn his 4th varsity letter in XC. He earned a spot on the News-Gazette prep cross country leaders list in September. He ran a sold race at the Peoria Notre Dame race. He placed 39th to earn a medal. He ran a 15:31 which earned him the 7th spot on our team's fastest senior times list for the PND invite. He ran a season best by 19 seconds. He helped his team place 9th. We held Riley out of the East Peoria Invitational to keep him healthy. Riley earned our team's most consecutive days in a row award for his great commitment to running. Riley had a nice comeback at the Metamora Invitational. He placed 7th overall to earn a medal. He helped his team win the 29 team invitational. He ran a 15:28 for a season best and to earn the 10th spot on our team's fastest senior times list at the Metamora Invitational. Riley helped his team win the conference meet with a 1-2-3 finish. He placed 3rd earning a medal and all-conference honors. He ran a season best 3 mile time by 19 seconds with a 15:31. He earned the 10th spot on our team's fastest senior times list at conference. He earned a spot on our State meet roster for the 4th year. He earned a spot on the News Gazette Area Cross Country Leaders List in October. Riley ran a 15:03 at the Regional meet. This was his season best by 25 seconds. He ran the 5th fastest time ever run by a Mahomet runner at the Regional meet. He helped his team run the fastest top 5 and top 7 runner average we have had at the Regional meet in our 48 year history at the meet. He placed 4th to earn All-Regional status and a medal. Riley helped his team win the Sectional meet with a 3rd place finish. He earned a medal and All-Sectional status for his finish. He ran a 15:09 which earned him the 5th spot on our team's fastest senior times list at the Sectional meet. He became a 4 time State qualifier. He helped our team run the 2nd fastest top 5 runner average and 2nd fastest top 7 runner average at the Sectional meet in our 48 years of attending the meet. He earned a spot on the News Gazette Area Cross Country Leaders List in November. Riley had one of the best races of his career at the right moment. He ran a lifetime 3 mile best for a 21 second improvement. He ran a 14:48. This earned him a spot on our team's 14 minute runner club. His time earned him the 4th spot on our team's fastest senior times list at State. He helped his team run the 2nd fastest top 5 runner average at State. He placed 4th which earned him All-State status again this year. He helped his team win the State championship for a second year. He earned a medal for being part of our State championship team and for being an All-State runner. Riley won the Flying Dutchman award for placing in the conference, Regional, Sectional, and State meets. Riley earned first team All-Area honors from the News-Gazette. |