The meet gets underway at 5 p.m. Friday at Loftus Sports Center.
2012 Cross Country Season:Ran in the first three cross country meets of the season ... opened year with a 14th place finish out of 36 runners at the 6K Crusader Invitational (20:12.3) ... took seventh out of 77 runners in the five mile JV race at the National Catholic Championship (26:35.3) ... also ran in the five mile gold race at the Notre Dame Invitational.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Graduated from Our Lady of Good Counsel (Ashton, Md.) in the spring of 2012 ... twelve-time letter winner in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track ... named three times all-conference (2009, 2011 2012) and twice named Washington Metro Are Honorable Mention (2011, 2012) ... assisted track team to a conference championship (2011, 2012) and to a Private School State Championship (2012)... set school records in the 4x800m relay junior year and in the 5K senior year ... elected MVP in cross-country (2011, 2012) and track (2012) ... earned the Award for Athleticism senior year ... was active in the classroom as a retreat leader for Xaverian Leadership Institute, a member of the Xaverian Brother's Sponsored School's Leadership team and as a member of St. Mary's Scholar's group ... earned the Religious Achievement Award (2011) and the highest GPA for sophomore class (2010) ... father ran cross country and track at Notre Dame ... full name is John Thomas Riely ... born Dec. 21, 1993 in Takoma Park, Md. ... son of John and Patricia Riely ... has one brother and three sisters ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.
