Riley Masters - Cross Country Coach - University of Colorado Athletics

Riley Masters

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Volunteer Coach

Riley Masters is in his second season as a volunteer assistant with the Colorado track and field and cross country programs. A five-time All-American at Oklahoma, Masters currently trains with Mark Wetmore and Heather Burroughs.

While at OU, Masters set the Sooners’ 1,500-meter school record, clocking in at 3:37.19, and was the Big 12 1,500-meter champion. He competed in the mile and 3,000-meter run during the indoor campaigns and during the outdoor season, Masters focused on the 1,500. A member of the cross country team, he won a pair of America East Conference Championships. Masters earned six trips to the NCAA Championships in cross country and track and field.

A professional since 2013, he has qualified for the Olympic Trials three times and has represented the United States on four international teams. During the 2018 season, he recorded a fourth place finish at the USATF Championships in the 5,000-meter run. Masters went on to compete at the NACAC and earned a silver medal.

Masters graduated from OU in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. He is married to Sara Sutherland, who ran cross country and track and field at Texas before transferring to Colorado. The couple resides in Boulder.