Riley Wells - Men's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Riley Wells

Sr./Sr. | 6-0 | Mid-Distance | Rockford, Illinois | Rockford Christian HS / Illinois State

2022-2023
Outdoor: MVC champion in 800m with a 1:50.57 … Finished third in Drake Relays 800m with a time of 1:50.14 … Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary round, posting a times of 1:48.98 1:47.83 in 800m … Finished third in 800m with a 1:48.48 at Bryan Clay Invitational.

Indoor: Bronze medalist in 800m and as member of distance medley relay at MVC Championships … Posted a 1:52.81 in conference prelims with a 1:55.75 in final, ran anchor leg on relay, splitting 4:16.04 for 1,600m … Opened season with 800m win (1:56.73) at Coughlan-Malloy Cup … Finished fifth in 1:51.49 at PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational … Posted a 4:11.21 in the mile at Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame … Produced a time of 1:48.81 for 10th at Boston University Valentine Invite.

2021-2022
Outdoor:  MVC champion in 800m clocking a 1:53.05… Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary round, generated a career best of 1:47.82 to place 19th after a 1:47.89 in the opening round … Finished fifth in 800m with a 1:49.44 at Drake Relays … Recorded a personal-best in the 1500 of 3:52.62 at Raleigh Relays… Won 800m (1:50.18) at Illini Classic, same time placed eighth in Indiana Invitational.

Indoor: Won 800m title in 1:49.86 at MVC Championships and member of winning distance medley relay (9:54.09), splitting 1:53.62 on third leg … Started season with a victory in 800m (1:56.25) at Coughlan-Malloy Cup … Finished fourth with a 1:52.31 at PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational … Set a mile career best of 4:10.71 in Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitational … Placed fourth in 800m (1:50.25) at GVSU Big Meet … Improved to 1:49.79 to place ninth at Alex Wilson Invitational.

2020-21
Outdoor: Silver medalist in 800m at MVC Championships with a 1:49.54 and ran on sixth place 4 x 400m relay … Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary round, clocking 1:50.18 in first round … Started outdoor season placing third in 1,500m (3:53.44) at Illinois State Redbird Invitational … Finished fifth at Drake Relays with a 1:51.93 in 800m and ran on third place 4 x 800m relay (7:22.58) … Third in 800m at Illinois State Invitational with a 1:50.22 … Won Pacesetter Sports Invitational 800m in 1:50.84.

2020-21
Indoor: Claimed 800m title in 1:52.08 at MVC Championships and ran on fourth place distance medley relay (10:13.76) … Started season with a victory in 800m (1:56.04) at Jack Jennett Invitational … Added a win at Don DeNoon Dual with a 1:53.14 … Finished seventh with a 1:51.56 at GVSU Big Meet.

2019-20
Indoor: Placed sixth in 800m (1:53.81) at MVC Championships … Collegiate debut produced a victory in 800m (1:57.56) at Coughlan-Malloy Cup … Placed eighth in 1,000m with a 2:31.05 at Notre Dame Invitational … Finished fourth in 800m (1:55.12) at adidas Classic … Registered times of 1:56.09 and 1:54.70 on oversized tracks at Notre Dame Meyo Invitational and Iowa State Classic.

High School
2019 graduate of Rockford Christian HS … Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field … Three-time state champion in the 800m (2017, 2018, 2019) … Helped the 4x400m relay to a state runner-up finish in 2018 … Member of the state champion 4 x 400m relay team as a sophomore and the state champion 4 x 800m relay team as a freshman … Helped the cross country team to a conference championship as a freshman … A member of the state runner-up team in track & field.

Personal
Born July 18, 2000 … Son of Michael and Lori Wells … Has two older brothers, Caleb and Noah.

Riley Wells | Collegiate Stats

Career best marks

Indoor

800m | 1:48.81

1,000m | 2:31.05

Mile | 4;10.71

Outdoor

800m | 1:47.82

1,500m | 3:52.62