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Haley Rizek

Decathlon/Jumps/Throws
ST. PIUS X HS
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-5
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Peak Performance

15.17

100-meter hurdles

45.69

300-meter hurdles

113 ft 4 in

Javelin
“Haley can do it all. She's simply the best and most coachable athlete I've had on any of my teams in my 29 years in track and field. There's more to come in her senior year.”
Jeff Turcotte
Head Coach at St. Pius X
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5 junior won a pair of individual titles at the Class 5A meet this past season, leading the Sartons to third place as a team. Rizek broke the tape in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, clocking times of 15.17 and 45.69 seconds. She also took bronze in the javelin with a throw of 113 feet, 4 inches. At this month's Great Southwest Classic, she set personal-bests in five individual events to take silver in the heptathlon with a career-best 4,619 points.

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Academic Achievement

Rizek has maintained a 3.65 GPA in the classroom and will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Also a volleyball standout, Rizek completed over 35 hours of community service this past academic year as part of her school curriculum. "Haley can do it all," said St. Pius X head coach Jeff Turcotte. "She's simply the best and most coachable athlete I've had on any of my teams in my 29 years in track and field. There's more to come in her senior year."