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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Riley Hough

Distance runner
HARTLAND HS
HARTLAND, MICHIGAN
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:11.4

Eastbay Cross Country Championships

5th

Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships

1st - 14:56.5

Div. 1 individual state championship
“Riley Hough is by far the best runner in Michigan cross country, it’s not even close. A strong argument could easily be made that he is the best in the country.”
Michael Kessler
Head Coach head coach at Skyline High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 133-pound senior raced to a national title and All-American honors at the Eastbay Cross Country Championships this past season with a time of 15:11.4. Hough also earned All-American status at the national Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships, placing fifth. He won the Div. 1 individual state championship in 14:56.5 and finished first at the MSU Spartan Invitational, the Jackson Invitational, the Portage Invitational and the Eastbay Midwest Regional Championships.

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Academic Achievement

Hough has maintained a 3.58 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at Michigan State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Hough has volunteered locally on behalf of a community garden.