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Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Girls Track & Field - Colorado

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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Riley Stewart

Distance
CHERRY CREEK HS
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

2:09.60

800m (State)

4:45.96

1600m (State)

10:31.45

3200m (State)
“This season, Riley was undefeated in the state of Colorado and finished in the top five of each national-level competition she entered. I’ve coached athletes for the past 17 years of my life, and I can say that I have had very few as talented as Riley, and none who have had the combination of talent, hard work, humility and teamwork that she exhibits.”
Ethan Dusto
Head Coach distance coach at Cherry Creek High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11 junior won three individual events at the Class 5A state meet this past season. The state’s reigning Gatorade Player of the Year in girls cross country, Stewart won the 800-meter run in 2:09.60, broke the tape in the 1600 in 4:45.96 and took the 3200 in 10:31.45. She also anchored the victorious 4x800 relay quartet. Stewart’s season-best time of 4:44.13 in the 1600 broke the Colorado girls state record.

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Academic Achievement

Stewart has maintained a 3.97 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her school’s student-athlete leadership council, Stewart has volunteered locally on behalf of park clean-up initiatives.