The 6-foot senior thrower hurled the javelin 180 feet, four inches at the Brentwood Invitational this spring, winning the event and producing the nation's No. 1 performance among prep competitors in 2016. The effort marked the fifth-best mark in U.S. prep
Rivera has maintained a 4.04 weighted in the classroom.
A member of the National Honor Society and the president of her graduating class, she has volunteered locally on behalf of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Special Olympics and the American Red Cross.