University of West Alabama

Riley McMahon TFRRS Profile

2019 (Cross Country): McMahon will take the season off to study abroad in Chile.

2018 (Cross Country): In her first season with the Wildcats, McMahon took second-place in the St. Kate's Invite with a 5K PR mark with a time of 19:51.0. She registered a third-place time of 23:13.7 in the 6K at the Seven Sisters Cross Country Championships. McMahon earned MIAC All-Conference honors finishing 15th overall at the 2019 MIAC Cross Country Championships with a 6K time of 23.19.3. Team MVP in 2018.

2018 (Track & Field): Registered a seventh-place time of 10:43.16 in the 3000 meter run at the CCIW Indoor Championship... Took sixth place in the 1500 meter run at the CCIW Outdoor Championship with a time of 4:56.14... Competed in the 5000 meter run at the CCIW Outdoor Championship, but didn't finish... Notched a third-place time of 12:46.82 in the distance medley relay at the CCIW Indoor Championship. 

Academic Honors:
Dean's list: Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020


High School: All-Southern Lakes Conference in cross country... Second Team All-Racine County as a sophomore... First Team All-Racine County as a junior... Named Racine Journal Times All-Area her junior and senior seasons... Three-time Union Grove High School Girl's Cross Country Team MVP (sophomore, junior, senior)... Two-time Wisconsin Division 1 Girl's Track & Field State Meet Qualifier (junior, senior)... Qualified for the Wisconsin Division 1 Girl's Track & Field State Meet in the 800 meter run and 1600 meter run her junior season... Participated in the 3200 meter run at the state meet her senior season... Two-time Union Grove High School Girl's Track & Field MVP... Union Grove Girl's Track & Field school record holder in the 3200 meter run... Named to the Racine Journal Times All-Area Girl's Track & Field Team her junior and senior seasons... Member of the National Honor Society... Participated on the Delta Plus Elite Club Track & Field Team. 

Personal: Transferred to St. Catherine from Carthage and ran at Murray State University prior to the 2018 spring semester... Named Murray State Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year... Daughter of Kevin and Christa McMahon... 

Why did you chose to attend St. Catherine?: The empowering women centered environment.

I am proud to be a Wildcat because: I love representing St. Kate's.

What do you enjoy most about being a student-athlete at St. Catherine?: I have the best support system and teammates I have ever had in my life.