Upcoming Event: Cross Country at Roanoke XC Invitational on October 18, 2025 at 10:15 a.m.
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10:15 a.m.
Cross Country
at Roanoke XC Invitational
2023 Cross Country Roster
Sam Rivera
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Whitney Young
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7377484/Duke/Sam_Rivera.html
Academic Accolades
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2022)
- Cross Country All-ACC Academic Team (2019, 2022)
- 2019 ACC Cross Country Freshman of the Year
2022-23 (Senior)
Outdoor
- Ran 14:25.81 in the 5,000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships
- Turned in a 5,000m time of 14:46.32 at the Wake Forest Invite
- Placed third at the Duke Invite in the 5,000m race, crossing the finish line in 14:02.94
- Competed at two meets during the outdoor season
- Ran the 5,000m in 14:17.04 to place 10th at the Music City Challenge
- Clocked 8:19.23 in the 3,000m race at Penn State National Open
- Ran his 10K in 30:36.7 at the NCAA Southeast Regional
- Turned in an 8K time of 24:25.3 at the ACC Championships
- Finished the Nuttycombe Invite with a time of 24:05.6 on the 8K course
- Clocked an 8K personal best of 23:36.3 at the Paul Short Run
- Registered a PR in the 6K (18:01.4) at the Virginia Invite
2021-22 (Junior)
Outdoor
- Competed in the 5000m at the ACC Championships and Virginia Challenge
- Ran 14:15.42 in the 5000m at the ACC Championships
- Clocked 5000m personal best (13:52.30) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational, No. 2 in Duke history
- Ran 3000m personal best (8:02.41) at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet, No. 2 all-time at Duke; Also took fourth in the DMR with a time of 10:04.09
- Competed in the 3000m and DMR at the Hokie Invitational
- Ran 10K personal best (30:23.1) at the NCAA Southeast Regional
- Clocked 24:28.2 at the ACC Championships
- Ran 8K personal best (24:23.4) at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals
- Finished the Battle in Beantown in 15th with a time of 24:38.7
- Ran 6K personal best (18:04.1) and placed fourth at the Elon Opener
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
- Did not compete
- Made Duke track and field debut at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet, placing eighth in the 3000m with a time of 8:31.80
- Clocked a personal-best time in the 8K at the ACC Championships, coming in at 24:21.2
- Ran his 8K in 24:54.2 for a 24th-place result at the Panorama Farms Invitational
- Finished 20th overall at the Virginia Tech Invitational with an 8K time of 25:35.5
2019-20 (Freshman)
Outdoor
- Did not compete - season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic
- Did not compete
- Named to the All-ACC Academic team
- Competed in the 10K at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships and placed 47th with a time of 31:12.0
- Finished first among true freshmen competing at the ACC Championships with an 8K time of 25:16.4 to become Duke's first ACC Freshman of the Year
- Finished 18th at the Roy Griak Invitational, clocking 25:16.5 on the 8K course
- Ran a seasonal-best 8K time of 25:05.5 to place 20th at the Cavalier Classic
- Made his collegiate debut at the Elon Opener, clocking a 6K time of 18:41.7 to finish 11th overall to help the Blue Devils finish first in the team standings
Prior to Duke: Attended Whitney Young High School … earned a bronze medal at the Illinois State Cross Country Championships after taking first at the IHSA Regional meet … notched a first-place medal at the Chicago Public League Cross Country Race … also placed 18th at the Footlocker Midwest Regional in Kenosha, Wisc.
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