Chico State Athletics

2011 XC All-American (Finshed 42nd)
2011 XC All-West Region (Finshed 10th)
2011 XC All-CCAA (Finshed 4th)

2011-2012: Earned All-American honors while placing 42nd at the NCAA Championships...Placed tenth at the NCAA West Regionals, earning All-West Region honors...Placed fourth at the CCAA Championships as the Wildcats took ten of the top 11 spots in the race, earning All-CCAA honors.

2010-2011: Finished 46th at the Pacific American USATF Championships…Finished 17th at the CCAA Championships…Ran a 24:46 8K at the Santa Clara Invitational…Placed 29th at the Willamette Invitational with a PR of 24:42…Placed 85th at the Stanford Invitational…On the track, placed seventh in the 1,500 meters and ninth in the 5K at the CCAA Championships while notching PRs in each event.

Pre-Chico Days: Competed in soccer for two seasons at West Hills Community College after a solid multi-sport career at Tulare Western High School...Returned to running at College of Sequoias…Under the watchful eye of Coach David Bronzan, quickly developed into one of the best runners in the state…Placed fourth at the NorCal Championships, then posted another fourth place finish at the 2009 State XC Championships, clocking an impressive 20:13 on the Woodward Park 4-mile layout…On the track, Rivera posted PR’s of 1:56 (800 meters), 3:56 (1,500 meters) and 15:16 (5K0 and was a state meet qualifier.

Personal Best Marks:
8K XC – 24:42
800m – 1:56
1,500m – 3:56
5,000m – 14:54