# Jake Riley

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{{short description|American long-distance runner (born 1988)}}{{otherpeople}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jake Riley
| image = Berlin-Marathon 2023 Jake Riley.jpg
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| caption = Jake Riley at 2023 Berlin Marathon
| full_name = Jacob Riley
| nickname = 
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|02}}
| birth_place = 
| hometown = [Bellingham, Washington](/source/Bellingham%2C_Washington), U.S.
| alma_mater = [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University)
| occupation = 
| years_active = 
| height = 
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| spouse = 
| website = 
| sport = [Long-distance running](/source/Long-distance_running)
| event = {{ubl|[10000 metres](/source/10000_metres)|[Half marathon](/source/Half_marathon)|[Marathon](/source/Marathon)}}
| universityteam = [Stanford Cardinal](/source/Stanford_Cardinal)
| club = Boulder Track Club
| team = 
| turnedpro = 
| coach = [Lee Troop](/source/Lee_Troop)
| retired = 2024
| olympics = '''2020''' <br /> Marathon, 28th <br />
| pb = Marathon: 2:10:02 (2020)
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'''Jacob Riley''' (born November 2, 1988) is a retired American [long-distance](/source/Long-distance_running) [runner](/source/Running).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/jake-riley-253599|title=Jacob RILEY {{!}} Profile|website=www.worldathletics.org|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DCXg1JUP5Et/ |access-date=2025-08-14 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> He placed second behind [Galen Rupp](/source/Galen_Rupp) at the [2020 United States Olympic Trials (marathon)](/source/2020_United_States_Olympic_Trials_(marathon)), securing a spot at the [2020 Tokyo Olympics](/source/2020_Tokyo_Olympics) (which were rescheduled to start July 2021 due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic)).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2020/02/29/us-olympic-marathon-trials-galen-rupp-dominates/4914393002/|title=Olympic marathon trials: Galen Rupp dominates men's race; 43-year-old makes team|last=Wolken|first=Dan|website=USA Today|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref> Riley finished the race in a personal best time of 2:10:02.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://track.rtrt.me/e/ATLANTA-TRIALS-2020|title=U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon Live Results!|website=U.S. Olympic Trials Live Tracking|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref> Riley was the first American (and ninth overall finisher) in the [2019 Chicago marathon](/source/2019_Chicago_Marathon), in a time of  2:10:36.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a29430358/chicago-marathon-results-mens-winner-2019/|title=Lawrence Cherono Claims Chicago Crown by One-Second Margin|last=Dutch|first=Taylor|date=2019-10-13|website=Runner's World|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref>

Riley represents the Boulder Track Club where he is coached by [Lee Troop](/source/Lee_Troop). Previously, he ran for the [Hansons-Brooks Original Distance Project](/source/Hansons-Brooks_Distance_Project).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.podiumrunner.com/culture/gone-with-the-wind-rupp-tuliamuk-storm-atlanta-to-win-the-u-s-olympic-trials-marathons/|title=Gone with the Wind: Rupp, Tuliamuk Storm Atlanta to Win the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathons|first=Brian|last=Metzler|date=2020-02-29|website=PodiumRunner|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref> In the [2016 US Olympic Trials Marathon](/source/2016_United_States_Olympic_Trials_(track_and_field)), Riley finished 15th in 02:18:31.<ref>{{cite web |title=Results for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Marathon Trials |url=https://www.flotrack.org/results/5997269-2016-us-olympic-team-marathon-trials/3572 |website=FloTrack |accessdate=2 March 2020}}</ref> Riley won the 2012 [USATF Club Cross Country Championship](/source/USATF_National_Club_Cross_Country_Championships), covering the [10k](/source/10K_run) race in a time of 29:58.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a20838698/club-cross-champ-jake-riley-also-wants-to-shine-on-track/|title=Club Cross Champ Jake Riley Also Wants to Shine on Track|last=Gambaccini|first=Peter|date=2012-12-13|website=Runner's World|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref>

== Collegiate career ==
In college, Riley competed for [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gostanford.com/sports/cross-country/roster/jacob-riley/3915|title=Jacob Riley - Cross Country|website=Stanford University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref> where he was an 8-time [All-American](/source/All-American).<ref>{{cite web |title=The Men's Contenders: 5 through 1 - U.S.Olympic Team Trials |url=https://www.atlanta2020trials.com/news/221/58/The-Mens-Contenders-5-Through-1 |publisher=Atlanta Track Club |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=28 February 2020}}</ref> Riley placed third in the [10,000m](/source/10K_run) at the [2010 NCAA Championship](/source/2010_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships), in a time of 28:57.41.

== Personal life ==
Riley is from [Bellingham, Washington](/source/Bellingham%2C_Washington), and resides in [Boulder, Colorado](/source/Boulder%2C_Colorado).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlanta2020trials.com/fan-zone/athletes/Jake-Riley|title=Jake Riley - U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon|website=www.atlanta2020trials.com|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref>

== Personal bests ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Surface
!Distance
!Time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |Outdoor track
|5000 m
|13:32.82
|May 18, 2012
|Los Angeles
|
|-
|10,000 m
|27:59.37
|May 2, 2015
|Palo Alto
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Road racing
|Half marathon
|1:02:56
|March 16, 2014
|New York
|
|-
|Marathon
|2:10:02
|February 29, 2020
|Atlanta
|2nd place in US Trials 
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{USATF}}
* {{Team USA|new_id=jacob-riley|name=Jacob Riley|old_id=Jacob-Riley|sport=usa-track-and-field}}
* {{Olympics.com|jacob-riley|Jacob Riley}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Instagram}}

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Category:Living people
Category:American men marathon runners
Category:Stanford Cardinal men's cross country runners
Category:1988 births
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes

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