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2023-24 Track & Field Roster

TF Riley Marx NCAA Championship
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K-State at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships / Lawrence, KS
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TF Riley Marx javelin champion Drake Relays April 26, 2025
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K-State TFXC at Oregon Open / Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
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Riley Marx weight throw Triangular
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Riley Marx in the men's javelin at the Ward Haylett Invitational on April 26 at R.V. Christian Track
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Riley Marx in the men's javelin at the Ward Haylett Invitational on April 26 at R.V. Christian Track
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TF Riley Marx

Riley Marx

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Andale, Kan.
  • High School:
    Andale
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Personal Bests
 Weight Throw  17.31m (56' 9") (KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, 1/17/25)
 Hammer Throw  47.01m (154' 3") (Shocker Open, 5/3/24)
 Javelin Throw  72.58m (238' 1") (NCAA West Preliminary, 5/28-31/25)

HONORS
  • 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 Team
  • 2025 NCAA Second Team All-American (Outdoor, JT)
  • 2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
  • 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
OUTDOOR
  • Earned Second Team All-American honors at the NCAA Championship (6/11-14/25) in Eugene with an 11th place javelin throw mark of 70.71m.
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championship in the javelin throw with a personal best mark at the NCAA West Prelims (5/28-31/25) at 72.58m in 4th place. That throw puts him at no. 2 in the K-State all-time top-10.
  • Medaled in the javelin at the Big 12 Championship (5/15-17/25) with a runner-up throw of 68.11m.
  • Won the javelin throw championship division at the Drake Relays (4/23-26/25) with a distance of 70.65m, his second time throwing over 70 meters.
  • Finished runner-up in the javelin at the Oregon Open (4/18/25) with a throw of 66.35m.
  • Won the javelin throw at the first meet of the season at the KT Woodman Classic (4/11-12/25) with a personal best throw by 9 feet at 70.83m.
INDOOR
  • Finished the season at the Big 12 Championship (2/28-3/1/25) in the weight throw with a throw of 15.52m.
  • At the Tyson Invite (2/14-15/25) he competed in the weight throw with a distance of 15.90m.
  • Competed in the weight throw at the Steve Miller Invite (2/7/25) with an 8th place distance of 17.01m.
  • During the DeLoss Dodds Invite (1/31-2/1/25) he competed in the weight throw with a distance of 16.86m in 8th place.
  • In consecutive meets he recorded his weight throw personal best at the Red Raider Invite (1/24/25) finishing 8th at 17.31m.
  • At the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/17/25) he competed in the weight throw with a distance 16.64m, finishing 4th.

AS A FRESHMAN (2023-24)
OUTDOOR
  • Only freshman to compete individually for the Wildcats at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/22/25-24), in the javelin he threw for 67.04m in 18th place.
  • Medaled in the javelin throw at the Big 12 Championship (5/9-11/24) with a throw of 68.04m in 3rd place.
  • Recorded a new hammer throw personal best at the Shocker Open (5/3/24) with a throw of 47.01m, 10 feet further than his previous.
  • Competed in two events at the Ward Haylett Invitational (4/26/24), the javelin with a 3rd place throw of 62.79m and in the hammer throw at 44.16m.
  • During the Mt SAC Relays (4/17-20/24) he competed in the men's javelin elite event with a throw of 60.95m, in 10th place.
  • Finished runner-up in the javelin at the Jim Click Shootout (4/5-6/24) with a distance of 66.99m.
  • Competed in the hammer throw for the first time at the Shocker Spring Invitational (3/29-30/24) with a throw of 40.48m.
  • In the first outdoor meet of the season at the Hurricane Invitational (3/15-16/24) he finished 5th in the javelin throw with a distance of 66.73m.
INDOOR
  • During the Steve Miller Invitational (2/16/24) he competed in the weight throw with a runner-up distance of 15.69m.
  • At the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (2/1-3/24) he recorded a weight throw distance of 14.71m.
  • In his collegiate meet at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12/24) he competed in the weight throw with a distance of 13.33m, placing 6th.

PRIOR TO K-STATE
  • Attended Andale High School
  • 2022 KSHSAA 4A javelin and discus state champion
  • 2021 KSHSAA 4A javelin and discus state champion
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