Riley White

Trent Zelden

Throws

/ Track & Field

Photo by: Caleb Garner

Photo by: Trevor Birchett/MSU Athletics

Position:
Sprints
Height:
5-4
Class (Indoor):
Jr.
Class (Outdoor):
Jr.^
Hometown:
Nolensville, Tenn.
High School/Previous School:
Ravenwood HS

School Record Holder (Outdoor 400m Hurdles) - 57.99

2021 Outdoor Season

At the Bulldog Relays, she finished in fourth in the 400m hurdles (3/27) ... Came in 14th in the 400m hurdles at the Florida Relays, as well as 26th in the 400m (4/2-3) ... Competed in the 400m hurdles, finishing in seventh at the War Eagle Invitational (4/17) ... At the SEC Championships, she competed in the 400m hurdle prelims, finishing in 18th (5/13).

2021 Indoor Season

Competed at the Commodore Indoor where she finished in sixth in the 400m (1/16) ... Finished in eighth in the 400m at the Carolina Challenge (1/23).

2020 Outdoor Season

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season

Did not compete.

2019 Outdoor Season

Won the 400m hurdles in 1:01.93 at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22) where she also was part of the winning 4x400m and sprint medley relays … Also ran on State’s 4x100m relay in the season opener … Crossed the line in 1:01.47 in the 400m hurdles at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/28) … Won the 400m hurdles at the Bobcat Invitational (3/29), clocking a personal-best 1:00.89 … Posted the third-fastest 400m hurdles time in school history with a personal-best 58.96 to place second at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/12) where she also ran on the winning 4x400m relay … Finished fourth in the 400m hurdles, running 59.95, at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) where she also ran on the 4x400m relay … Matched her previous personal best with a fourth-place finish in the 400m hurdles at the National Relays (4/26) … Also ran on State’s 4x400m relay team … Placed seventh in the 400m hurdles at the SEC Championships (5/11) with a then-personal-best run of 58.80 … Became the first Bulldog woman to run sub-58 in the 400m hurdles when she broke the school record to finish 13^th at the NCAA East Prelims (5/24), running 57.99.

2019 Indoor Season

Won the 500m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) with a time of 1:16.39 … Finished eighth in the 400m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19), running a personal-best 56.59 … Competed in the 200m and 400m at the Razorback Invitational (1/25-26) … Ran 57.30 in the 400m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/8), where she also competed in the 4x400m relay … Clocked a 56.71 in the 400m prelims at the SEC Championships (2/22).

2018 Outdoor Season

Opened the season with victories in the 4x400m and sprint medley relays at the Bulldog Relays (3/23) where she also ran the 200m and 4x200m relay … Clocked a wind-aided personal-best 24.87 in the 200m at the Florida Relays (3/29) … Was also part of the winning 4x400m relay in Gainesville … Placed sixth in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) where she also ran the 100m … Ran the third leg of the winning 4x400m relay that posted the second-fastest time in school history with a 3:34.77 at the Tennessee Relays (4/12) … Also ran the 100m, 200m and 4x200m, setting a personal-best with a wind-aided 12.15 in the 100m … Ran on the 4x200m and 4x400m relays at the Penn Relays (4/26) … Competed in the 200m and the 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the SEC Championships (5/11) … Ran on the 4x400m relay that placed 11^th at the NCAA East Prelims (5/24) with the No. 4 time in school history (3:35.05) … Advanced to the NCAA Championships (6/7) as part of the 4x400m relay.

2018 Indoor Season

Placed third in the 500m and fifth in the 4x400m relay in her debut at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) … Ran the 200m in 25.53 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/13) … Competed in the 200m, 400m and 4x400m relay at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) … Part of the third-fastest 4x400m relay in school history at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White (2/3) where the Bulldogs finished second in 3:39.31 … Also ran the 400m … Clocked a personal-best 57.51 in the 400m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9) while also running the 4x400m relay … Ran a personal-best 25.07 in the 200m at the SEC Championships (2/24) and ran on the 4x400m relay.

Before the Bulldogs

Competed at Ravenwood High School … Earned All-State honors in the 400m and high jump as a senior … Won the 2017 AAA State Championship in the 400m in 56.73, the fastest time of all classifications at the state meet … Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay at the same state meet to win her school's second straight title by two seconds … Broke the school record in the 200m, 400m and high jump in her career and was a member of the school-record 4x400m relay … Named the Williamson County Female Track Athlete of the Year as a senior … Earned All-American honors on the AAU circuit in the 400m.

Personal

Born Riley Malia-Anne White on Feb. 21, 1999 to Terry and Jennifer White … Father played football at Jacksonville State … Has a sister, Cydney … Majoring in business information systems.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

200m – 25.07 (SEC Championships – 2/24/2018)
400m – 55.59 (Vanderbilt Invitational – 1/19/2019)
500m – 1:16.39 (UAB Blazer Invitational – 1/11/2019)

Outdoor

100m – 12.15^w (Tennessee Relays – 4/13/2018)
200m – 24.87^w (Florida Relays – 3/29/2018)
400m – 57.38 (Florida Relays - 4/3/2021)
400m Hurdles – 57.99 (NCAA East Prelims – 5/24/2019)

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Mississippi State University Athletics

2021 Track & Field Roster

Roster

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Rosealee Cooper

Benjamin Craw

Cameron Crump

Sema'J Daniels

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Giacomo DeLuca

Reese Dunne

Helen Claire Edmonds

Keldrick Edwards

Alexis Farley

Shayla Felder

Cade Finley

Colby Freeman

Clayton Fulgham

Faith Gilbert

Jada Grant

Sindri Guðmundsson

Omari Hammond

Jesse Henderson

Audrey Honiotes

Montel Hood

Tierra Hooker

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Tyriq Horsford

Emma Hunt

Brock Isom

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Kennedy Jackson

Freddie Jackson III

Maddy Kish

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Nolan Krol

Julia Lasley

Emilia Lesniak

Shacquille Lowe

Katie Martin

Caroline Mattox

Jada McDougle

Ashley Melcherts

Peyton Mickelson

Okheme Moore

Gabriel Moronta

Cathrina Morris

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Jenna Oetting

Daniel Pepper

Stephanie Peterson

Jeremiah Pierce

Asia Poe

Matthew Ray

Slater Richardson

Shamar Rose

Sylvia Russell

Savannah Schwab

Kenya Small

Nykah Smith

Samuel Smith

Terry Smith Jr.

Lake Spradling

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Caroline Standley

Sydney Steely

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