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Bobby Riley

  • Class
    2009
  • Induction
    2024
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Track & Field
Riley was named to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) All-Time Track & Field Team, earning nine National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III All-America honors. He won three national titles in the indoor shot put (2007-09) and placed seventh in 2005. Riley earned five career outdoor All-America accolades, including second-places finishes in the shot put in 2007 and 2009. He was third in the discus throw in 2007 and 2008 and fourth in 2009.
 
The winner of seven WIAC titles, Riley was named the 2009 WIAC Field Performer of the Meet after winning the shot put, discus throw and javelin throw. He also earned the 2009 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Midwest Region Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year. Riley also won the outdoor conference shot put title in 2007 and captured three indoor league titles in the shot put (2007-09).
 
He was on three (2005, 2008, 2009) NCAA Division III Indoor Championship teams and one (2007) outdoor title squad. UWL also placed second indoors in 2007 and second outdoors in 2005. Riley was a member of eight (four indoor; four outdoor) WIAC Championship teams.
 
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Riley earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from UWL in 2009 and his Doctorate of Chiropractic from Northwestern Health Sciences University (Minn.) in 2012.
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