COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 200m - 25.85, HJ - 1:80m
CAREER RECORDS, NOTES, AND AWARDS
AWARDS:
1x All-Big Ten Academic Team (Spring '26)
RECORDS:
T-No. 7 all-time in high jump (5-10.75 - 1.80m)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Qualified for the NCAA Division I East First Round in the high jump for the second consecutive season...Earned First Team All-Big Ten honors with a sixth-place finish at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships...Won the high jump at the Bison Outdoor Classic...Matched her career-best clearance of 1.80m (5'10.75") twice during the outdoor season...
Penn Challenge (3/21): Opened the outdoor season with a runner-up finish in the high jump, clearing 1.66m (5'5.25")...UCF Knights Invite (3/27-28): Finished sixth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.67m (5'5.75")...Bison Outdoor Classic (4/11-13): Won the high jump with a career-best clearance of 1.80m (5'10.75")...Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Finished ninth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.67m (5'5.75") and ran the 200m in 25.86...Larry Ellis Invitational (5/1-2): Finished second in the high jump with a clearance of 1.79m (5'10.5")...Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/15-17): Earned sixth place in the high jump after matching her career-best clearance of 1.80m (5'10.75")...NCAA Division I East First Round (5/27-30): Finished 14th in the high jump with a clearance of 1.76m (5'9.25")...
Indoor 2026
Season: Earned an eighth-place finish in the high jump at the Big Ten Indoor Championships...Recorded an indoor season-best clearance of 1.76m (5'9.25") at the Penn 10 Elite...Collected four runner-up finishes during the indoor season...
2025 Penn Opener (12/6): Opened the season with a runner-up finish in the high jump, clearing 1.75m (5'8.75")...Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Finished fourth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.73m (5'8") and competed on the sixth-place 4x400 relay (3:51.79)...Penn 10 Elite (1/24): Cleared an indoor season-best 1.76m (5'9.25") to finish second...Tyson Invitational (2/13-14): Finished fifth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.70m (5'7")...Penn State Tune-Up (2/20): Took second in the high jump with a clearance of 1.70m (5'7")...Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/26-28): Finished eighth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.75m (5'8.75")...
Outdoor 2025
Season: Qualified for the NCAA Division I East First Round in the high jump...Won the Penn Challenge high jump title...Recorded an outdoor season-best clearance of 1.75m (5'8.75"), reaching the mark three times...
Penn Challenge (3/22): Won the high jump with a clearance of 1.71m (5'7.25")...LSU Battle on the Bayou (3/28-29): Finished third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.75m (5'8.75")...Duke Invitational (4/10-12): Competed in the high jump...Virginia Challenge (4/18-19): Finished sixth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.75m (5'8.75")...Penn Relays (4/24-26): Cleared 1.70m (5'7") in the high jump...Larry Ellis Invitational (5/2-3): Finished seventh in the high jump with a clearance of 1.71m (5'7.25")...Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/16-18): Finished eighth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.75m (5'8.75")...NCAA Division I East First Round (5/28-31): Finished 17th in the high jump with a clearance of 1.74m (5'8.5")...
Indoor 2025
Season: Won the high jump at the Penn State Tune-Up...Recorded an indoor season-best clearance of 1.76m (5'9.25")...Finished 10th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
Bison Opener (12/6-7): Finished second in the high jump with a clearance of 1.70m (5'7")...Nittany Lion Challenge (1/18): Finished second in the high jump, clearing 1.73m (5'8")...Penn 10 Elite (1/25): Cleared 1.66m (5'5.25") to finish fifth...Penn State National Open (1/31-Feb. 1): Finished fifth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.71m (5'7.25")...Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Finished second in the high jump with a clearance of 1.71m (5'7.25")...Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14-15): Finished second in the high jump with a clearance of 1.71m (5'7.25")...Penn State Tune-Up (2/21): Won the high jump with an indoor season-best clearance of 1.76m (5'9.25")...Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/28-Mar. 1): Finished 10th in the high jump with a clearance of 1.72m (5'7.75")...
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: HJ – 5-10
Attended Independence High School in Virginia, where she was a six-time VHSL State champion in track & field…Was the 2024 New Balance Outdoor Nationals runner-up in the high jump…Named to the VHSL All-State team ten times…Owns VHSL State Championship meet records in both the indoor (5-9) and outdoor (5-8) high jump…Owns seven school records at Independence…Was involved with student council and was named to the All-A/B honor roll.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Stephanie and Mike Riolo…Has two sisters, McKenna and Ava…Sister, McKenna runs track for Roanoke College…Studying forensic science at Penn State…Enjoys reading, traveling, and trying new foods and activities in her free time…Chose Penn State because of “the welcoming community and the fact that it has all my needs, both academically and athletically.”