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Duquesne University Athletics

2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Sam de la Riva

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mechanicsburg, Pa.
  • High School Cumberland Valley

Biography

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TFRRS Profile

A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022-23)


As a Junior (2024-25)
Cross Country
  • Competed in six events
  • Competed in the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Cross Country Championships
  • Finished 4th in the SFU Red Flash Rally
As a Sophomore (2023-24)
Track & Field
  • Competed in three meets
  • Ran in the 1500m and 4x400m relay at Atlantic 10 Championships ... 4x400m team posted a season-best time and scored one point for the Dukes in eighth place
  • Set a 1500m personal-best time at Robert Morris (3:58.35)
  • Finished fourth at Saint Francis Red Flash Open in the 800m with a 1:57.54
Cross Country
  • Ran in six meets
  • Led Dukes with a 27.39.3 in the 8k RMU Invitational and CMU Invitational (8k) with a 27:35.5
  • Competed in first Atlantic 10 Championships (8k) and finished with a 27:11.2
  • Finished 8th at SFU Red Flash Rally (6k) with a 21:08.9
As a Freshman (2023 – Track and Field)
  • Competed in nine meets with appearances in the 400m, 800m, and 4x800m
  • Ran in the 800m and 4x800m at the A-10 Outdoor Championships
  • PR’d in the 400m with a 51.03 in 5th place at the Saint Francis Red Flash Open
  • Member of two runner-up 4x800m teams at Charlotte 49er Classic (4/18) and Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell (4/16)
  • Took third in the 800m race at Carnegie Mellon Invitational (3/25) with a season-best 1:55.50

High School 

  • Ran for Cumberland Valley High School under coaches Bill Bixler and Derek Hockenberry 
  • Mid Penn team champions 
  • District 3 men’s 800m winner, Mid Penn 4x400 first place 
  • Played soccer 

Personal 

  • Born on July 26, 2004 in State College, Pennsylvania 
  • Son of Miguel and Laurie 
  • Both parents were on the track team for Penn State 
  • Oldest brother to Andrés and Joshua 
  • Is bilingual 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior

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