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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2021 Track and Field Roster
Rivera Jr., John
John Rivera Jr.
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- Sr./Jr.
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Bradenton, Fla.
- High school:
- Lakewood Ranch
- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
TFRRS Bio
2020 Outdoor (Junior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Junior)
NCAA Qualifier (800-Meter)
School Record (600-Meter)
SEC Scorer (800-Meter, 4th Place)
Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 800-meter before they were canceled ... Scored SEC points by placing fourth in the 800-meter (1:50.24) ... Set an 800-meter PR that ranks fifth in school history at the Vanderbilt Invite (1:48.13) ... Placed second in the 800-meter at the Indiana Relays (1:48.50) ... Began the season with a school record in the 600-meter at the Blazer Invite (1:17.90).
2019 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Second-Team All-American (800-Meter, 13th Place)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (800-Meter, 11th Place)
SEC Scorer (800-Meter, 5th Place)
SEC Scorer (4x400-Meter Relay, 8th Place)
Earned Second-Team All-American status with a 13th-place effort in the 800-meter at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (1:49.03) ... Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships, placing 11th in the 800-meter (1:49.83) ... Scored SEC points at the SEC Outdoor Championships in both the 800-meter (fifth place, 1:49.18) and 4x400-meter relay (eighth place, 3:12.01) ... Set a PR in the 800-meter with an eighth place finish at the Bryan Clay Invite (1:48.39) ... Opened the season with a victory in the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.83) at the Ole Miss Classic.
2019 Indoor (Sophomore)
SEC Scorer (800-Meter, 7th Place)
Scored SEC points in the 800-meter with a seventh-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships … Was a member of the first-place DMR team at the JDL DMR Invitational (9:34.43), which at the time was the fastest in the NCAA and the sixth-fastest in school history … Set a PR in the 800-meter at the Music City Challenge (1:49.41), the No. 7 time in school history … Placed second in the 800-meter (1:50.11) and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:19.24) at the Indiana Relays … Finished third in the 800-meter (1:50.17) and 12th in the 4x400-meter relay (3:18.78) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Opened the season in second in the 600-meter (1:19.09) and sixth in the 4x400-meter (3:19.63) at the Blazer Invite.
2018 Outdoor (Freshman)
SEC Scorer (4x400-Meter Relay, 8th Place)
USATFCCA All-Academic Team
Scored SEC points with an eighth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay (3:14.51) at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Also placed 11th at SEC’s in the 800-meter (1:51.33) … Set a PR in the 800-meter at the LSU Invite (1:50.05), placing sixth … Finished second in the 800-meter at the War Eagle Invite (1:50.72) … Won the 4x400-meter relay (3:17.33) and placed fourth in the 400-meter (49.48) at the Spec Towns Invite … Placed eighth in the 800-meter (1:54.35) and fourth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.91) at the Ole Miss Classic … Opened the season by placing fifth in both the 4x400-meter relay (3:17.12) and the 800-meter (1:53.34).
2018 Indoor (Freshman)
Competed in three meets during the indoor season … Started off with a 12th place finish in the 4x400-meter relay at the Blazer Invite (3:25.75) … Followed this up with a PR in the 800-meter at 1:51.69, placing 34th at the Iowa State Classic … Ended the season in 25th in the 800-meter at the SEC Indoor Championships (1:57.57).
High School
Lettered in soccer, track and cross country at Lakewood Martin High School … Set school records in 800-meter (1:50.38), 400-meter (48.89) and 5K (16:31.2).
Personal
Born Dec. 2, 1998 to Susan and John Rivera ... His father played soccer at Penn State ... Majoring in psychology.
2020 Outdoor (Junior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Junior)
NCAA Qualifier (800-Meter)
School Record (600-Meter)
SEC Scorer (800-Meter, 4th Place)
Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 800-meter before they were canceled ... Scored SEC points by placing fourth in the 800-meter (1:50.24) ... Set an 800-meter PR that ranks fifth in school history at the Vanderbilt Invite (1:48.13) ... Placed second in the 800-meter at the Indiana Relays (1:48.50) ... Began the season with a school record in the 600-meter at the Blazer Invite (1:17.90).
2019 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Second-Team All-American (800-Meter, 13th Place)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (800-Meter, 11th Place)
SEC Scorer (800-Meter, 5th Place)
SEC Scorer (4x400-Meter Relay, 8th Place)
Earned Second-Team All-American status with a 13th-place effort in the 800-meter at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (1:49.03) ... Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships, placing 11th in the 800-meter (1:49.83) ... Scored SEC points at the SEC Outdoor Championships in both the 800-meter (fifth place, 1:49.18) and 4x400-meter relay (eighth place, 3:12.01) ... Set a PR in the 800-meter with an eighth place finish at the Bryan Clay Invite (1:48.39) ... Opened the season with a victory in the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.83) at the Ole Miss Classic.
2019 Indoor (Sophomore)
SEC Scorer (800-Meter, 7th Place)
Scored SEC points in the 800-meter with a seventh-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships … Was a member of the first-place DMR team at the JDL DMR Invitational (9:34.43), which at the time was the fastest in the NCAA and the sixth-fastest in school history … Set a PR in the 800-meter at the Music City Challenge (1:49.41), the No. 7 time in school history … Placed second in the 800-meter (1:50.11) and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:19.24) at the Indiana Relays … Finished third in the 800-meter (1:50.17) and 12th in the 4x400-meter relay (3:18.78) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Opened the season in second in the 600-meter (1:19.09) and sixth in the 4x400-meter (3:19.63) at the Blazer Invite.
2018 Outdoor (Freshman)
SEC Scorer (4x400-Meter Relay, 8th Place)
USATFCCA All-Academic Team
Scored SEC points with an eighth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay (3:14.51) at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Also placed 11th at SEC’s in the 800-meter (1:51.33) … Set a PR in the 800-meter at the LSU Invite (1:50.05), placing sixth … Finished second in the 800-meter at the War Eagle Invite (1:50.72) … Won the 4x400-meter relay (3:17.33) and placed fourth in the 400-meter (49.48) at the Spec Towns Invite … Placed eighth in the 800-meter (1:54.35) and fourth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.91) at the Ole Miss Classic … Opened the season by placing fifth in both the 4x400-meter relay (3:17.12) and the 800-meter (1:53.34).
2018 Indoor (Freshman)
Competed in three meets during the indoor season … Started off with a 12th place finish in the 4x400-meter relay at the Blazer Invite (3:25.75) … Followed this up with a PR in the 800-meter at 1:51.69, placing 34th at the Iowa State Classic … Ended the season in 25th in the 800-meter at the SEC Indoor Championships (1:57.57).
High School
Lettered in soccer, track and cross country at Lakewood Martin High School … Set school records in 800-meter (1:50.38), 400-meter (48.89) and 5K (16:31.2).
Personal
Born Dec. 2, 1998 to Susan and John Rivera ... His father played soccer at Penn State ... Majoring in psychology.
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