Temple University Athletics
2022-23 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Riches, Allie

Allie Riches
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Horsham, Pa.
Bio
Personal Records
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Indoor Track
Pole Vault: 4.10m (13-5.25)
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Outdoor Track
Pole Vault: 4.07m (13-4.25)
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2024 Outdoor: Competed at the USF Bulls Alumni Invitational and Penn Challenge…Finished as runner-up at the Penn Challenge with a height of 3.91 meters (12-10).
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2023-24 Indoor: Extended her indoor personal record and Temple program record in pole vault to 4.10 meters (13-5.25) in the opening meet of the season, the Youree Spence-Garcia Invitational…Placed in the top three in the ensuing three meets: Fast Times at Lehigh Invitational, Nittany Lion Challenge, and Villanova Invitational…Placed fifth at the Big Apple Invitational and AAC Indoor Championships.
2023 Outdoor: One of the best Temple track & field seasons in recent memory…Set program outdoor pole vault record with mark of 3.80m at Knight invitational where she also claimed first place…Earned another podium finish at Big Five Meet (3.93m) and set her second program record of the season…Placed first at the Temple Owls Invitational…Finished third with a mark 4.00m at the Larry Ellis Invitational for her third program record of the year…Set personal best and fourth and final outdoor program record of 4.07m at the AAC Outdoor Championships…First ever pole vaulter to qualify for NCAA Preliminaries where she finished 23rd
2023-23 Indoor: Set three indoor pole vault program records…Jumped 3.75m at the Nittany Lion and Villanova Invite to set new indoor pole vault program record, earning top five finishes in both…Set her second program record at Scarlet Knight Open with a mark of 3.83…Claimed first place in the Fasttrack National Invitational and set her third program record of 4.05m.
2020-21 (at Rider)
- Earned All-East honors in the pole vault with a fifth-place finish at the ECAC Championships with a season-best and program-record mark of 3.76 meters.
- Earned a gold medal in the pole vault at the MAAC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 3.70 meters.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic team.
2019-20 (at Rider)
- MAAC Academic Honor Roll recipient
- Won silver in the pole vault at MAAC Indoor Championships (3.50m)
- Qualified for ECAC’s, finishing 14th (3.50m)
- Named the MAAC Women's Field Performer of the Week twice (12/10 & 1/21).
- Finished first in the pole vault in each of her first three collegiate competitions – the Fastrack Season Opener (3.65m), the Spartan Invite (3.65m) and the NYC Gotham Cup (3.85m, PR)
- Finished third at the Penn State National Open (3.77m)
- Took first at the UAlbany Winter Classic (3.65m)
Temple Full Results (TFFRS)
Rider Full Results (TFFRS)
Ep. 4: Temple Athletics Weekly Recap; Men's Soccer Captain Lukas Egarter
Tuesday, September 16
Temple Men's Basketball | Babatunde Durodola Day In The Life
Saturday, September 13
Ep. 3: Temple Volleyball Head Coach Linda Hampton-Keith || Lacrosse Student-Athlete Jenna Facciolli
Friday, September 12
Ep. 2: Temple Football Alum Tyler Matakevich || Gymnastics Junior Amelia Budd
Friday, September 05