Riley Named to 2026 USTFCCCA All-America Second Team
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Claflin University sprinter
Jaevon Riley was named to the 2026 United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) Men's Indoor Track & Field All-America Team, Monday afternoon. Riley earned second-team All-America honors, marking the second straight season that Riley has earned the prestigious national honor.
Riley was named to the team after placing ninth in the men's 400m run at the 2026 NCAA Division II Men's Indoor Track & Field National Championship Meet. He finished ninth in the event over the weekend after running a 47.29 in the event. Athletes who finish in the top eight of their respective events earn first team All-America honors while those who place ninth through 16
th individually earn second-team All-America honors.
The prestigious honor marks the second straight season that Riley has been named to the USTFCCCA Men's Indoor Track & Field All-America Team.
With the 2026 indoor track &: field season concluded, Riley will now turn his attention to the outdoor track & field season. For more information on Panthers track :& field, contact the Claflin University Office of Athletics Media Relations at (803) 535-5548 or log on to
www.athletics.claflin.edu.
