University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2019 Cross Country Roster

Riley Plunkett
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lafayette, La.
- High School:
- Lafayette
2019-20: Indoor - Did not compete. Cross Country - Appeared in four meets during the season with top 8K time (31:53.7) coming at the Sun Belt Championships ... ran 18:16.3 in his collegiate debut at the UNO Cross Country Opener and 18:25.9 at the UTA Gerald Richey Invitational.
High School: Placed eighth overall in the 800-meters at the 2019 LHSAA Division I State Indoor Meet ... named to the All-Acadiana and All-Regional Cross Country teams.
Personal: Born February 2, 2001 in Lafayette ... the son of Sheila and David Plunkett ... has one brother and one sister ... majoring in management.
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High School: Placed eighth overall in the 800-meters at the 2019 LHSAA Division I State Indoor Meet ... named to the All-Acadiana and All-Regional Cross Country teams.
Personal: Born February 2, 2001 in Lafayette ... the son of Sheila and David Plunkett ... has one brother and one sister ... majoring in management.
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