Birthday: 05/04/90 Mile PR: 3:55.8 (road) - 2016
Metric Mile (1500m) PR: 3:36.56 - 2015
High School: Bangor HS '08
Hometown: Bangor, Maine
College: University of Maine / University of Oklahoma '13
Current Residence: Boulder, CO
Riley Masters retired as a professional runner in March 2021 (he had Achilles tendon surgery in June 2020), In September 2021, he was inducted into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame
Masters won his first USA title at the 2018 Grand Blue Mile, BBTM Grand Prix Tour first stop, clocking 4:03.12 to pip Eric Avila at the line.
In 2016, the two-time NCAA All-American in the indoor Mile while at the University of Oklahoma finished runner-up at the GNC Live Well Liberty Mile, running 4:03 on the roads in Pittsburgh, and in October, he won The Navy Mile in an event record 4:04 to secure the BBTM Grand Prix Tour title.
He is currently the school record holder in the 1500m for his alma mater. Masters' first sub-4 Mile came in 2010 when he clocked 3:59.97 indoors at the Boston University Valentine Invitational.
In September 2018, Riley married Sara Sutherland, also a national class Mile athlete; see fastest married couple Mile list HERE.
FUN FACT: Riley holds the Maine native Mile record with his 3:56.15 indoors from February 2015.
FUN FACT II: Masters was a volunteer assistant coach on the University of Colorado women's team that won the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championship.
"Winning state titles when I was at Bangor, breaking 4 minutes when I was at the University of Maine and then winning the U.S. road championship are probably the three highlights of my career..."
By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News
Riley Masters opted for a subtle approach to make the public...
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Featuring a Rio Olympian, four USA Road Mile champions and four race champions, the virtual elite field hopes to inspire and motivate other race participants with their virtual Mile races
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PITTSBURGH – Even though the make-up of the race is different this year, the 2020 Fleet Feet...
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As I looked over at the clock and saw 3:59.97 next to my name, I was completely euphoric. Seconds earlier my body was as heavy and exhausted as it had ever been. In an instant, I felt immortal.
By Riley Masters
The story of my first sub-4 Mile began at Boston University in February 2009, when...
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“One of America’s most iconic races” in downtown Pittsburgh on Friday evening, Aug. 9, $23,000 Open purse; BBTM Grand Prix Tour 2019 third stop
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PITTSBURGH – The Fleet Feet Liberty Mile, downtown Pittsburgh’s only evening road race, returns on Friday, August 9. Named “one of America’s...
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10th edition, first stop on the BBTM Grand Prix Tour 2019, offers $25,000 Open purse with $5000 for each national champion
Grand Blue Mile race officials have announced preliminary fields for the 2019 USATF 1 Mile Road Championships set for Tuesday, April 23, in downtown Des Moines. A world...
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Defending champions Riley Masters, Emily Lipari headline 10th event edition in Des Moines; $30,000 overall prize purse to be awarded
Grand Blue Mile (GBM) officials from Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Drake Relays announced the national Mile road championships will be returning in 2019...
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High schooler and future Oregon Duck Brodey Hasty eyes first sub-4 minute Mile against young talented competition
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9th event edition awards $25,000 national championship purse; first stop on the BBTM Grand Prix #Tour2018
From Drake Relays
DES MOINES, Iowa – In down-to-the-wire exciting finishes, Riley Masters and Emily Lipari bested their respective fields to win the 9th Grand Blue Mile, the USATF 1 Mile...
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Katie Mackey to defend women’s national title; $25,000 guaranteed national championship purse with $5000 for each national champion; also the Bring Back the Mile Grand Prix #Tour2018 season opener
From Grand Blue Mile
DES MOINES, Iowa - Grand Blue Mile race officials have announced the fields...
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Grand prix tour with 6 stops awarded more than $125,000 plus $10,000 GP purse; Tour Performance-of-the-Year by Ben Blankenship & Emily Lipari; Running Warehouse’s “Pick-the-Winner” contest engaged Mile fans at every event for third edition
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (October 2, 2016) – At the ...
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Sam Penzenstadler to defend men’s title in nation’s capital; $15,000 Open prize purse; six athletes also vying for Tour grand prix prize money; Heather Kampf eyes Tour three-peat; Running Warehouse "Pick-the-Winner" contest
By Bring Back the Mile
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Navy Mile on...
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Fifth edition awards an event record $30,000 prize purse; Kampf, Queen of the Road Mile, secures at least a tie for third straight Bring Back the Mile Grand Prix Tour title at fifth stop in the Steel City; Tour 2016 finale hosted by The Navy Mile on Sunday, October 2 in Washington, DC
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By Derek Veilleux, Maine TrackXC
Former Bangor HS runner Riley Masters currently at the Univeristy of Oklahoma, but running unttached this winter won the Tyson Invitational Mile at the University of Arkansas on Friday evening. Masters clocked a huge personal best of 3:56.25 in winning, the time...
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