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Riley Rushing
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Snowmass Village, Colo.
- Previous School:
- Tusculum
2025: Was a main contributor during her debut season as a Skyhawk, notching 16 victories (four in Ohio Valley Conference play) while exclusively competing alongside Dylan Sulcer…Only competed out of the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, posting eight victories in both slots of the lineup…Ended the season as UT Martin’s No. 1 pairing, filling out that spot in the lineup for each of the final 18 matches of the season…Longest winning streak of the season came from March 14 through March 21, defeating five consecutive opponents during that span…Teamed up with Olivia O’Keefe to represent the Skyhawks at the American Volleyball Coaches Association Fall Collegiate Beach National Championships event held in Huntsville, Ala. on Nov. 15-17…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Earned an OVC Medal of Honor for a perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average and was also named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Spent the last two seasons playing at Tusculum University, a NCAA Division II program located in Greeneville, Tenn. that also produced former Skyhawk teammate Olivia O'Keefe…Was part of 32 combined team wins under head coach Jason Morris in 2023-24, nine of which came over NCAA Division I competition…Helped lead the Pioneers to five combined postseason victories in the AVCA Small College Beach Championship tournament during her tenure, which included a 34-25 individual record playing across all five slots in the lineup…Was an integral member of Tusculum's 21-12 squad in 2024 as her 25 victories (against just 10 losses) ranked as the third-most individual wins in a single season in school history…Played a majority of her decisions at No. 3, going 16-8 alongside playing partner Hannah Marsh…Won eight consecutive matches from March 1 to March 15…Emerged victorious against the No. 2 pairings from Division I schools Austin Peay (April 5) and Jacksonville State (April 6)…Added a third win over a NCAA Division I school with a triumph out of the No. 3 slot against Central Arkansas on March 15…Chalked up nine victories as a freshman in 2023, six of which came out of the No. 5 position in the lineup alongside teammates Landry Tea and Jordyn Anderson…Ended the season as Tusculum's No. 1 pair with Anderson by her side…Scored head-to-head wins at No. 5 over NCAA Division I opponents Jacksonville (Feb. 26), Central Arkansas (March 5), UAB (March 5), Morehead State (March 20) and Eastern Kentucky (March 25)…Prepped at Aspen High School, where she played volleyball for head coaches Brittany Zanin and Niki Lee…Was a two-time all-conference honoree, including first team accolades with a spot on the all-state honorable mention squad in 2021…Slammed down a team-high 183 kills and set the program record for most kills in a single match (21) as a senior in 2021…Additionally earned all-conference second team honors in 2019…Garnered top-five finishes in five AVP Tour events since 2020, including runner-up status alongside partner Allie Patton at the Beach Bash Juniors/AVPA Nationals and Beach Week Qualifier on May 30, 2022.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 25, 2004...Daughter of Andrew and Caroline Rushing...Has one sibling, Drew...Comes from an athletic background as her mother Caroline played tennis at both LSU and Southern Miss while her grandfather Allen played basketball at Furman...Majoring in mass media and strategic communication.
BEFORE UTM: Spent the last two seasons playing at Tusculum University, a NCAA Division II program located in Greeneville, Tenn. that also produced former Skyhawk teammate Olivia O'Keefe…Was part of 32 combined team wins under head coach Jason Morris in 2023-24, nine of which came over NCAA Division I competition…Helped lead the Pioneers to five combined postseason victories in the AVCA Small College Beach Championship tournament during her tenure, which included a 34-25 individual record playing across all five slots in the lineup…Was an integral member of Tusculum's 21-12 squad in 2024 as her 25 victories (against just 10 losses) ranked as the third-most individual wins in a single season in school history…Played a majority of her decisions at No. 3, going 16-8 alongside playing partner Hannah Marsh…Won eight consecutive matches from March 1 to March 15…Emerged victorious against the No. 2 pairings from Division I schools Austin Peay (April 5) and Jacksonville State (April 6)…Added a third win over a NCAA Division I school with a triumph out of the No. 3 slot against Central Arkansas on March 15…Chalked up nine victories as a freshman in 2023, six of which came out of the No. 5 position in the lineup alongside teammates Landry Tea and Jordyn Anderson…Ended the season as Tusculum's No. 1 pair with Anderson by her side…Scored head-to-head wins at No. 5 over NCAA Division I opponents Jacksonville (Feb. 26), Central Arkansas (March 5), UAB (March 5), Morehead State (March 20) and Eastern Kentucky (March 25)…Prepped at Aspen High School, where she played volleyball for head coaches Brittany Zanin and Niki Lee…Was a two-time all-conference honoree, including first team accolades with a spot on the all-state honorable mention squad in 2021…Slammed down a team-high 183 kills and set the program record for most kills in a single match (21) as a senior in 2021…Additionally earned all-conference second team honors in 2019…Garnered top-five finishes in five AVP Tour events since 2020, including runner-up status alongside partner Allie Patton at the Beach Bash Juniors/AVPA Nationals and Beach Week Qualifier on May 30, 2022.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 25, 2004...Daughter of Andrew and Caroline Rushing...Has one sibling, Drew...Comes from an athletic background as her mother Caroline played tennis at both LSU and Southern Miss while her grandfather Allen played basketball at Furman...Majoring in mass media and strategic communication.
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4-28-23: Beach Rolls in OVC Semifinals
Thursday, April 10
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 31
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Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 29
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