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2025 Huskies' Women's Outdoor Track and Field Roster

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Deja Driscoll Smith
Deja Driscoll Smith

Riley Reitchel

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Erskine Academy
  • Hometown Palermo, ME
  • Major Linguistics

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

2025: Earned First Team All-American honors by placing fourth in the javelin at the NCAA DIII National Championships with a throw of 41.32m ... LEC champion in the javelin with a distance of 41.48m ... DIII New England champion in the javelin with a mark of 41.09m ... Placed second in the pole vault at the LEC championships with a height of 2.95m ... Member of a 4x100 relay team that placed third at the LEC Championships ... Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the javelin ... Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.

2024: Competed in three meets ... Set a season-best mark of 3.10m to tie for third in the pole vault at the Coast Guard Spring Invite ... Had a season-best javelin throw to 36.95m to place fifth at the SNHU Penmen Relays ... Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.

2023: Placed 22nd in the javelin at the NCAA Division III Track & Field National Championships with a throw of 32.97m ... Named the LEC Field Rookie of the Year after winning the javelin at the conference championships with a throw of 38.52m ... Placed third in the pole vault (2.95m) and eighth in the 200m (27.90) at the LEC Championships ... Placed second  in the javelin at the DIII New England Championships at 38.52m ... Won the NEICAAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a throw of 45.49m that ranks as the second-best in program history ... Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the javelin.

Indoor Season Awards and Honors: 2024 LEC champion in the pole vault ... Member of a 4x200 relay team that placed second at the 2024 LEC Championships ... Member of the 2023 LEC champion 4x400 relay team ... Earned All-Rookie honors in the pole vault after tying for second place in 2023.

Academic Awards and Honors: Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honors in 2023 and 2025 ... Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District in 2023-24 and 2024-2025 ... Named to the Spring 2024, Winter 2024-25 and Spring 2025 LEC All-Academic Teams ... Two-time William B. Wise Scholar-Athlete.

Before USM: Varsity soccer and varsity track went to state freshmen year/Rookies Award ... Varsity soccer, coaches award, varsity track went to state and coaches award sophomore year ... Varsity soccer, coaches award, All-state, varsity track coaches award and went to state junior year ... Varsity soccer, coaches award, All-state, Senior Bowl, Varsity track, coaches award KVAC All-Academic, All-star, State champions, Eagle award senior year ... KVAC All academic, Top Ten, National Board Award ... Student council, Girl-up, AFS, AFS, International outreach 

Personal: Majoring in Linguistics ... Attended Erskine Academy in South China, ME ... Daughter of Richard and Daniellle Reitchel ... Has one sibling, Alexander ... Also a member of the USM women's soccer team and has earned All-Region and All-LEC honors on the pitch.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

  • 2024Sophomore

  • 2025Junior