Riley Chamberlain: NCAA Champion, Record Breaker & The Clutchest Closer in College Track
THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST
Dominic Schlueter
4.8 • 686 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Some runners show up. Others shut it down when it counts.
Riley Chamberlain is doing both.
The BYU junior has become one of the most dangerous closers in the NCAA, helping lead the Cougars to back-to-back national titles in the Distance Medley Relay—including their record-breaking 10:37.58 this season, which shattered both NCAA and BYU records.
But Riley’s not just a relay weapon. She’s been lighting it up solo, too—dropping 8:40.89 in the 3000m at the Husky Classic, the second-fastest time in the NCAA this year, and earning Second-Team All-American honors indoors.
With PRs of 4:08 in the 1500, 4:26 in the mile, and that scorching 8:40 in the 3K, Riley is quickly becoming one of the most consistent—and clutch—names on the track.
A former California Gatorade XC Athlete of the Year, two-time state champ, and NXN qualifier, Riley was a force back in high school. Now, she’s elevating her game on the national stage—racing smart, closing hard, and building a legacy at BYU.
In today's conversation, Riley walks me through her recent success in the sport, her ambtions for the future, winning NCAA titles, the culture of BYU, and much more.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I don't know, it's just bigger than yourself. It's like, you get to do it with like all your teammates and just watching like how happy coach is because she, she invest so much into you. |
| 0:09.7 | I feel like high school, like you have coaches that invest into you, but like at least for me, like it's, it's different with Coach T. Like she lives and breathes the sport. |
| 0:24.1 | Ladies and gentlemen, that was Riley Chamberlain today on the Running Effect podcast. |
| 0:28.3 | I have the privilege of speaking with the stead from BYU. |
| 0:32.6 | She's run 408 in the 1500, 426 in the mile and 840 in the 3K. She's also helped anchor BYU to some DMR |
| 0:41.9 | national titles. And she's one of the biggest up-and-coming stars in the NCAA scene. Today's |
| 0:47.1 | conversation, I really dive deep into BYU's program on the woman's side, which was fun because |
| 0:52.8 | I've had a bunch of the guys on from the men's side. |
| 0:55.1 | So it was funny to hear about the woman's side doing double workouts, how she feels for them, her ambitions within the NCAA and beyond the NCAA, forming really good and healthy team culture. |
| 1:05.0 | And so much more I thoroughly enjoyed this one. If you are curious about what it's like to run at the highest level in the |
| 1:11.8 | NCAA, this conversation is for you, as well as she provides insights if you're a high |
| 1:16.8 | schooler from middle school on how to run in college and how to make your biggest dreams come |
| 1:20.6 | true. If you do enjoy it, share it with a friend, a family member, a teammate, someone who you |
| 1:24.2 | think would find value and benefit from it. Give us a follow or subscribe wherever you're listening so you never miss another episode |
| 1:29.9 | and give us five-star review. |
| 1:31.3 | Would greatly appreciate you doing all of those things. |
| 1:34.5 | And without further ado, I hope you all enjoy this conversation with the one and only |
| 1:38.2 | Riley Chamberlain. |
| 1:41.3 | Riley Chamberlain, welcome to the Running Effect podcast. |
| 1:45.1 | How are you doing this afternoon? |
| 1:51.2 | I'm doing great. I'm happy to be here. This is super exciting. I haven't really done one of these before, so I'm excited. She's a rookie, but you're ready to kill it as you kill all things. I feel like |
| 1:55.9 | you've been crushing it, and a lot of people have asked for you to come on the podcast. So here we are. I'm a man of the people. You're coming on the show. First question for you off of what we were |
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