University of Albany

Richard O’Riley begins his fifth year on the UAlbany staff as assistant jumps and hurdles coach.
    He served as Associate Vice President for USA Track & Field’s Adirondack Association until October 2007 and is a nationally certified Level I jumps coach.
    As a member of the UAlbany track and field team, O’Riley was an all-conference performer in the hurdles and jumps. He won conference titles in the long and triple jumps in 1997 and has personal-best marks of 23’8.5” (long jump, 2000) and 48’7” (triple jump, 1997). In high school, O’Riley was an all-state performer and set a Section V record in the indoor hurdles. He also has won two bronze medals in Empire State Games competition.
    O’Riley graduated from UAlbany in 2000, earning a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Latin-American/Caribbean Studies. In 2003, he earned a master’s degree in education from the College of Saint Rose. O’Riley currently works as a high school Spanish teacher at Albany High School.