Riley Richardson
2022-23
• Member of the Second Varsity Eight which finished 10th at the NCAA Championship
• Part of the ACC champion Second Varsity Eight
• First-year class representative
Background
• Graduated from Cairine Wilson Secondary School (Capital Courts Academy) in 2022
• Rowed for the Ottawa Rowing Club from 2020-22
• Named an RBC Training Ground “Future Olympian” by RBCTG/Rowing Canada/Canadian Olympic Committee
• Named to Rowing Canada 2021 CANAMEX Squad
• Regional Athlete at the Ontario NextGen Performance Centre
• Placed first in the W1x U19 at the 2021 Head of the Rideau
• Finished fourth in the W1x U19 at the 2022 Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association Championships
• Finished 10th in the W1x U19 at the 2021 Canadian National Rowing Championships
• Placed 10th in the women’s four for Canada at the 2022 World Rowing Under-19 Championships in Varese, Italy
– Earned the OSBA Sportsmanship of the Year Award in 2022
– Won OSBA basketball championship in 2022
– Received the 2021 House of Commons of Canada Award
– Received the 2020-21 Legislative Assembly of Ontario Award
– Received the 2020 Rotary Club Achievement Award
– Member of the Cairine Wilson Secondary School Honour Roll from 2020-22
– Earned the Cairine Wilson Secondary School Leadership/Link Award in 2022
– Named an Ontario Scholar in 2022
– Received the Ottawa Carleton District School Board Silver Medal Award in 2022
– Earned the Cairine Wilson Secondary School Commitment, Pride & Respect (CPR Award) in 2022
Personal
• Riley Morgan Richardson
• Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Daughter of Blair Richardson and Megan McVey
• Has one sister, Danika
• Mother, Megan, played volleyball and water polo at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario
• Father, Blair, played junior hockey and Division 1/2 rugby in NewZealand
– Coached a U13 girls basketball team during the pandemic
– Helped create a fundraiser, which raised over $10,000 to purchase reusable menstrual hygiene products for the Tazimond Foundation in Uganda
• Chose UVA for its outstanding program with amazing coaching, team atmosphere and academic programs
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences