Upcoming Event: Cross Country versus UVU Invitational on August 28, 2026 at TBA
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Maebh Richardson
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kilkenny, Ireland
- High School:
- Loreto Secondary School
- Prev School:
- Portland
TFRRS Bio
Personal Bests:
6K (XC): 20:16.4
Mile (Indoors): 4:53.2
3000 (Indoors): 9:22.77
5000 (Indoors): 15:59.27
1500 (Outdoors): 4:38.79
5000 (Outdoors): 16:10.06
10000 (Outdoors): 33:29.43
Academic Honors:
2025-26 WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Gold Honors)
2024-25 WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Gold Honors)
2024 USTFCCCA XC All-Academic
2023-24 WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Gold Honors)
Athletic Awards:
2024 First-Team All-WCC (XC)
2023 First-Team All-WCC (XC)
2023 WCC Champion (XC)
2026 Outdoor Track:
• Did not compete
2025-26 Indoor Track:
• Did not compete
2025 Cross Country:
• Did not compete
2025 Outdoor Track:
• Opened the season 16th-overall in the 5k at the Stanford Invitational
• Finished 11th-overall in her first 10k at the Bryan Clay Invitational
2024-25 Indoor Track:
• Kicked off the season at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener in the 5000m race
• Posted a PR time of 9:22.77 in the 3000m race at the UW Preview
• Recorded a new personal best in the mile (4:53.20) at the UW Invitational
• Placed fifth-overall in the 5000m behind a PR time of 15:59.27 at the Husky Classic
2024 Cross Country:
• Started the year at the Nuttycombe Invitational as Portland’s second scorer (21:08.0)
• Helped Pilots finish second as a team at WCC Championships with a ninth-place finish (20:22.4)
• Recorded a PR run of 20:16.4 at the NCAA West Regional for 26th individually
2024 Outdoor Track:
• Opened her season with a fifth-place finish in the 5000m at the Oregon Preview
• Placed ninth in the 5000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational (16:31.87)
• Came in seventh at the Portland Twilight with a 5000m time of 16:38.091
• Ran a career-best 4:38.79 in the 1500m race at the Portland Distance Carnival
2023-24 Indoor Track:
• Made her track debut at the UW Indoor Preview in the 3000m race (9:53.73)
• Ran in the mile at the UW Invitational (5:02.42)
• Placed sixth in the 5000m (16:50.84) and 11th in the 3000m (9:57.57) at the MPSF Championships
2023 Cross Country:
• Opened her collegiate career at Griak Invitational with an 18th-place finish
• Helped Portland capture the WCC Championships finishing ninth-overall (21:54.7) as the Pilot’s third scorer
• Scored for Portland’s at the NCAA West Regional with a run of 20:38.4
• Represented Ireland at the 2023 European U20 Cross Country Championships
High School:
• Competed with Kilkenny City Harriers during her prep career
• Participated in soccer, camogie and Gaelic football in high school
Personal:
• Daughter of Niamh (Murphy) and Noel Richardson
• Has three older sister, Aoibhe, Grace and Ella
• Both parents represented Ireland on the world stage in cross country and track & field
• Father, Noel, represented Ireland in the World Cross Country Championships three separate times
• Mother, Niamh, represented Ireland in 1991 World Cross Country Championships and 1992 Europa Cup
• Both parents competed in the World Student Games in the 1990s
• Sister, Aoibhe, was a distance runner at Portland (2017-19) and San Francisco (2019-20)
• Aoibhe also represented Ireland multiple times in cross country and track & field
• Sister, Grace, was a distance runner at NYU (2022-24) and currently an assistant coach at NYU
• Graduated from Portland with a degree in marketing Spring 2026
Personal Bests:
6K (XC): 20:16.4
Mile (Indoors): 4:53.2
3000 (Indoors): 9:22.77
5000 (Indoors): 15:59.27
1500 (Outdoors): 4:38.79
5000 (Outdoors): 16:10.06
10000 (Outdoors): 33:29.43
Academic Honors:
2025-26 WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Gold Honors)
2024-25 WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Gold Honors)
2024 USTFCCCA XC All-Academic
2023-24 WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Gold Honors)
Athletic Awards:
2024 First-Team All-WCC (XC)
2023 First-Team All-WCC (XC)
2023 WCC Champion (XC)
2026 Outdoor Track:
• Did not compete
2025-26 Indoor Track:
• Did not compete
2025 Cross Country:
• Did not compete
2025 Outdoor Track:
• Opened the season 16th-overall in the 5k at the Stanford Invitational
• Finished 11th-overall in her first 10k at the Bryan Clay Invitational
2024-25 Indoor Track:
• Kicked off the season at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener in the 5000m race
• Posted a PR time of 9:22.77 in the 3000m race at the UW Preview
• Recorded a new personal best in the mile (4:53.20) at the UW Invitational
• Placed fifth-overall in the 5000m behind a PR time of 15:59.27 at the Husky Classic
2024 Cross Country:
• Started the year at the Nuttycombe Invitational as Portland’s second scorer (21:08.0)
• Helped Pilots finish second as a team at WCC Championships with a ninth-place finish (20:22.4)
• Recorded a PR run of 20:16.4 at the NCAA West Regional for 26th individually
2024 Outdoor Track:
• Opened her season with a fifth-place finish in the 5000m at the Oregon Preview
• Placed ninth in the 5000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational (16:31.87)
• Came in seventh at the Portland Twilight with a 5000m time of 16:38.091
• Ran a career-best 4:38.79 in the 1500m race at the Portland Distance Carnival
2023-24 Indoor Track:
• Made her track debut at the UW Indoor Preview in the 3000m race (9:53.73)
• Ran in the mile at the UW Invitational (5:02.42)
• Placed sixth in the 5000m (16:50.84) and 11th in the 3000m (9:57.57) at the MPSF Championships
2023 Cross Country:
• Opened her collegiate career at Griak Invitational with an 18th-place finish
• Helped Portland capture the WCC Championships finishing ninth-overall (21:54.7) as the Pilot’s third scorer
• Scored for Portland’s at the NCAA West Regional with a run of 20:38.4
• Represented Ireland at the 2023 European U20 Cross Country Championships
High School:
• Competed with Kilkenny City Harriers during her prep career
• Participated in soccer, camogie and Gaelic football in high school
Personal:
• Daughter of Niamh (Murphy) and Noel Richardson
• Has three older sister, Aoibhe, Grace and Ella
• Both parents represented Ireland on the world stage in cross country and track & field
• Father, Noel, represented Ireland in the World Cross Country Championships three separate times
• Mother, Niamh, represented Ireland in 1991 World Cross Country Championships and 1992 Europa Cup
• Both parents competed in the World Student Games in the 1990s
• Sister, Aoibhe, was a distance runner at Portland (2017-19) and San Francisco (2019-20)
• Aoibhe also represented Ireland multiple times in cross country and track & field
• Sister, Grace, was a distance runner at NYU (2022-24) and currently an assistant coach at NYU
• Graduated from Portland with a degree in marketing Spring 2026
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