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Honors & Awards
- 24th, 1,650 Free, Big Ten Championships (2025)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2024*)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2025)
*Indicates 4.0 Semester GPA
Freshman (2024-25)
Riley Miklos completed a solid freshman year campaign competing in freestyle events and long races. She collected 13 top-five finishes and notched four career bests throughout her 2024-25 season with the Huskers.
At the Hawkeye Invitational, Miklos harnessed two top-ten finishes and a career best. In the 100 free, Miklos clocked a 50.68, collecting her career best while she finished 16th (51.84) in finals later that day. The freshman from Richmond, VA., had strong finishes in the 500 free where she placed seventh (4:50.78) and in the 1650 free, placing eighth (16:49.51). Additionally, Miklos competed in the 200 free, collecting 11th-place (1:49.82).
At the Big Ten Championships, Miklos finished out her first season strong, collecting three career bests in the 200 free prelims (1:48.47), 500 free prelims (4:48.47) and the 1650 free finals (16:32.23).
Before Nebraska
Miklos joined the Huskers from Richmond, Va. She was a state finalist for Deep Run High School in the 200 and 500 freestyle in 2023. With her club team, Nova of Virginia Aquatics, Miklos was the 2023 Virginia short-course state finalist in the 200, 500 and 1000 freestyle as well as the 200 butterfly. At the 2024 NCSA Spring Championships, she finished 12th in the long-course 800 freestyle (9:08.66) and 13th in the long-course 100 freestyle (58.03).
Personal
The daughter of Chris Miklos and Dr. Megan Cassidy, Riley Miklos was born on Dec. 7, 2005. She has one sister, Cassidy and one brother, Owen. A computer science major, Miklos earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She was also a member of the 2025 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
“I chose Nebraska because I felt the environment, coaches, and teammates would enable me to be the best swimmer and student I could be,” Miklos said.
Career-Best Times
| Event | Time | Meet (Year) |
| 100 Free | 50.68 | Hawkeye Invitational (2024) |
| 200 Free | 1:48.47 | Big Ten Championships (2025) |
| 500 Free | 4:48.47 | Big Ten Championships (2025) |
| 1,000 Free | 10:08.64 | Illinois (2025) |
| 1,650 Free | 16:32.23 | Big Ten Championships (2025) |