Riley Schwietz

Biography

Coaching Accomplishments 3 Sun Belt Champion 2 Sun Belt Runner up 3 Sun Belt Conference Scorers 2 NCAA Qualifiers Helped coach the women to a record-setting third-place finish in the 2019 Sun Belt Indoor Championships and second-place finish in the 2020 Sun Belt Indoor Championships Coached her sister, Kady, to the program record and an All-Sun Belt First Team nod at the 2025 Sun Belt Indoor Championships for the heptathlon (3,809) 3 School Records Set Riley Schwietz enters her sixth season as an assistant coach for the Trojans, where she oversees jumps, hurdles, and multis. Schwietz’s fifth season as assistant coach saw her continue the family legacy as she coached her sister Kady to a gold medal at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships for the heptathlon. Her sister broke the Troy program record as an All-Sun Belt First Team member with 3,809 points, breaking her record set in 2017. She also led a bright young freshman in Aaliyah Murphy to the program record in the 400m hurdles with a 59.94 at the Doc Anderson Invitational with three first-place finishes in 2025. This past season, Schwietz helped propel Jaggerd Moore to the fifth highest high jump in Troy history at 2.10m which sent him to the NCAA East Preliminary after claiming five gold medals in 2023. She also coached her sister Kady to a first-place finish at the Samford Challenge with 4,428 points. In her tenure, Schwietz has coached a Sun Belt champion and NCAA qualifier (Maja Kuessner), one Sun Belt Champion