Riley Farris dominating across the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
DURANGO, Colo. — Riley Farris is one of the most dominant players in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).
He knows how to throw around his 245-pound frame to get after every rebound and loose ball that comes off of the rim. It is also one of the best attributes he can use to dominate in the paint for easy rebounds or post-up opportunities. No one in the RMAC is looking forward to seeing the Fort Lewis Skyhawks on their schedule because they know that they will have to deal with him.
Farris will let the opposing player know that he is down there too. There are no easy rebounds or buckets on either end when he is on the court.
Since his first day on campus for Fort Lewis and in his initial games for the Skyhawks, everyone could tell he was not going to be easy for other teams to deal with. Farris was named Co-Freshman of the Year in his first season with Fort Lewis after averaging almost nine points per game. That came in his second year at Fort Lewis, as in his first year he redshirted but it paid off for him.
His second season was about the same statistically but Farris looked like he would be a good player for the Skyhawks for his entire career there. Then came a major setback for him.
He suffered a bad injury that required a lot of time off and treatment after just six games. He ended up missing most of his junior season but luckily was able to get a medical redshirt to gain an added year of eligibility back. This turned out to be a blessing for him. He came back in a different condition that made him more athletic and physical and made him a whole new player.
The start of his junior season could not come any sooner as he felt and played like a new man. That time off improved him as a player. The increase in stats from his sophomore season to that junior year was huge. He went from about eight points per game to 24. This solidified him as one of the best players in the RMAC and in the country at the Division II level. He was the 11th ranked scorer in the nation.
A massive junior year was followed by a shortened COVID-19 season, but he was able to continue his dominance and average 22 points per game. This year made him a rare case of having another added season to his eligibility to play for the Fort Lewis Skyhawks. Farris first stepped on campus in 2015 after graduating high school and now will be able to play through 2022 due to a freshman redshirt, medical redshirt and a COVID-19 forgiveness season.
This fifth and final season for Farris will be the one that he wants to look back on as a winning season. He has won his fair share at Fort Lewis but would love for this to be the season he can take this team the farthest. Farris has truly been through a lot at Fort Lewis and been there for a long time but he will go down as one of the best at the school.
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