2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster

Richie Bush

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Lawnside, N.J.
  • Highschool Paul VI

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Member of the Villanova sprint group who competed from 2018-22 … Two-time BIG EAST champion and four-time All-BIG EAST performer in the relays … Top individual events were the 200 meters and the 400 meters … Four-time individual BIG EAST scorer … At the time of his graduation ranked 10th on the program’s all-time indoor performance list in the 200 meters (21.87) … Was a part of four BIG EAST team titles, including three straight titles indoors from 2018-20 along with the 2019 outdoor conference crown. 
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
60 Meters 7.05 Penn 10-Team Select (1.15.2022)
100 Meters 10.85 Penn Twilight (5.1.2021)
200 Meters 21.75 Sam Howell Invitational (4.6.2019)
300 Meters 36.40 Jack Pyrah Invitational (12.2.2017)
400 Meters (relay) 47.58 Virginia Challenge (4.17.2018)
400 Meters (open) 48.15 Virginia Challenge (4.16.2021)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2020 INDOOR
BIG EAST Champion 4x400 Meter Relay (1st Leg)
All-BIG EAST 4x400 Meter Relay (1st Leg)
2019 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST 4x400 Meter Relay (2nd Leg)
2018 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST 4x100 Meter Relay (2nd Leg)
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2022 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
May 13 400 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 49.23 13th
May 14 4x400 Meter Relay (1st Leg) 3:13.61 5th
2022 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | TRACK & FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 25 200 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 30.74 14th
2021 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
May 14 400 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 49.39 7th
May 15 400 Meters (Final) 49.02 7th
May 15 4x400 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) 3rd  3:15.59
2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
March 1 200 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 22.10 8th
March 2 200 Meters (Final) 21.87 4th
March 2 4x400 Meter Relay (1st Leg) 3:12.51 1st
2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM)
Date Event Time Place
May 10 200 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 21.87 4th
May 10 400 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 49.11 6th
May 11 200 Meters (Final) 22.44 4th
May 11 400 Meters (Final) 49.49 5th
May 11 4x400 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) 3:12.30 3rd
2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
February 22 200 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 22.50 13th
2018 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
May 11 200 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 22.20 9th
May 12 4x100 Meter Relay (2nd Leg) 41.60 3rd
2018 INDOOR (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. | OCEAN BREEZE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETIC COMPLEX)
Date Event Time Place
February 23 200 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 22.46 13th
February 23 400 Meters (Preliminary Heats) 50.36 13th
 

 
INDOOR
 
2022: Ran in five meets during the season … Competed in the 60 meters and the 200 meters individually as well as in the team’s 4x400 meter relay lineup; Penn 10-Team Select (1/15): In the first meet of the season advanced to the final of the 60 meters and tallied a third place overall finish with a personal best time of 7.05 … Moved up three spots from the preliminary heats when he was the sixth-fastest qualifier for the final with a time of 7.09; Villanova Invitational (1/22): Posted a time of 22.39 to finish 12th in the 200 meters at the Wildcats home meet … Led off the 4x400 meter relay which finished in fourth place in 3:20.28; Columbia Challenge (2/5): Recorded a time of 22.63 in the 200 meters and led off the 4x400 relay in a lineup that came in ninth with a time of 3:24.04; Rutgers Open (2/12): Notched a season-best time of 22.35 in the 200 meters to finish in 10th place at The Armory … Ran the third leg of the 4x400 relay and helped Villanova finish second in the race in 3:18.23; BIG EAST Championships (2/25): Competed in the preliminary heats of the 200 meters and finished 14th overall.

2021: Competed during the dual meet at Army West Point and in the Wildcats home meet during the season; Army West Point (2/6): Came in third in the 400 meters with a time of 50.85 ... Ran the leadoff leg of the 4x400 meter relay and produced a split of 50.29 on a relay squad that came in second in 3:20.98; Villanova Indoor Meet (3/5): Produced a first place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 22.31 at the Wildcats home meet in Staten Island.

2020: Recorded an indoor PR in the 200 meters to move into 10th place on the Wildcats all-time indoor performance list in the event ... Part of a conference champion 4x400 meter relay team and scored individually in the 200 meters at the BIG EAST meet ... Competed at a total of five meets on the year; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/18): Placed fourth in the 200 meters and ran a leg of the 4x400 meter relay at Navy in his season debut ... Posted a time of 22.05 in the 200 meters ... Led off the 4x400 relay with a split of 49.98 and Villanova eventually won the race in 3:17.74; Dr. Sander Invitational/Columbia Challenge (1/25): Posted a time of 22.23 in the 200 meters and a split of 50.01 on the leadoff leg of the 4x400 meter relay ... Villanova came in eighth in the relay with a time of 3:17.42; Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Notched the fastest indoor 200 meters time of his career with a mark of 21.87 at Penn State ... Placed fifth at the meet and moved into 10th place on the Wildcats all-time indoor performance list in the 200 meters; FastTrack National Invitational (2/14): Came in fifth in the invitational section of the 400 meters in his final tuneup for the BIG EAST Championships; BIG EAST Championships (3/1-3/2): Placed fourth in the final of the 200 meters and ran a leg of the team's BIG EAST champion 4x400 meter relay ... Tied his indoor PR of 21.87 in the final of the 200 meters after ranking eighth in the preliminary heats in 22.10 ... His fourth place finish matched the best of his career in an individual event at the BIG EAST meet ... Led off the 4x400 meter relay which won a conference title with a winning time of 3:12.51 ... His efforts contributed to Villanova winning its third consecutive indoor conference crown.

2019: Competed in four meets during the season and ran in the 200 meters at the BIG EAST Championships; Wesley A. Brown Invitational (1/12): Doubled up in the 200 meters and the 400 meters in the indoor season opener ... Came in ninth in the 400 meters in 50.28 and was 14th in the 200 meters with a time of 22.73; Villanova Invitational (2/2): Recorded a time of 50.60 in the 400 meters at the Wildcats home meet; FastTrack National Invitational (2/8): Tallied season-best times of 22.48 in the 200 meters and 50.06 in the 400 meters ... Placed fourth in the 400 meters and finished 16th in the invitational section of the 200 meters; BIG EAST Championships (2/22): Posted a time of 22.50 in the preliminary heats of the 200 meters and finished in 13th place overall.

2018: Appeared at seven meets during the indoor season and competed in both the 200 meters and the 400 meters at the BIG EAST Championships; Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/2): Made his collegiate debut by competing in both the 60 meters and the 300 meters, in addition to running a leg of the 4x400 meter relay ... Came in seventh in the 300 meters with a time of 36.40 and was clocked in 7.27 in the 60 meters to finish 13th ... Ran the third leg of the 4x400 relay as part of a squad which came in third with a time of 3:24.79; Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Recorded a time of 7.25 in the preliminary heats of the 60 meters and also came in eighth in the 200 meters with a time of 22.80; Penn 8-Team Select (1/20): Posted times of 22.83 in the 200 meters and 51.03 in the 400 meters; Columbia Challenge (1/26): Competed in the unseeded sections of both the 200 meters and the 400 meters, producing times of 22.87 and 50.34, respectively; Villanova Invitational (2/3): Ran both the 200 meters (22.50) and the 400 meters (50.91) at the Wildcats home meet; FastTrack National Invite (2/9): Finished 10th in the 400 meters with a time of 50.27; BIG EAST Championships (2/23): Came in 13th overall in the preliminary heats of both the 200 meters (22.46) and the 400 meters (50.36).
 
OUTDOOR
 
2022: Raced in five meets during the season … Competed in both the 400 meters and the 4x400 meter relay at the BIG EAST Championships; Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/9): Recorded a time of 50.08 in the 400 meters in his outdoor season debut; Larry Ellis Invitational (4/16): Posted a time of 50.23 in the 400 meters at Princeton and led off the 4x400 meter relay for a team which placed seventh in 3:19.98; Virginia Challenge (4/22-4/23): Tallied a time of 49.56 in the 400 meters on the first day of the Virginia meet and added a time of 22.25 in the 200 meters on the second day of competition; Penn Relays (4/29): Ran the third leg of the 4x400 meter relay for a squad which finished 13th in the college section of the relay with a time of 3:17.63; BIG EAST Championships (5/13-5/14): Led off the 4x400 meter relay and helped Villanova finish fifth in the race with a season-best time of 3:13.61 … Ran in the preliminary heats of the 400 meters one day earlier and posted a season-best time of 49.23 to finish 13th overall.

2021: Competed at six meets during the season … Recorded a personal best time in the 400 meters during the year and scored in the event at the BIG EAST Championships … Earned All-BIG EAST honors as part of the Wildcats runner-up 4x400 meter relay at the conference meet; Raleigh Relays (3/26): In his first race of the year competed in the 400 meters at North Carolina State and posted a time of 48.39; Philadelphia Big 5 Meet (4/3): Finished third in the 200 meters with a time of 22.12; Virginia Challenge (4/16-4/17): Posted a personal best time of 48.15 in the 400 meters on the first day of the meet at Virginia … Ran the 200 meters in 22.04 on the second day of the meet and anchored the 4x400 meter relay squad to a fourth place finish and a season-best time of 3:15.42; Philadelphia Metropolitan Collegiate Invitational (4/24): On the traditional weekend of the Penn Relays ran the 400 meter leg of the Wildcats distance medley relay at Franklin Field … Posted a split of 48.47 on his leg of the race and Villanova went on to win the race in 9:38.81; Penn Twilight (5/1): Tuned up for the BIG EAST Championships with runner-up finishes in both the 100 meters and the 200 meters … Tallied a time of 10.85 in the 100 meters and a season-best mark of 21.81 in the 200 meters; BIG EAST Championships (5/14-5/15): Ran the second leg of the 4x400 meter relay at the conference meet and earned All-BIG EAST honors as the Wildcats finished second in the relay with a time of 3:15.59 … Scored individually with a seventh place finish in the 400 meters … Ranked seventh in the preliminary heats with a time of 49.39 on the first day of the meet and held that position in the final when he crossed the finish line in 49.02.
 
2019: Scored individually in both the 200 meters and the 400 meters at the BIG EAST Championships while earning All-BIG EAST honors as part of the team's 4x400 meter relay ... Recorded personal best times in both the 200 meters and the 400 meters during the season ... Competed at five meets overall; Penn Challenge (3/23): Recorded a time of 50.61 in the 400 meters at the outdoor season opener; Sam Howell Invitational (4/6): Tallied a personal best time of 21.75 in the 200 meters and recorded a fourth place finish at Princeton ... Also finished eighth in the 400 meters at the meet with a time of 49.26; Mason Spring Invitational (4/13): Came in sixth in the 400 meters, with his time of 49.05 representing a personal best for an open race ... Also posted a time of 21.81 in the 200 meters; Penn Relays (4/26-4/27): Ran the second leg of the 4x400 meter relay in both the preliminary heats and the Eastern section final ... Villanova posted a time of 3:14.13 to finish 20th overall out of 60 teams in the preliminaries, then came in sixth in the Eastern final in 3:18.37; BIG EAST Championships (5/10-5/11): Came in fourth in the 200 meters, fifth in the 400 meters and ran a leg of the third place 4x400 meter relay ... Ranked fourth in the preliminary heats of the 200 meters with a time of 21.87 and maintained that spot in the final with a time of 22.44 ... Stood in sixth place after running the prelims of the 400 meters in 49.11 before coming in fifth in the final in 49.49 ... Ran the second leg of the 4x400 relay which posted a time of 3:12.30 and earned All-BIG EAST honors ... Was responsible for contributing 10.5 points towards the Wildcats winning the BIG EAST team title and finishing off an indoor-outdoor sweep of the conference meets.

2018: Earned All-BIG EAST honors as part of the Wildcats lineup in the 4x100 meter relay ... Tallied personal best times in the 200 meters and the 400 meters during the season; Penn Challenge (3/24): Came in eighth in the 500 meters with a time of 50.54 at the outdoor season opener; Colonial Relays (4/6): Recorded a personal best time of 21.82 in the 200 meters and notched a 12th place finish ... Also ran the 400 meters and was clocked in 50.04; Temple Owls Invite (4/13): Finished fifth in the 400 meters with a personal best time of 49.89 and was also eighth in the 200 meters in 22.28; Penn Relays (4/27-4/28): Ran legs of the 4x400 meter relay in both the preliminary heats and the Eastern section final ... Ran the second leg of the relay in the preliminaries, in which Villanova came in 19th overall with a time of 3:14.58 ... Anchored the relay one day later and led the Wildcats to a runner-up finish in their section ... Had a split of 48.65 on the anchor leg of the race and Villanova posted a time of 3:13.14; BIG EAST Championships (5/11-5/12): Ran the second leg of the 4x100 meter relay in which Villanova came in third with a time of 41.60 ... Named to the All-BIG EAST team as part of the relay and also came in ninth individually in the preliminary heats of the 200 meters with a time of 22.20.
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Paul VI High School: Earned a total of seven varsity letters between the indoor and outdoor track & field seasons, and also played football as a running back and defensive back.
 
Personal: Born 9/16/99 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... One of three children of Richard and Kimberly Bush ... Has an older sister, Tiffany and a younger brother, Robert ... Enjoys playing sports and bike riding in his spare time, as well as traveling with friends and reading ... Chose to attend Villanova for its strong academic reputation ... Psychology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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  • 2021-22Graduate Student

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