Exhibit 31.1
 
  1)
    
    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Sun River Energy, Inc.;2)
    
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;3)
    
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in
this report;4)
    
    As registrants certifying officer I am responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e))and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 a)
    
    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
and procedures to be designed under our supervision to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this
report is being prepared;b)
    
    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;c)
    
    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
evaluation; andd)
    
    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant issuers internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrant issuers 4th quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant issuers
internal control over financial reporting; and




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5)
    
    As the registrants certifying officer, I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the
audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
 a)
    
    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the registrant issuers ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; andb)
    
    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrant issuers internal control over financial
reporting.
 Date:
    
    December 20, 2010
 /s/ Donal R. Schmidt, Jr.

Donal R. Schmidt, Jr.,Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting