2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Earned All-PCSC first team in the 100 breaststroke (fifth place) and 200 breaststroke (fifth place) ... Scored 50 individual points in the PCSC Championships as a senior ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Earned All-PCSC first team honors in the 200 breast (5th place) and All-PCSC honorable mention in the 100 breast (9th place) and 100 IM (16th place) ... Scored 56 individual points at the PCSC Championships as a junior ... Had the team’s fastest time in the 200 breast (2:22.87) and second-fastest time in the 50 breast (29.77) and 100 breast (1:05.79) ... Swam at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships ... PCSC All-Academic second team ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Earned All-PCSC honorable mention in the 100 breast (11th place) and 200 breast (13th place) as a sophomore ... Scored 30 individual points at the PCSC Championships ... Competed in all nine meets ... Had the team’s season-best times in the 100 breast (1:06.32) and 200 breast (2:24.96) and was fifth in the 50 breast (31.47) and 400 IM (5:11.73) ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2016-17: Earned All-PCSC honorable mention in the 200 breast (13th place) and 100 breast (16th place) as a freshman ... Scored 25 individual points at the PCSC Championships … Had the third-fastest 50 breast on the year for the Waves with a 31.30 at the PCSC Championships … Had the fourth-fastest 100 breast with a 1:07.39 at the PCSC Championships … Had the fourth-fastest 200 breast with a 2:28.04 at the PCSC Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Park Hill South High School, located in Riverside, Mo. … Swam four varsity seasons, competing mainly in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM … Won a conference championship in the 100 breaststroke all four years … Earned All-State honors in the 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 100 breaststroke … Team won a state championship in the 200 medley relay as a sophomore … Garnered All-State honorable mention in the 100 breaststroke … Named Most Valuable Swimmer by her team as a freshman and earned the Panther Pride award as a sophomore … Team won four conference championships and was ranked in the top three in the state her last three years … Set school records in the 100 breaststroke and 200 medley relay … Was a member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll.
CLUB: Swam for the Blue Wave Swim Team/Academy for five years, for the Northland United Swim Team for four years, for the Club North Swim Team for 2.5 years and the Tsunami Swim Team for less than a year … Was Top 24 in the 100/200 breaststroke in 2014, 15 and 16 with Northland United and Club North, and Top 32 with Tsunami in 2016.
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration ... Born in Kansas City, Mo. … Daughter of Becky and David Riekhof … Has three siblings: Chase, Paige and Matt … Brother, Chase, also attends Pepperdine … Chose Pepperdine “because of a calling that I felt. When I stepped on campus I immediately had this home away from home feeling in me and I knew that this was the place for me to spend my college years. The swim team also had a big impact on my choice, the coach told me everything I wanted to hear when choosing a college swim team. The team seemed very close-knit and like a hard working bunch, which is something I was really looking for in college swim team.”
FAVORITES: Favorites include Missy Franklin (pro athlete), United States Swim Team (pro team), Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (book), Step Brothers and Bridesmaids (movies), Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), St. Lucia (musical artist) and soccer (sport other than swimming).
Historical Player Information
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2016-17Freshman
Breast/IM
5'6"
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2017-18Sophomore
Breast/IM
5'6"
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2018-19Junior
Breast/IM
5'6"
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2019-20Senior
Breast/IM
5'6"