Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2022: Redshirted his freshman season.
 
CLUB: Played for Front Range Volleyball Club and 303 Volleyball Academy.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Valor Christian High School, located in Highlands Ranch, Colo., in 2021 ... Also attended Arrows Academy and Cherry Creek High School in Colorado ... Played three years of varsity volleyball ... Made the all-state first team as a senior ... Averaged 3.0 kills per set ... Was all-state honorable mention as a freshman ... Team was twice the state runner-up ... Graduated cum laude ...
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-international business ... Born in Denver, Colo. ... Son of Ross and Cindy Ritter ... Has six siblings: Tex, Thayne, Ty, Truman, Tilly and Tatum ... His father played football at California and Azusa Pacific and his mother competed in track and field at Azusa Pacific ... His uncle, Kevin Wright, is an Associate Director of Athletics at Pepperdine, and a cousin, Calista Wright, competes for Pepperdine’s women’s indoor and beach teams ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of “the culture of the volleyball program and school.”
 
FAVORITES: Lists his sports hero as Tim Tebow ... Favorites include Tiger Woods (pro athlete), Chop Wood Carry Water (book), Remember the Titans (movie), Friends (TV show), Vance Joy (musical artist), pasta (food) and golf (sport other than volleyball) ... Favorite things about volleyball are “the team aspect of the game, and the camaraderie of the players. It takes all of us to win.”