Upcoming Event: Women's Swimming and Diving versus Arizona State on October 10, 2025
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2022-23 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Rittenbach, Briana
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Briana Rittenbach
- Class:
- Senior
- Events:
- Free/Back
- Hometown:
- Bismarck, N.D.
- High School:
- Century High School
- Pronunciation:
- Ritt-in-BOCK
Bio
2023- 24: Graduate Student
2020-21: Sophomore
2019-20: Freshman
High School
Century High School-Bismarck, North Dakota
Aquastorm Club
Personal
- Named 2024 Academic All-WAC honoree.
- Achieved 1st place in 50 Y Back Timed Finals (25.20).
- Accomplished personal bests in the Miami Univerity Invite in the 50 Y Free with a time of 22.96s and the 100 Y Free with a 50.16s
- Finished as the 15th-best Female swimmer in the WAC
- Helped GCU become NCAA's 30th-ranked aquatics Mid-Major team
- Holds 17 top-10 school times (including relays).
- Placed 24th out of 48 at TYR Pro Series meet.
- Placed 4th out of 54 in 200 free relay at CSCAA.
- WAC Champion in 200 medley relay (1:39.13).
- 200 medley relay first place finish at UNLV (1:41.17)
- Fist place in 200 free relay at home vs Air Force.
- Finished first in 200 medley relay at NMSU (1:45.71).
- Placed first in 100 back in Air Force meet (56.27).
- Named 2022 Academic All-WAC honoree
- At LSU, earned second in the 100 Y Back (56.98) and sixth in the 500 Y Free (5:17.71).
- Contributed to a third-place finish in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:44.45), fourth in the 400 Y Free Relay (3:35.93) and sixth in the 500 Y Free (5:17.71) against the Tigers.
- Won the 200 Y Free (1:56.25) along with two second-place finishes in the 500 Y Free (5:15.48) and the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:49.28) at the LMU Invite.
- Placed fourth in the 100 Y Back (58.74), sixth in the 200 Y Back (2:10.07) and seventh in the 500 Y Free (5:24.40) at Air Force.
- Won the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:44.16), finished fourth in the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:59.65) and fifth in the 200 Y Free Relay (1:41.21) against the Falcons.
- Placed second in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:45.35) and the 500 Y Free (5:19.71) and fifth in the 200 Y Free (1:58.65) at Washington State.
- Won the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:44.84) and the 200 Y Free Relay (1:35.83) at Idaho.
- Finished third in the 100 Y Back (57.55) and placed eighth in the 100 Y Free (56.50) against the Vandals.
- Placed 11th in the 500 Y Free (5:07.87), seventh in the 200 Y Back (2:04.69) at the Miami Invitational.
- Earned second in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:40.37) and set a GCU school record, placed fourth in the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:49.15) and the 800 Y Free Relay (7:45.23) and fifth in the 400 Free Relay (3:33.58) at Miami (Ohio).
- Won the 100 Y Back (54.98) and placed second in the 400 Y Free Relay (3:30.70) and third in the 200 Y Back (2:03.67) against NAU, ACU and OUAZ.
- Won the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:59.59) and 200 Y Free Relay (1:39.56) versus Concordia.
- Placed second in the 200 Y Free (1:57.01) and third in the 200 Y Back (2:07.36) against the Eagles.
- Took home a victory in the 100 Y Back (58.23) and a third-place finish in the 500 Y Free (5:15.32) at California Baptist.
- Contributed to a win in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:45.24) and a second-place finish in the 400 Y Free Relay (3:39.02) against the Lancers.
- Finished second in the 100 Y Back (56.50) and third in the 200 Y Back (2:05.07) versus UNLV.
- Earned second place in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:43.56) and fourth in the 200 Y Free Relay (1:38.72) against the Rebels.
- Crowned WAC Champion in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:39.58) and earned silver in the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:39.13) setting two GCU school records.
- Finished fourth in the 100 Y Back (54.88), sixth in the 200 Y Back (1:59.68) and 20th in the 50 Y Free (23.99) at the 2022 WAC Championships.
- Swam the 50 Y Free (23.80) and the 200 Y Free (1:52.29) at the UNLV First Chance Invite.
- At the CSCAA National Invitational, finished sixth in the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:41.72), seventh in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:40.91), eighth in the 50 Y Back (25.45) and 19th in the 100 Back (56.43).
2020-21: Sophomore
- Placed fifth in the 200 Y Medley (1:46.18), 400 Y Medley (3:59.75) and the 400 Y Free (3:35.87) Relays at the Arizona Invite.
- Won the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:43.96) and the 100 Back (56.53) against California Baptist.
- Finished second in the 100 Y Free (52.56) and fifth in the 500 Y Free (5:12.31) versus CBU.
- Won the 200 Y Free (1:54.87) and the 500 Free (5:12.84) against Dixie State.
- Placed fourth in the 50 Free (24.66) versus the Bisons.
- Won the 200 Y Medley (1:41.29) and the 200 Y Free (1:31.55) Relays at the 2021 WAC Championships.
- Individually, finished third in the 800 Y Free Relay (7:29.64), ninth in the 100 Y Back (56.25), and 16th in the 200 Y Free (1:56.28) at the WAC Championships.
2019-20: Freshman
- Won the 100 Y Back (58.43) and contributed to first-place wins in the 400 Y Free Relay (3:35.44) and 400 Y Medley Relay (3:55.51) against Seattle U and Loyola Marymount
- Contributed to a third-place finish in the 400 Y Free Relay (3:36.62) against Air Force, New Mexico State and Idaho
- Finished second in the 100 Y Back (58.88) against Air Force and New Mexico State
- Placed second in the 100 Y Back (58.76) against California Baptist
- Contributed to a fourth-place finish in the 200 Y Medley relay (1:41.34) at the WAC Championships
High School
Century High School-Bismarck, North Dakota
- Named All-State all four years
- Named All-Conference all four years
- Attains the state record in the 100 backstroke
- Also ran cross country and track
- Named All-State and All-Conference as a freshman and sophomore for cross country and track
- Earned Honor Roll
Aquastorm Club
- Qualified for Junior Nationals
- Holds many records in her age group
Personal
- Parents are Cody Carter and Lori Kisse
- Brother, Jaden Rittenbach does track and cross country at the University of Mary
- Enjoys the outdoors
- Aspires to be a physical therapist
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