Erin Ritz

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Victor, N.Y.
High School:
Victor Senior

2023-24 CSCAA Scholar All-American
NCAA B-Cut Time: 100 Fly (53.52)
NCAA B-Cut Time: 200 Fly (1:57.49)
2023-24 All-BIG EAST Team
2024 BIG EAST Championships: 100 Fly Silver Medalist
2024 BIG EAST Championships: 200 Fly Gold Medalist
2024 BIG EAST Championships: 200 Medley Relay Gold Medalist
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023 All-BIG EAST Team
2022-23 BIG EAST Championships: 200 Butterfly Silver Medalist
2022-23 BIG EAST Championships: 400 Medley Relay Bronze Medalist
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022 All-BIG EAST Team
2021-22 BIG EAST Championships: 100 Butterfly Silver Medalist
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2023-24: Won three medals, including a pair of golds, at the 2024 BIG EAST Championships, earning All-Conference in three events…Won the gold medal in the 200 fly with an NCAA B-Cut time of 1:57.49, breaking her own school record…Also set an NCAA B-Cut, and new school record, with a time of 53.52 in the 100 fly finals to place second…Competed in the C-Final of the 500 free, setting a personal-best time of 4:59.08 to place 18^th overall…Also won a gold medal as part of the 200 medley relay, swimming a 23.96 fly split to help the Musketeers to a school-record time…Was named a CSCAA Scholar All-American following the season.

2022-23: Competed in the finals of three individual events at the 2023 BIG EAST Championship, earning a spot in the finals of all three... Picked up the silver medal and earned All-BIG EAST in the 200 fly with a school-record time of 2:00.70 in the Championship final...Set a personal-best time in the prelims of the 100 fly, 54.63, to post the top qualifying time in the event, finishing fourth in the finals...Took part in the C-Final of the 500 free finals, setting a season-best time of 5:01.95...Helped Xavier to a bronze medal and earned All-Conference as part of the 400 medley relay...Also helped Xavier to a fourth-place finish in the 200 medley relay.

2021-22: Took part in three individual events the BIG EAST Championships, scoring in all three…Earned a silver medal and All-BIG EAST honors in the 100 butterfly, setting a personal-best time of 54.66 in the Championship final…Set a season-best time of 4:59.21 in the 500 free B-final, placing 13^th overall…Set a personal-best time of 17:21.98 in the 1,650 free to place 14^th…Also set a season-best 1,000 split during the mile at 10:29.10…Took part in the 400 medley relay, finishing the butterfly leg in 54.01.

2020-21: Took part in three individual events at the BIG EAST Championships...Earned a spot in the B-Final of the 500 free where she set a season-best time of 5:04.97...Took part in the timed final of the 1,650 free, placing 10th with a time of 17:36.62...Earned a spot in the B-Final of the 100 fly with a season-best time of 57.11 in the prelims, placing 10th in the finals.

PRIOR TO XAVIER: Came to Xavier from Victor Senior High School where she set five school records...Specializes in 100 fly and distance free...Was a two-time finalist at the New York Girls Federation Championship in the 100 fly...Earned All Greater Rochester First Team honors in three seasons...Earned All-American consideration honors in both the 200 and 400 free relays as a senior.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Marketing at Xavier...Son of John and Nicole Ritz...Father played baseball and was a member of the swim program at Mercyhurst College...Has an older brother, Jared, who also swims at Xavier.