Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

As a Junior in 2010-11:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll pick...Reached the NCAA 'B' cut qualifying mark...Competed in the 50 and 200 yard freestyle, 100 yard backstroke, the 200 yard breaststroke and IM in the Werblin Invitational...Placed third in the 100 yard breaststroke against CCSU...Collected third place honors in the 500 yard freestyle against Yale...Finished in the top half of competitors for the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke against TCNJ...Wound up in the top half of the standings for the 200 yard freestyle at the USMMA Invitational...Finished ninth out of 29 competitors in the 100 yard breaststroke while also participating in the 50 yard freestyle at the NE-10 Invitational…Took third place honors in the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke against Marist…Registered a third place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke against Conn. College…Raced in the 200 yard medley relay, 400 yard IM, and the 100 yard breaststroke against West Chester…Led SCSU to a first place finish in the 200 yard medley relay while placing second in the 200 yard IM versus Queens…Posted top eight finishes in the 400 yard medley relay, 400 yard IM, 100 and 200 yard breaststroke as well as the 400 yard freestyle relay at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships.

As a Sophomore in 2009-10:
Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Competed in the 200-yard breaststroke, the 100 yard butterfly and the 200-yard freestyle at the Sonny Werblin Invitational…Finished third in the 400-yard medley relay, fourth in the 100-yard freestyle and fourth in the 200 yard breaststroke at St. Rose…Placed fifth in the 400-yard medley relay, sixth in the 50-yard breaststroke and fifth in the 400-yard breaststroke against Sacred Heart and CCSU…Took sixth in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke at The College of New Jersey…Finished fifth in the 200-yard IM, fifth in the 50-yard freestyle and sixth in the 200-yard freestyle at the USMMA Invitational…Placed third in the 200-yard medley relay and third in the 200-yard breaststroke against Marist…Took seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke and eighth in the 200-yard IM against Conn. College and Maine…Finished ninth in the 200-yard freestyle relay, ninth in the 200 and 400 yard medley relay, seventh in the 400-yard IM, sixth in the 100-yard breaststroke and fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke at the NE-10 Championships…Placed seventh in the 200 and 400-yard medley relays, 15th in the 100-yard breaststroke and ninth in the 200-yard breaststroke at the Metropolitan Championships.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Attended Seymour (Conn.) High School…All-Conference selection in swimming… Named All-State in softball by the Hartford Courant, New Haven Register and the Connecticut Post…Also picked All-League for softball…Earned the Outstanding Senior Award for softball and was team captain.

Personal:
The daughter of Holly and James Rickel…An elementary education major.