Pieter Ritz  -  
    Pieter Ritz

    Class:
    Senior
    Hometown:
    Fort Myers, Fla.
    High School:
    Cypress Lake
    Event:
    Distance

    05/01/2012

    Vikings Swimming and Diving Fundraiser Helps One of Their Own

    Moscow, Ohio Was Devastated by a Tornado on March 2

    02/26/2012

    Vikings Take Second at Horizon League Championships

    CSU Was Third in 2011

    02/22/2012

    Men Take Three of Four Events on First Day of League Championships

    Vikings in Second Place After First Day

    02/04/2012

    Vikings Defeat UIC on Senior Day

    Next Up: Horizon League Championships (Feb. 22-25)

    02/03/2012

    Cleveland State Hosts UIC on Senior Day

    Vikings are Undefeated at Home This Season

    2010-11 - JUNIOR SEASON
    Set new fastest time in the 200 fly (2:02.95) against Wright State, which was almost four seconds better than his previous best...three season-bests in the 500 free (4:40.73), 1,000 free (9:41.63) and 1,650 free (16:22.82) at Horizon League Championships...10th in the 1,000 free at the league meet...third fastest Viking in the 500 free and fourth in the 1,000 free.

    2009-10 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
    Consistently improved times in the 200 free, 500 free and 200 fly events while setting personal records in the 50 free (23.41), 100 fly (55.30) and 200 fly (2:06.58)...swam team's third fastest 1,000 free (9:44.26) and 1,650 free (16:17.46)...ranked 10th in the Horizon League with his time in the 1,000 free and ranked ninth in the 1,650 free.

    2008-09 - FRESHMAN SEASON
    Dropped times in nearly every swim, adding valuable points for the Vikings in the distance free events...recorded two top-10 finishes at the Horizon League Championship, finishing seventh in the 1,650 free (16:11.73) and recording his second sub-10-minute 1,000 free of the year (9:37.65) to place eighth...placed 13th in the 500 free (4:40.46) at the league championships.

    HIGH SCHOOL
    State finalist as a senior at Cypress Lake High...three-time state qualifier and four-time regional qualifier...four-time team MVP and Rookie of the Year as a sophomore...earned News Press All-Swim team honors all four years, including first-team as a junior...four-time district finalist and champion as a sophomore and senior...Florida Southern Zone Team participant as a sophomore.

    PERSONAL
    Born Nov. 30, 1989 in Fort Myers, Florida...son of Karl and Monique Ritz...film and digital media major.