Colorado Mesa University Athletics

2022-23: RMAC Defensive Player of the Year, the second in program history... Second Team All-RMAC... Team won a co-RMAC regular season championship and was the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament... Led the RMAC with 53 steals... Ranked sixth in the conference and second on the team with 29 blocks... Played and started in all 31 games... Averaged 7.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.9 blocks per game... Shot 58.6 percent from the field... Career-high 21 points against UCCS (Dec. 9), going a perfect 8-for-8 from the field, 3-for-3 from three and 2-for-2 from the line... Season-high five steals against St. Edward's (Nov. 11)... Career-high four blocks against Westminster (Feb. 22)... Season-high nine rebounds against Chadron State (Jan. 6).

2021-22: Second-Team All-RMAC... Team reached NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the first time in program history... Appeared in all 36 games, starting 35... Averaged 10.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game... Shot 58 percent from the field, top-five in the RMAC... Shot nearly 40 percent from three-point range... Ranked second in the  RMAC with 64 steals... Ranked fifth in the RMAC with 31 blocks... Recorded a career-high of 20 points twice, against MSU Moorhead on October 31 and against Chadron State on December 10... Season-high 12 rebounds vs. New Mexico Highlands on January 1... Career-high six steals against Regis on February 18.

2020-21: Team won RMAC Regular Season and back-to-back RMAC Tournament titles...Finished the season 21-2, 18-1 in conference...RMAC All-Tournament Team…Started all 23-games…Averaged 7.1 points, 4.4 rebounds 1.3 steals…Recorded a season-high 16-points against Chadron State on December 12…Pulled down a season-high rebounds against CSU Pueblo on December 19…Finished the season on the five-game streak recording a block…Contributed a team-high 14-points in the RMAC Semifinals against Adams on March 5. 

2019-20: Redshirt season

High School: Played for the Sailors of Steamboat Springs High School and coach Michael Vandal...Three-time All Western Slope League selection...Western Slope League Player of the Year as a senior...All-State selection.

Club: Played club basketball for Colorado Premier and coach Luke Duckett.

Personal: Son of Wade and Lisa Riniker...Has one sibling, Ethan...Chose CMU for the coaching staff, team and location...Enjoys camping and fishing.