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CMU Beach Volleyball Bio Page

Will also play on the Mavs' beach volleyball team in the spring...

2025 Indoor (As a Freshman): Played in 17 matches and 34 sets… Started two matches in the opposite position… Finished the year with 29 kills (0.85/set) and hit .175 on 97 attempts… Also had 18 blocks (0.53/set), including four solos… Recorded 10 digs and three service aces… Had a season-high five kills against No. 2 and eventual regional finalist Angelo State (Sept. 6)… Hit .571 earlier that day with four kills on seven swings in a win over UT Permian Basin… Had three blocks against Southern Nazarene (Sept. 5) and again in the RMAC Tournament win over the Colorado School of Mines (Nov. 18).

Prep: 2025 graduate of Palisade High School… Set the Bulldogs’ school record for career kills (1,316) and hitting percentage (.299) and set the single-season record of .371 as a senior in the fall of 2024… Coached by Wendy MacAskill… Named as the Southwestern League’s Player of the Year after earning Western Slope League Player of the Year honors in 2023… Was a 4-time first team all-conference honoree… Earned Second Team 4A All-State honors as a senior after earning honorable mention all-state honors in both 2022 and 2023… Tabbed as the Daily Sentinel Volleyball Player of the Year in 2023… Was Colorado’s MaxPreps Player of the Week in Week No. 9 of that season… Also earned First Team Academic All-Conference honors as both a junior and senior.

Club: Played for Mesa Juniors… Coached by Wendy MacAskill.

Personal: Is majoring in exercise science… Aspires to go on to graduate school and obtain a master’s degree in speech pathology and hopefully work as a speech pathologist in schools… Daughter of Dacia and Mark Ritterbush… Has an older sister named Bailee… Loves outdoor activities such as hiking, mountain biking, skiing, camping, paddle boarding and exploring new places.

Why I Chose CMU: “I chose CMU because I got the opportunity to play both beach and court volleyball. I have also grown up watching CMU volleyball and I love the culture. I love this beautiful area and all of the outdoor activities to do.