| Christa Riggins |
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AS A SOPHOMORE:
Standout for the Irish as she competed in seven events at the NCAA Championships ... highest finish came in the 800 freestyle relay (13th place) ... competed in the 200-free, 400-free and the 400-medley relays ... individually competed in the 50 free, 100 free and the 200 free with best finish coming in the 200 at 34th place ... was a two-time BIG EAST Champion in the 800-freestyle and the 200-freestyle relays ... qualified for three individual events for the BIG EAST Championship ... finished second in the 200-freestyle with a career-best time of 1:47.82 ... earned BIG EAST honors in the 200-medley and 400-freestyle relays ... totaled five all-BIG EAST accolades ... was second-best Irish in the 50 and 100 free ...
AS A FRESHMAN:
Was a five-time all-BIG EAST selection as a freshman ... a third-place finisher in the 100 freestyle (50.47) ... was the runner-up in the 200 freestyle (1:49.12) ... a key member of the 200 freestyle relay team that finished third in the BIG EAST Championships (1:32.23) ... the mark is also the third-best in the Notre Dame record book ... the 400 freestyle relay team (3:22.48) finished third ... her 800 freestyle relay team was the runner-up in the 2006 BIG EAST Championships, while swimming the second-fastest time for Notre Dame swimmers in the record books (7:19.46) ... won the 50 freestyle in the dual meet against California (24.07) ... a member of the 500 crescendo freestyle relay team that was the heat winner with a record setting time of 4:32.50 at the Dennis Stark Relays ... at nationals in the summer of 2006, swam an Olympic trial qualifying time of 2:02.11 in the 200 free ... also swam a 4:19.75 in the 400 free and 57.25 in the 100 free.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:
Four-year monogram winner in swimming and softball at Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, Ariz. ... named the team's most improved her freshman season in swimming, then earned three consecutive outstanding swimmer trophies ... qualified for the junior national championships in the 4x200, 4x50 and 4x100 relays ... born June 17, 1987, in Phoenix, Ariz. ... daughter of Janet and Greg Riggins ... future plans include law school ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.
