Lewis University Athletics

2008-09 Highlights: Delahanty Award recipient given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence and Academic All-GLVC selection...was third overall in the 800-meter run (2:01.95) at the Dick Pond Invitational (Feb. 21). 2007-08 Highlights: Academic All-GLVC,...was third overall in the 800-meter run (2:00.94) at the Dick Pond Invitational (Feb. 9)...was fourth on the squad with a time of 27:06 at the Bradley Cross Country Open...turned in the Flyers[apos] fifth-fastest time of 26:24.16 at the Illinois Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships (Sept. 14)...was fourth on the squad at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 29) with a time of 27:35...was Lewis[apos] No. 3 runner at the Border Wars Invitational with a mark of 29:11.53...earned the Flyers[apos] fourth fastest time of 34:33.85 at the 10K Great Lakes Cross Country Regional (Nov. 3). 2006-07 Highlights: Academic All-GLVC, recipient of Lewis[apos] Delahanty Award for academic excellence among student athletes and a spring Deans[apos] List student...was the Flyers[apos] No. 5 runner at North Central[apos]s Chuck Carroll Cross Country Invitational (Sept. 8)...second on the cross country team at Loyola Chicago[apos]s Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 30). 2005-06 Highlights: Academic All-GLVC...member of the Flyers[apos] distance medley relay team that finished second at the Indoor Chicagoland Championships (Feb. 18). Prep/Personal: Earned three varsity letters in cross country and track and field for Maine West...three-time conference champ in the 1-mile run...was an all-state selection in the 4x800-meter relay as a junior and senior, and a state qualifier in the 4x800 as a sophomore...two-time team captain...two-time Most Valuable Runner...as a senior, was a state qualifier, conference champion and team captain, and also ran a school-record 15:26 for three miles on Maine West[apos]s course...state qualifier, conference runner-up and team captain as a junior...all-conference and team captain his sophomore year...honor roll student...son of James and Julie Ritzema...marketing major.

Ritzema[apos]s Indoor Personal Bests:

Event	Meet	Date	Mark
800-Meter Run	GLVC Championships	3/1/08	2:00.10
1-Mile Run	Lewis Invitational	2/11/06	4:32.50
3,000-Meter Run	Dick Pond Invitational	2/10/07	9:15.57
5,000-Meter Run	GLVC Championships	2/24/07	16:01.95

Ritzema[apos]s Outdoor Personal Bests:

Event	Meet	Date	Mark
800-Meter Run	GLVC Championships	5/2/09	1:58.25
1,500-Meter Run	No. Central Old Fashion Meet	4/26/06	4:08.12
5,000-Meter Run	Truman Open	3/31/07	16:09.98