24 CC Riojas
24 - CC Riojas
Height: 5-6
Year: Jr.
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
High School: Brennan
Major: Psychology

2021-22 Season: Baker Griffin Classic I All-Tournament Team - Mercyhurst Invite All-Tournament Team – bowled 902 completed frames in the regular season and finished with an 18.28 frame average – had a season best 20.58 frame average in traditional matches at the Wildcat DII/DIII Invite and a season best 20.49 Baker frame average at the Mercyhurst Invite – bowled 380 strikes and finished with a 41.9 strike percentage, including a 44.9 strike percentage in traditional matches – converted on 57.0 percent of her 305 spare opportunities – bowled a new personal record 256 at the Mercyhurst Invite – had a season best 1,029 (205.80 average) at the Wildcat DII/DIII Invite – led the team with a 219 in the traditional portion of the ECC Championship Mega Match over Adelphi – led the Wildcats with a 216 in the upset win over No. 2 Nebraska in the Regionals and had another 201 in the loss to Nebraska.

2020-21 Season: ECC Commissioner’s Honor Roll – COVID-19 postponed season, retained year of eligibility

2019-20 Season: NTCA Division II/III Rookie of the Year – Second Team All-ECC – ECC Commissioner’s Honor Roll – ECC Rookie of the Week (10/24; 11/7; 11/21; 3/4) - Bowl for the Cure All-Tournament Team - Wildcat DII/DIII Invite All-Tournament Team - Virginia Union Invite All-Tournament Team – completed 947 frames with an 18.90 frame average – carried an 18.99 frame average in traditional matches with a season high 22.38 at the Wildcat DII/DIII Invite – also had a 21.00 frame average at the Hawk Flight Invite where she finished 14th with a 1062 – bowled a season’s best 254 in a match at the Wildcat DII/DIII Invite – bowled a program record 1,119 (223.80 average) five match total at the Wildcat DII/DIII Invite – collected 432 strikes on the year with a strike percentage of 45.3 – converted on 59.6 percent of her 311 spare opportunities.

High School: Four-year bowler at William J. Brennan High School for head coach and father Stephen Riojas – named to the All-District Tournament Team twice in high school – won the All-District Championship as a senior in 2019 – National Honor Society member

Personal: Christina Cheyenne Riojas – daughter of Stephen and Rita Riojas – majoring in Psychology at Wilmington University with aspirations to become a sports psychologist or coach – from San Antonio, Texas – also enjoys ax throwing, softball, fishing and MMA – favorite athletes are Jason Belmonte and Aaron Rodgers – if she could date a celebrity, she would date Ryan Reynolds – favorite movie is Labyrinth – the last song she plays before a tournament is Seal’s “Kiss from a Rose” – what she misses most about childhood is nap time – most memorable sports moment is shooting the final shots of a 295 and 298 baker bowl format score at the Hawk Flight Invite – one superstition that she has is she doesn’t bowl next to splits – prefers hamburgers over hot dogs, Instagram over twitter, to be surprised versus having plans, Android over iPhone, movies over books, and mountain views over beach house.