Gannon University Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Logan Miller at Highland High School, where he was the starting point guard on a team that reached the state championship game three straight years, winning the VISAA Division I State Championship in 2024-25 after finishing as the Division II runner-up in 2023-24 and the Division II state champion in 2022-23 … the Hawks ended this past year at 42-7, winning the VISAA State Tournament Div. 1 championship with a 56-51 win over Bishop O'Connell in the championship game … the state title helped Highland jump to No. 14 in the MaxPreps national rankings and No. 22 in the ESPN Top 25 rankings … the season also included a 61-57 win over Prolific Prep (Cal.), the top team in the country, in the Hoopball Classic in Springfield, Mass. With Rivera contributing 10 points in the victory. … averaged 13 ppg., 6 rpg., 4 assists and 2 steals per game … a three year starter who earned first team All-State honors and was a two-time first team All-Conference and All-Defensive Team honors … as a junior had 10 points and eight rebounds in the Div. II state championship game, a loss to Miller School of Albermarle as the Hawks ended the season with a 24-12 record … that came after a 2022-23 campaign which saw Highland capture the Div. II state title with a 42-40 win over Miller School and end the year at 30-3 … was named the Athlete of the Year … in the classroom was a Highest Honor Roll student.

PERSONAL: Pre-Physical Therapy major ... son of Catherine and Enrique Rivera … has two brothers (Daniel and Tomas) and one sister (Maria).