2012-13 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Christina Ruggiero

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Williamsville, N.Y.
  • High School Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart
  • Major Distance Freestyle

Biography

Expected to compete in freestyle events … holds the school records in the 500-yard freestyle (5:05.53), the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:28.88) and the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:37.43) … was a member of the 800-yard freestyle relay team that holds the school record with a time of seven minutes and 42.28 seconds.

2011-12: Participated in freestyle and backstroke events … broke school records in the 500-yard freestyle (5:05.53) and the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:28.88) at the PSAC Championships … reset her own school record in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:37.43 at the conference championships … met NCAA “B” cut standards during the prelims and finals of the 500-yard freestyle at the PSAC Championships … recorded NCAA “B” cut times while setting the school records in the 1,000-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle events … captured gold medals during the 500-yard freestyle (5:28.57) at the Fredonia State Dual Meet and the 1,650-yard freestyle (18:17.64) during the Allegheny Dual Meet … produced PSAC-qualifying times during four of the five 1,650-yard freestyle races she participated in … also qualified for the PSAC Championships in the 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle … recorded 17 top-three finishes, including six of her first seven 500-yard freestyle races … helped break a Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet record in the 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of eight minutes and 7.98 seconds … was part of an 800-yard freestyle relay team that won gold at the Mid-Season Invitational after recording an NCAA “B” cut time of 7:45.00 during the prelims … helped record top-three relay finishes seven times.

2010-11: Broke the school record in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:39.97) at the PSAC Championships … helped the 800-yard freestyle relay team break the school record at the PSAC Championships, finishing fourth with a time of seven minutes and 42.28 seconds … also competed in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:34.61) at the conference championships … produced six PSAC-qualifying times, meeting the standard in four different events (200-yard freestyle/500-yard freestyle/1,000-yard freestyle/1,650 yard freestyle) … won the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:07.70) against Fredonia State … had six top-three individual finishes … helped relay teams finish second three times, including twice at the Westminster (Pa.) Relay Meet.

High School: Swam for head coach Kristy Michalik at Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart (N.Y.) … was a two-time recipient of the coach’s award.

Personal: Undecided Health Science major … has two brothers and one sister … daughter of Mary and Pat.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

  • 2010-11Sophomore

  • 2011-12Junior

  • 2012-13Senior