University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics

2000: Riter led the Seawolves with a .238 attack percentage as she enjoyed her best season in green as gold...ranked second on the team and 27th in the Pac West in kills per game (2.71) and took home the team’s Most Improved Player award at the postseason banquet...an honorable mention all-conference selection, she also earned all-conference academic accolades for the second straight season.

1999: Ranked fifth on the team with 1.53 kills per game...set career high with five block assists in win over Bentley (9/4)...named to Pac West all-academic team.

1998: Saw spot duty in 28 games as a sophomore.

1997: Showed promise during freshman season with 53 kills and 96 digs in just 43 games...came off the bench against Division I Dartmouth (9/13) to register career highs of 13 kills and 15 digs...voted the team's most inspirational player.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played two of her three years at Dimond under current UAA head coach Kim Lauwers...as a sophomore, started on a Lynx team that included nine seniors and went 23-0 to win the Class 4A state title...earned all-tournament honors at the Chugiak Invitational, the Dimond/Service Tournament and the West High SpikeTacular (MVP) during her junior season...All-Region IV performer her last two seasons...two-time school MVP...won all-state accolades as a senior while helping Dimond to a third-place finish in the 1997 state tournament...senior co-captain...MVP of the West SpikeTacular for two consecutive seasons and a member of the Juneau Five all-tournament team during her senior campaign...National Honor Society member.

PERSONAL: Played for Alaska Juniors Midnight Sun Volleyball Club...born Heather Denise Riter on Oct. 5, 1979 in Dallas, Texas...daughter of Michael and Kimberly Riter...majoring in elementary education.

Career Highs

Kills: 18, vs St. Cloud State (8/25/00)

Attacks: 48, vs Montana State-Billings (10/20/00)

Attack Pct.: .567 (18-1-30) vs St. Cloud State (8/25/00)

Aces: 4, twice

Assists: 4, vs Dartmouth (9/13/97)

Block Assists: 5, vs Bentley (9/4/99)

Block Solos: 2, at Hawaii Pacific (10/26/00)

Total Blocks: 5, vs Bentley (9/4/99)

Digs: 15, vs Dartmouth (9/13/97)