- Program Record Holder (4x800m Relay - 7:20.41)
- Three-Time NCAA Outdoor East Prelims Qualifier (800m)
- Two-Time Outdoor Ivy League Champion
- Three-Time Indoor Ivy League Champion
- Three-Time Outdoor All-Ivy League Performer
- Four-Time Indoor All-Ivy Leauge Performer
- 2015 Ivy League Cross Country Champion (Top-5 Columbia Finisher)
2018-19 (Senior): (XC) Crossed the line in 24th place with a time of 26:07.5 in the 8K at the Iona College Paddy Doyle Meet of Champions (Sept. 14) ... Ran the 8K in 26:04.4 at the Ivy League Cross Country Heps (Oct. 27). (Indoor) Named First Team Indoor All-Ivy League twice (One Mile Run/Distance Medley Relay) due to first place finishes in the DMR and One Mile Run at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 23-24) ... Locked up six first place finishes during the season ... Began the indoor season with a pair of top finishes in the 800-Meter Run and the 4x800m Relay at the Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia (Jan. 18) meet, running the 800m in 1:51.85 and helping the relay squad finish in 7:43.27 ... Snagged a pair of first place finishes in the Mile and DMR at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Jan. 24-26), clocking a time of 4:01.94 in the Mile and was key to a DMR time of 9:38.93 ... Clocked a PR in the Mile, running an under four-minute mile, finishing 10th in 3:59.36 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 8-9) ... Ran the anchor in the DMR that finished first in 9:57.25 at the Heps and won both the semifinal round (4:08.87) and final round (4:06.70) in the Mile at the Heps ... Ran the mile in 4:11.45 at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships (Mar. 8-9). (Outdoor) Gained Second Team Outdoor All-Ivy League honors with second place finish in the 1,500m at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 4-5) ... Ran the 1,500m in 3:45.62 at the Stanford Invitational (Mar. 29-30) to qualify for the NCAA East Region Prelims (May 23-25) ... Finished second in the 1,500m at the Heps, running the race in 4:06.18 to earn Second Team All-Ivy honors ... Advanced to the semifinals in the 1,500m at the NCAA East Region Prelims, running the first race in 3:47.68 to advance.
2017-18 (Junior): (XC) Ran the 8K in 25:50.3 at the Princeton XC Invitational (Oct. 14) (Indoor) Named Second Team Indoor All-Ivy League as a member of the 4x800m Relay team that finished second at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 24-25) ... Racked up three top two finishes through the season ... Doubled up on victories at the Fastrack Metro Season Opener (Dec. 1), winning the One Mile Run in 4:08.49 and ran third on the 4x800m Relay team that crossed the line in 7:45.40 ... Ran a PR 2:23.03 in the 1,000m at the Villanova Invitational (Feb. 3) ... Ran third on the 4x800m Relay squad that came in second with a time of 7:32.84 at the Heps. (Outdoor) Posted two first place finishes ... Collected First Team Outdoor All-Ivy League honors, once again running the second leg as a member of the 4x800m Relay team that took first at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 5-6) ... Won the One Mile Race at the Ocean State Invitational (Apr. 13-14), running the race in 4:03.45 ... Clocked a PR time of 3:44.72 in the 1,500m at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 20-21) ... Part of the DMR squad that ran the fifth fastest time in program history (9:42.39) at the Penn Relays (Apr. 26-28) ... Won the title at the Heps as part of the 4x800m Relay squad that finished in 7:23.31 ... Reached the semis in the 1,500m at the NCAA East Prelims (May 24-26) for the second straight season, running the first round in 3:47.92 to advance.
2016-17 (Sophomore): (XC) Did not compete in any events. (Indoor) Earned First Team Indoor All-Ivy League honors as a member of the 4x800m Relay team that took first at the Ivy Leauge Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 26) ... Recorded a third place finish in the 1,000-Meter Run at the Columbia East-West Challenge (Jan. 27-28), running the race in 2:24.99 ... Second leg on the 4x800m Relay team that won the Heps crown, finishing the race in 7:32.88. (Outdoor) Garnered First Team Outdoor All-Ivy League honors as a part of the 4x800m Relay team that took first at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 6-7) ... Ran a 3:45.63 in the 1,500m at the Florida Relays (Mar. 30-Apr. 1) and the West Point Twilight (May 11) to qualify for the NCAA East Prelims (May 25-27) in the 1,500m ... Ran opening leg on the 4x800m Relay team that finished first with a time of 7:27.10 at the Heps ... Reached the semifinals in the 1,500m at the NCAA East Prelims, running a 3:50.90 in the first round to advance.
2015-16 (First-Year): (XC) Helped Columbia to an Ivy League Cross Country Championship (Oct. 30), taking 28th as the fifth Lion finisher over the five-mile race in 25:27.7 ... Clocked a PR 24:23.9 in the 8K at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (Oct. 16) ... Came across as the the third Lion to finish, taking 39th in the 10K (31:34.0) at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 13). (Indoor) Did not participate in any events. (Outdoor) Ran a PR time of 1:50.43 in the 800-Meter Run at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 22-23) ... Second leg on the program record breaking 4x800-Meter Relay team that finished in 7:20.41 at the Penn Relays (Apr. 28-30) ... Part of the fifth place 4x800m relay team that finished the race in 7:29.25 at the Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Heps (May 7-8) ... Wrapped up the season with first career top finish, winning the 800m in 1:51.01 at the Battle Road Twilight Meet (May 14).
Personal: Ritz comes to Columbia with personal bests of 1:50.72 in the 800m, 2:27.28 in the 1000m, 3:47.85 in the 1500m, 4:08.67 in the 1600m, and 9:17.33 in the 3200m ... Finished third in the mile at the 2015 New Balance Indoor High School Nationals.
Career Bests
10K (XC) - 31:34.0
NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships - Nov. 13, 2015
5K (XC) - 25:39.1
IC4A/ECAC XC Championship - Nov. 21, 2015
5 Mile (XC) - 25:27.7
Ivy League Cross Country Heps - Oct. 30, 2015
8K (XC) - 24:23.9
Wisconsin adidas Invitational - Oct. 16, 2015
6.1K (XC) - 19:26.2
Brother Jasper XC Invite - Sept. 11, 2015
DMR (Indoor) - 9:34.72
Last Change College Elite - Feb. 15, 2019
DMR (Outdoor) - 9:42.39
Penn Relays - Apr. 26-28, 2018
4x800m Relay (Outdoor) - 7:20.41
Penn Relays - Apr. 28-30, 2016
4x800m Relay (Indoor) - 7:32.84
Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps - Feb. 24-25, 2018
One Mile Run (Indoor) - 3:59.36
BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational - Feb. 8-9, 2019
One Mile Run (Outdoor) - 4:03.45
Ocean State Invitational - Apr. 13-14, 2018
1,500m (Outdoor) - 3:44.72
Virginia Challenge - Apr. 20-21, 2018
1,500m (Indoor) - 3:50.90
Armory Track Invitational - Feb. 3-4, 2017
1,000m (Indoor) - 2:23.03
Villanova Invitational - Feb. 3, 2018
800m (Outdoor) - 1:50.43
Virginia Challenge - Apr. 22-23, 2016
800m (Indoor) - 1:51.85
Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia - Jan. 18, 2019
4x100m Relay (Outdoor) - 1:04.37
Battle Road Twilight Meet - May 14, 2016
Career Awards
- 2019 NCAA Outdoor East Prelim Qualifier (1,500m)
- 2019 NCAA Indoor National Championships Qualifier (One Mile Run)
- 2019 Second Team Outdoor All-Ivy League (1,500m)
- 2x 2019 Indoor Ivy League Heps Champion (4x800m Relay/One Mile Run)
- 2x 2019 First Team Indoor All-Ivy League (4x800m Relay/One Mile Run)
- 2018 NCAA Outdoor East Prelim Qualifier (1,500m)
- 2018 Outdoor Ivy League Heps Champion (4x800m Relay)
- 2018 First Team Outdoor All-Ivy League (4x800m Relay)
- 2018 Second Team Indoor All-Ivy League (4x800m Relay)
- 2017 NCAA Outdoor East Prelim Qualifier (1,500m)
- 2017 Outdoor Ivy League Heps Champion (4x800m Relay)
- 2017 First Team Outdoor All-Ivy League (4x800m Relay)
- 2017 Indoor Ivy League Heps Champion (4x800m Relay)
- 2017 First Team Indoor All-Ivy League (4x800m Relay)
- 2015 Ivy League Cross Country Champion (Top-5 Columbia Finisher)
