Illinois Tech

High School/Club: 14x Varsity Letter recipient, Elected Team Captain, Most Outstanding Male Athlete, 1st Team OCC,  2nd Team OCC,  4x Sectional qualifier, 4x District qualifier, State Qualifier (relay and individual), OCC swim champions (team), Club Record holder (36 events), 4x Speedo Sectionals Qualifier; 4.19 GPA, 28 ACT (Super-score), All-American Scholar Athlete (Swimming), 4x Academic Excellence Award recipient, Honor Roll (every 9 weeks), AP Scholar Honor, Valedictorian status, Class Rank: 1 (out of 615), 4x Academic Athletic Award, National Honor Society (NHS) Inductee,  NHS vice-president nominee, 2x SkillsUSA District Winner; Regional Qualifier, Presidential Award of Academic Excellence; National Honors Society (12th), Varsity Swimming (9, 10, 11, 12), Men’s Volleyball (9, 10), Symphony Orchestra (6-11th)

Personal: Parents Jeff and Rachel Riegler

2025-26
- Earned Scarlet Hawk of the Week honors for the week of February 9th: earned 2 golds and 2 silver medals at the Liberal Arts Championships this past week in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin. Riegler took first-place honors in both the men's 200-yard freestyle (1:41.79) and the men's 500-yard freestyle (4:36.62). His silver medals came in the 1650 freestyle and in the 800 freestyle relay events. His 650 points in the championships was just 2 points shy of the men's team-leading 652 points by Zeng Wye Liew. 
- Sophomore; competed in 12 meets, including 7 relay appearances.
- Won the 500-yard freestyle (5:03.21) in a dual vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater on Oct. 11.
- Posted a 1st-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:44.50) vs. Carroll on Nov. 8.
- Finished 1st in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:34.91) vs. Carthage on Jan. 17.
- Recorded a 1st-place finish and best time in the men’s 400-meter freestyle relay (3:41.31) vs. Lake Forest on Jan. 31.
- Won the 500-yard freestyle (4:36.62) at the Liberal Arts Conference Championships — Day 2 on Feb. 12.
- Won the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.79, final) at the Liberal Arts Conference Championships — Day 3 on Feb. 13.