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2024-25 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann

Gabriella Richards

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Saline
  • Hometown:
    Saline, Mich.

Summary

Biography

Career Best at UIC
1-meter: 249.65 points (2/24/24)
3-meter: 246.83 points (1/18/25)

2024-25 (Senior):
  • Finished a second time as a “B,” finalist in the 2025 MVC Championships in the one-meter diving event, placing eighth on the one-meter board with a score of 220.80 points.
  • Finished in second place in the consolation final on the three-meter diving board (219.65 points) at the House of Champions meet.
  • Placed second on the three-meter diving board in the dual meet against Southern Illinois, finishing with a score of 218.40 points.
  • Collected a pair of fourth place finishes in the dual meet against Missouri State.
2023-24 (Junior):
  • Placed second in the consolation heat of the MVC Championship meet with a career-high 249.65 points on the one meter diving board.
  • Finished third in the one-meter diving event (221.70 points) against Davenport.
  • Collected a fourth-place performance with a score of 228.60 points on the three-meter diving board against Milwaukee.
  • Earned a pair of fourth place finishes on the one-meter (195.90 points) and three-meter (223.58 points) against Butler.

2022-23 (Sophomore):
  • Achieved season-best finishes in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events in season-opening quad meet and against UChicago.
  • Scored over 200 at 3m in the quad meet against Evansville, Missouri State, and Bellarmine.
2021-22 (Freshman): 
  • Debuted with scores of 169.75 on 1-meter and 176.40 on 3-meter against Northwestern and Illinois.
  • Improved those scores in each of the next two meets, against conference foes Milwaukee and Oakland.
  • Qualified for a 3-meter consolation final at the House of Champions, after scoring a then-season best 186.85 in the prelims.
  • Broke 200 on the 3-meter board for the first time against UChicago.
  • Scored over 200 on the 1-meter board for the first time against Notre Dame.
  • Set season highs on both boards at the UIC Diving Invitational.
  • Made the B-final in 1-meter at the Horizon League Championships, taking 14th place overall.
High School / Personal:
  • D1 state finalist junior and senior year of high school.
  • All-State senior year.
  • Team captain senior year.
  • Enjoys crossfit.
  • Daughter of Kip and Rose Richards.
  • Majoring in Kinesiology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Diving
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Diving
  • 2023-24Junior

    Diving
  • 2024-25Senior

    Diving