2024-25 Women's Swimming Roster

Riley Leimbach

Olivia Kisow

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool North Allegheny
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Major Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) / Natural Resource and Energy Policy (M.S.)

Biography

Career Top Times

2024-25: Received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in May 2025 ... CSCAA Second-Team Scholar All-America ... Second-Team All-RMAC (800-free relay) ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Represented the Orediggers at nine different meets during her final collegiate season ... Her RMAC Swimming & Diving Championships finale resulted in team points for the Orediggers in four individual events with roles on two different relays ... Best individual finish at the conference meet was fifth in the 200-IM thanks to her fastest time of the season ... Added RMAC finishes of 13th in the 200-breast, 14th in the 100-breast, and 19th in the 200-free as well ... Helped Mines' top 800-freestyle relay touch fourth at the RMAC Championships resulting on second-team all-conference distinction ... Postseason racing also yielded lifetimes bests in the 100-breast and the 50-breast ... For the season, ranked top-100 in the nation in the 200-free on the merits of an altitude-adjusted, NCAA "B" cut of 1:52.83 ... Final collegiate season yielded career-best times in the 50-breast, 100-breast, and the 200-fly ... Regular-season racing highlights included a start of three consecutive silver medals starting with the 200-free against New Mexico State on Oct. 24, the 200-IM at Adams State on Nov. 1, and the 200-free at Adams State on Nov. 2.

2023-24: Second-Team All-RMAC (800-free relay) ... Was leadoff for Mines' 800-freestyle relay at the RMAC Championships which finished fourth in the conference in 7:37.24 ... Her 200-free split on the relay was a NCAA "B" cut after altitude conversion, clocking in at 1:52.05 ... Scored team points for the Orediggers at the conference championships in all four individual events she was entered including the 200-free, 200-breast, 200-IM, and 400-IM ... Top RMAC finish was seventh in the 200-IM thanks to a time of 2:08.77 ... Placed eighth in the conference in the 400-IM after swimming 4:40.53 ... Was 14th in the league in the 200-breast, clocking a 2:25.61 pace ... Rounded out the postseason by taking 16th in the 200-free on a time of 1:56.36 ... Also appeared on Mines' second 200-freestyle and 400-freestyle relays, helping them place 11th and 12th in 1:37.88 and 3:30.61, respectively ... During the year, posted career-best times in five events including the 100-fly, 50-breast, 50-free, 100-free, and 200-free ... Closed the season ranked top-100 in the nation in the 200-free, 50-breast, 200-breast, 200-IM, 400-IM, and as part of the 800-freestyle relay.

2022-23: First-Team All-RMAC (800-free relay) ... Second-Team All-RMAC (400-free relay) ... Made her first trip to the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships as part of the 800-freestyle relay ... Helped Mines finish 17th in the nation thanks to a time of 7:34.40 ... Earned a silver medal at the RMAC Championships as a member of the 800-free relay which finished in 7:34.04 ... Grabbed RMAC bronze as part of the 400-free relay that touched in 3:31.13 ... Individually swam a NCAA "B" cut of 4:35.04 in the 400-IM which helped her finish fifth in the conference ... Also appeared and scored team points for Mines at the conference meet in four other events ... Provided a leg of the 200-freestyle relay that tallied 12 points ... Finished seventh in the 200-IM after stopping the clock at 2:07.97 ... Her 200-breast time of 2:23.74 was good enough for fifth in the RMAC ... Posted a 5:15.73 in the 500-free finsl to take 15th.

2021-22: RMAC Co-Freshman of the Year … Second-Team All-RMAC in the 200-breast and 800-free relay … Individually at RMAC Championships, was the 200-breast bronze medalist and finished on the podium three other times, placing fifth in the 200-IM and 400-IM and seventh in the 500-free.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior