2021-22: Took silver in the 100 back against Indiana (10/16) ... Placed third in the 200 back and swam backstroke in the first-place 200 medley relay against UIC (10/23) ... Placed 8th in the 200 back and 11th in the 100 back at the Purdue Invitational (11/20).
2019-20: Took seventh in the 100 back and ninth in the 200 back, earning NCAA 'B' cuts, in both at the Big Ten Championships ... Placed third in the 200 medley relay, 200 free, and 200 back (11/1) ... Placed first in the 100 back with a seasons best time of 49.86 against Michigan State (11/2) ... Finished third in the 200 IM at the TYR Invitational (11/24).
2018-19: Won 200, 100 and 50 back at TYR Invitational ... Recorded personal best in 200 back (1:43.62) and 50 back (21.97) ... Finished third in 100 back at Big Al ... Won 200 free and back at NU Quad Meet ... Finished second in 100 and 200 back in first colligate meet against Michigan.Â
High School/Club: Four-year varsity swimmer … Team captain … Four-time state champion (individual and team, 2017 and 2018) … 2018 IHSA team champions … School and state record holder for 200 medley relay … 2016: All-State, All-American … 2017: All-Conference, All-State, All-American … 2018: All-Conference, All-State, All-American … Club Team is New Trier Aquatics … 2018 NCSA champion for 400 medley relay … 2018 NCSA finalist … Four-year Academic Honor Roll … Three-time Scholastic All-American (2016, 2017, 2018) … Three-time Academic All-American … Earned Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish.
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Personal: Born Ryan Tierney Gridley … Father, John, played tennis at Colgate … Grandfather is graduate of Kellogg School of Management … Twin brother of fellow first-year Patrick Gridley … Competed against fellow first-year Ezra Mizgala … Chose Northwestern over Princeton, Penn, and Michigan … Anticipated major is Chemistry.
2019-20: Took seventh in the 100 back and ninth in the 200 back, earning NCAA 'B' cuts, in both at the Big Ten Championships ... Placed third in the 200 medley relay, 200 free, and 200 back (11/1) ... Placed first in the 100 back with a seasons best time of 49.86 against Michigan State (11/2) ... Finished third in the 200 IM at the TYR Invitational (11/24).
2018-19: Won 200, 100 and 50 back at TYR Invitational ... Recorded personal best in 200 back (1:43.62) and 50 back (21.97) ... Finished third in 100 back at Big Al ... Won 200 free and back at NU Quad Meet ... Finished second in 100 and 200 back in first colligate meet against Michigan.Â
High School/Club: Four-year varsity swimmer … Team captain … Four-time state champion (individual and team, 2017 and 2018) … 2018 IHSA team champions … School and state record holder for 200 medley relay … 2016: All-State, All-American … 2017: All-Conference, All-State, All-American … 2018: All-Conference, All-State, All-American … Club Team is New Trier Aquatics … 2018 NCSA champion for 400 medley relay … 2018 NCSA finalist … Four-year Academic Honor Roll … Three-time Scholastic All-American (2016, 2017, 2018) … Three-time Academic All-American … Earned Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish.
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Personal: Born Ryan Tierney Gridley … Father, John, played tennis at Colgate … Grandfather is graduate of Kellogg School of Management … Twin brother of fellow first-year Patrick Gridley … Competed against fellow first-year Ezra Mizgala … Chose Northwestern over Princeton, Penn, and Michigan … Anticipated major is Chemistry.