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2026-27 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Matthew Knope
Matthew Knope

Riley Crespo

  • Class Senior
  • Height
  • Hometown New Orleans, La.
  • High School
  • Position Breast/IM

Biography

Awards 

  • 2025-2026 MPSF All Academic Team 
  • 2023-24 Spring Freshmen Academic All WAC Award  

2025-26 (Junior): Turned in a fourth-place finish in the 200 IM (2:16.51) at the Crimson & White Intersquad on Oct. 1 to open the season… recorded season-best swims in the 200 IM (2:09.96) at the Grand Canyon Invitational on Nov. 7–8 and 2:14.18 against Utah Tech and New Mexico on Oct. 11… posted season-best backstroke times in the 50 back (28.68) and 100 back (59.72) against Northern Arizona on Nov. 7… added a third-place finish in the 1000 free (11:00.01) at UTRGV on Jan. 10… recorded season-best marks in the 100 back (59.33) and 200 breast (2:24.96) against New Mexico on Jan. 31… closed the season with a season-best 2:07.37 in the 200 IM at the MPSF Championships. 

2024-25 (Sophomore): Started the year with a second-place showing in the 200 IM (2:13.03) at the NM State Intrasquad on Sept. 27… added a first-place finish in the 400 IM (4:36.40) against North Texas on Oct. 4… recorded strong swims in the 200 fly (2:10.72) and 400 IM (4:35.04) against Northern Arizona and UTRGV on Nov. 9… posted solid performances at the Phil Hansel Invitational on Nov. 20–22, including personal-best times in the 200 back (2:04.95) and 200 IM (2:06.48)… added runner-up finishes in the 200 back (2:05.81) and 200 IM (2:09.25) against New Mexico on Feb. 8… closed the season at the WAC Championships on Feb. 26 – Mar. 1 with personal-best marks in the 200 back (2:04.08), 200 IM (2:04.31) and 400 IM (4:23.15). 

2023-24 (Freshman):  Placed third in the 200 IM against New Mexico on Nov. 11... also finished fourth in the both the 200 breast and the 200 fly against the Lobos... later finished fourth in the 1000 free and the 200 breast against UNM in the team’s second meeting with the Lobos on Jan. 27... finished seventh in the A Final of the 400 IM at the WAC Championships. 

Prior to NM State: Swam for the NU Wave Swim Club with Coach Ross Hendrick... finished second in the 400 IM at the 2023 Louisiana Senior State Championships... placed first in the 200 breast at the 2023 Louisiana Senior Short Course State Championships.

Personal Best Times: 
400 IM | 4:23.15 
200 IM | 2:04.31 
200 Breast | 2:20.20 
200 Back | 2:04.08 
200 Fly | 2:10.15 
100 Fly | 59.28 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Breast/IM
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Breast/IM
  • 2025-26Junior

    Breast/IM
  • 2026-27Senior

    Breast/IM