Denison University

Kristin (Goldthorpe) Richner '97 is a four-year letter winner and 18-time All-American as a swimmer from 1993-97. A star in the classroom and in the pool, Richner was the recipient of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and as a senior, she was named the Academic All-America Team Member of the Year.

In the pool, Richner logged six individual All-American performances and was a part of 12 All-American relay teams. She helped Denison to four consecutive top-5 national finishes, highlighted by a third-place team showing in 1996. She was a three-time NCAC Champion and a two-time team captain.

As a senior, she received the Denison President's Medal and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. After Denison, she graduated from UCLA School of Law and was later inducted into the Order of the Coif, an honor society for United States law school graduates.