SMSU Athletics

2012: Made 12 appearances with six starts ... finished 3-4 with an 8.76 ERA in 38 innnings ... tied for the team-lead with 34 strikeouts ... recorded nine strikeouts vs. Augustana (3/20) ... tossed a season-high 5.1 innings on two ocassions.

Before SMSU: Played two seasons at Dakota County Technical College ... was named NJCAA Academic All-American ... finished with a 4-5 record and one save with a 4.48 ERA in 13 appearances, including 10 starts in 2011 ... finished with five complete games ... recorded 61 strikeouts in 62.1 innings pitched ... also batted .342 with six doubles, three home runs and 39 RBIs ... also had 12 stolen bases ... as a freshman in 2010, recorded a 6-3 record with a 4.24 ERA ... appeared in 12 games with six starts and racked up three complete games ... had 53 strikeouts in 46.2 innings pitched ... batted .407 with three doubles and two home runs.

High School: 2008 graduate of Buffalo Lake-Hector HS.

Personal: Born May 14, 1989 ... son of Gary and Cindy Rippentrop ... exercise science major.