Cornell University Athletics

Chris Ritchie Career Statistics

At Cornell: Ritchie continued to be an important part of the Big Red offense, playing in 16 games, mostly on the second midfield line. He registered three goals and three assists on the year and picked up two ground balls. Ritchie tallied a season-high two points at Binghamton with a goal and an assist. Four of his six points game during Ivy League action as he posted a goal vs. Penn, a man-up goal at Dartmouth and an assist against both Yale and Princeton. Ritchie saw a significant increase in playing time during his sophomore season, playing in 14 games and making 11 starts. He scored 14 goals and added eight assists, while picking up 14 ground balls on the season. Ritchie registered multi-point games on seven occasions, including a career-best four points vs. Denver and Binghamton. He scored a career-high three goals vs. the Pioneers and Hobart and had two goals vs. the Bearcats and Dartmouth. As a freshman, Ritchie saw action in four games, playing vs. Binghamton, Yale, Penn and Hobart. He picked up one ground ball vs. the Bulldogs.

At Mt. Sinai: Ritchie was a two-time high school All-American and three-time all-county selection for Mt. Sinai HS, where he served as team captain twice and was named team MVP three times. He was the recipient of the 2006 Lt. Ray Enners Award for Suffolk County and was named to the 2006 All-Long Island team. Ritchie was named Newdays’ 2006 Scholar Athlete of the Year, the North Shore Sun 2006 Male Athlete of the Year and Mt. Sinai’s Male Athlete of the Year. Ritchie was awarded the Mt. Sinai Exceptional Scholar-Athlete Award for leadership, academics, athletics and sportsmanship. He finished his four-year varsity career as the Suffolk County all-time leading scorer with 393 points. Ritchie also lettered three times in football and twice in indoor track. He was awarded a National Football Foundation Golden-Eleven Scholarship and is Mt. Sinai’s record holder for career interceptions.

Personal: Christopher James Ritchie is the son of James and Angela Ritchie and has two younger brothers, including Matthew, a sophomore at Cornell. He is enrolled in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.