Hawk Item - Two-year (2004-05) member of the University of Iowa football team.

2007 - Saw action in 34 games with 24 starts... hit .368 against left-handed pitchers... hit .625 as the inning's leadoff hitter... went 3-for-3 with three RBIs against Northwestern (Apr. 28)... went 3-of-4 with two doubles against Upper Iowa (May 2)... went 3-of-4 with a stolen base against Fresno State (Mar. 13)... went 3-for-3 with a run scored against Indiana (May 5)... did not make an error all season.

2006 - Saw action in two games with one start... made first-career start against Illinois State (Apr. 5)... stole a base and scored a run against North Dakota State.

High School - Two-time second team all-state and first team all-conference selection as an outfielder... helped Maize High School to the 2003 6A State Championship as a senior... two-time all-state pick as a wide receiver and two-time all-state pick as a defensive back... two-time all-league selection in basketball.

Personal - Born 1/27/85... parents are Scott and Sandy Riffel... interdepartmental studies major.

YEAR	BA	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI
2006	.000	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
2007	.337	34	83	28	5	0	0	6
TOTALS	.326	36	86	28	5	0	0	6