The only swimmer in school history to win an individual title at the competitive ECAC Men's Swimming Championships, Scott Riewald won two titles, and, in the process, established an meet record in each event.
His triumphs occurred at the 1992 ECAC Championship, and highlighted one of the all-time great individual performances in meet history. Competing in the three individual and four relay events, Riewald collected 56 points and helped the Terriers finish fifth overall. He was named the Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet for the third time in his career.
Although the meet marked his final competitive appearance, it also exemplified his entire career. A four-time Team MVP, Riewald set school records in three individual events, and swam a leg on four record-setting relay teams.
At the America East Championships, Riewald captured three individual titles and a pair of relay triumphs as a junior. The following year, he added another trio of titles and established meet records in each event. His effort helped the Terriers capture the overall team title at the first two League Championships, and Riewald was named the Outstanding Swimmer of each meet.
However, his athletic success tells only half the story. In the classroom, Riewald compiled a four-year GPA of 3.86, while majoring in biomedical engineering. As a senior, he received the E. Ray Speare Award as the University's Outstanding Senior Male Student-Athlete, the America East Scholar-Athlete Award and First Team GTE Academic All-America honors as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). In 1991, Riewald became the first swimmer to receive the Boston University Hall of Fame Scholarship Award.
