Bio

Andrea Antonissen is considered RCC’s most decorated student-athlete with two state water polo titles and twice earning MVP honors at a state championship in the same year. She was selected as the California Community College Sports Information Association Women’s Athlete of the Year her sophomore season after having the distinction of earning MVP honors at two different state championship events in the same sports year, an unheard of feat at any college level.

As a sophomore, she was the state tournament MVP as goalie for the Tigers after leading them to a 2011 CCCAA state title in women's water polo and a 32-1 overall record. Then in the 2012 swim season, Antonissen was named Co-Swimmer of the Year at the CCCAA state championship meet, winning three individual events with the nation's best time in the 50-yard freestyle (23.49 seconds), the nation’s third best mark in the 100-freestyle (51.04 seconds), and the seventh best time in the 200-freestyle (1:54.37).

Overall for the 2012 season, she finished as a top 10 All-American in a remarkable eight events, including all five relays. Antonissen was the Co-Orange Empire Conference Swimmer of the Year and a two-time All-American in water polo. She is a Riverside school record holder in the 100-freestyle as well as a conference record holder and school record holder in the 50-freestyle. In water polo, she was part of a magnificent 52-match win streak for the Tigers that went back to the 2009 season, and in her two years as goalie led Riverside to back-to-back state titles in the 2010 and 2011 seasons.