Andrea Antonissen, Water Polo and Swimming, Riverside City College

The Orange Empire Conference is Proud to be the Home of the 2011-12 CCCSIA State Women’s Athlete of the Year  

Andrea Antonissen 

Riverside Community College 

Water Polo/Swimming 

The California Community College Sports Information Association has named freestyle swimmer and water polo goalie Andrea Antonissen from Riverside Community College as the winner of the inaugural CCCSIA Women’s Athlete of the Year for the 2011-2012 sports season.   

Antonissen had the distinction of earning selection as MVP at two different state championship events in the same sports year, an unheard of feat at any college level. 

The sophomore was the state tournament MVP as the goalie for the Tigers after leading them to a 2011 CCCAA state title in women's water polo and a 32-1 overall record. Andrea made 12 saves in the title game victory over Golden West. 

Then in the 2012 swim season, Antonissen was named the 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). RCC finished sixth as a team at the event. Overall for the 2012 season, Antonissen 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.