Colorado State University Pueblo

Mesa Ridge HS: Lettered in three sports at Mesa Ridge High School ... Played basketball for Coach Joel Babbitt at Mesa Ridge ... Was a three-time First-Team All-State selection (2023, 2024, 2025) and the Colorado Springs Gazette Peak Performer of the Year as a senior ... Named a three-time First-Team All-League selection (2023, 2024, 2025) ... Averaged 17.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 3.5 steals per game ... Was a member of back-to-back Colorado State Class 5A Championship teams in 2023 and 2024 at Mesa Ridge and helped lead the school to a State Final Four appearance in 2025 ... Posted a 74-4 record in basketball ... Also lettered in football and baseball ... Earned First-Team All-State honors in football and was the Colorado Springs Gazette Player of the Year as a quarterback ... In the classroom, carried a 4.18 GPA.

Personal: Born May 7 ... Son of Belinda Valdez and Cody Riehl ... Has three siblings, Tevin (19), Harper (10) and Emelia (7) ... Sports Medicine major ... His brother, Tevin, plays basketball at Colorado Mesa University ... Likes to play sports and video games ... Wants to become a physical therapist in the future.