NAIA Volleyball Scholar All-American 1993-94
NAIA Tennis Scholar All-American 1993-94
NAIA Volleyball All-District 13 1992-93, 1993-94
Conference All-American 1993-94
All-Conference Volleyball 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95
All-Conference Tennis 1993-94, 1994-95
Conference No. 2 Singles Champion 1993-94, 1994-95
Conference No. 1 Doubles Champion 1993-94, 1994-95
NAIA National Singles and Doubles participant 1994
Her goal was to graduate and along the road to graduate, Stephanie J. (Rieder) Bitter had plenty of activity to keep her focused.
Bitter was a two sport athlete at WSU who found plenty of success on both the Volleyball and Tennis courts.
During her athletic career, Bitter showed her determination by earning Volleyball All-District 13 honors twice, All Conference honors three times and Tennis All-Conference honors twice.
Bitter’s volleyball play put her in the top ten for a number of statistical categories, earning her team most valuable player honors three times.
Around the tennis net, Bitter also found success. Twice Bitter captured No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles Conference Championships.
In 1994, Bitter’s collegiate tennis career reached a peak as she helped lead the Warriors to a conference championship, a District 13 Championship and berths in singles and doubles and team play at the NAIA National Championships.
Off the courts, Bitter’s academic drive earned her scholar All-American honors as both a volleyball and tennis player.
Bitter graduated, began a nursing career and built a family in Dubuque, IA. Still her love for volleyball and tennis continued to burn.
Over the years, Bitter has been a volleyball associate volunteer coach, a Dubuque soccer club manager, and youth tennis instructor.
Bitter and her husband Tom have three children: Allison, Tommy, and Holly.
