Career Accolades

  • Pac-12 Champion (2022)
  • Pac-12 Tournament champion (2022)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2023)

As a Sophomore (2023)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2023)
  • Appeared in two games, making her Stanford debut against Arizona State (March 31)
  • Also featured at California (April 28)

As a Freshman (2022) • Pac-12 Champions, Pac-12 Tournament Champions

  • Did not compete

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2021 graduate of St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School in Alexandria, Va.
  • Four-year letterwinner, helped lead her team to a state championship in 2019
    • Team also won the league championship in 2019
  • Team finished as the state runner-up in 2018
  • Team ranked No. 2 by U.S. Lacrosse Magazine in 2020
  • Three-time Under Armour All-American (2018, 2019, 2021)
  • 2019 All-American, all-state first team, all-conference and All-Met second team
  • Named a top 30 recruit by Inside Lacrosse
  • Also lettered four times in soccer and competed on the varsity track team 
  • Played club for Captial Blue (2021)

Personal

  • Daughter of Steven Peterson and Catie Meyer
    • Father played lacrosse and football at Middlebury College
  • Has an older brother, Luke
    • Played lacrosse at Middlebury College
  • Grandfather, Milton Peterson, played football at Middlebury College
  • Step-sisters Wynne and Wyatt played lacrosse at Georgetown and Virginia, respectively
  • Full name is Rita Mary Peterson
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2022
Midfield
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2023
Midfield
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2024
Defense
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