Prior to Iowa Central, Riskowski was the Head Swim & Dive teams coach at Lawrence. A native of Kearney, Nebraska, Riskowski brings an array of experience at the collegiate level to the Tritons.

A standout swimmer at the University of Wyoming, Riskowski was a sprinter in both freestyle and backstroke. Riskowski's name is still all over Wyoming's top-10 list two decades after she graduated. Riskowski began her coaching career at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in 2003 as an assistant swim coach. She also worked as the performance enhancement team consultant for USA Diving from 2005-08. She was the head coach at Glasgow Calendonian University in Glasgow, Scotland, from 2013-15, before returning to the United States to work as an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska-Kearney in 2018-19. Riskowski then moved to the prep program at Pius X High School in 2021 before becoming the head coach at Lawrence. 

Riskowski holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with a pre-med/honors option from the University of Wyoming, a Master's Degree in Educational Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University with research areas that included biomechanics, and assistive technologies in movement and STEM education.