UCCS Athletics

1999: Did not participate.

1998: Finished 34th at the South Central Regional Meet, the second highest finish on the team ... placed 15th at the RMAC Championships with a time of 27:13 on the 8K course ... recorded a fifth-place finish at the Cowboy Classic at New Mexico Highlands ... season-best time of 26:41 at opening meet in Alamosa.

Before UCCS: The Gazette's cross country Runner of the Year in 1996 ... finished second at the state cross country meet that year, then placed fifth in '97 ... has a second-place finish (1,600-meters) and a third-place finish (3,200-meters) at the '98 state track meet ... led Wasson to the 1998 Track State Championship.

Personal: Majoring in computer science ... has five brothers and one sister ... parents are Thomas and Sherri Ricks ... born Feb. 1, 1980.