05/13/2012
Four Mids Earn All-East Honors at IC4A Championship
Rome, Snelgrove, Ricks and Vetere post top-eight finishes.
05/10/2012
Men's Track Sending Large Contingent to IC4A Championship
All six of Navy's Patriot League individual champions will return to action.
05/04/2012
Navy Men in the Lead After First Day of Outdoor League Championship
Navy goes 1-2 in the javelin and the pole vault.
05/03/2012
Navy Men's Outdoor Track and Field Prepares for League Championship
Mids head to Holy Cross this weekend for outdoor league meet.
04/28/2012
Men's Track Wraps Up Competition at Penn Relays
Navy has strong day in the hammer throw.
Career Bests
Hammer Throw - 187-11 (57.29m)
Javelin - 210-9 (64.24m)
Weight Throw - 60-3¼ (18.37m)
Ricks' Career Honors:
2012 IC4A All-East Performer (Hammer)
2011 Second-Team All-Patriot League (Hammer)
2011 Patriot League Indoor Weight Throw Champion
2010 NCAA East Regional Qualifier (Javelin)
2009 Second-Team All-Patriot League (Javelin)
2009 IC4A All-East Performer (Javelin)
2010-11 (Junior Season):
Won the weight throw at the Patriot League Indoor Championship with a PR of 60-3¼
Placed 12th at the IC4A Indoor Championship in the weight throw 55-10¼
Won the weight throw at the Army-Navy Indoor Star Meet (55-7)
Placed second in the hammer throw at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship with a season-best mark of 178-10
Placed 20th in the hammer at the IC4A Outdoor Championship
Placed seventh in the hammer at the Sam Howell Invite (178-3)
Won the hammer at the Point Loma Open and the Widener Invite
Scored and placed third in the javelin at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship (178-0)
Posted a javelin effort of 172-2 at the Army-Navy Outdoor Star Meet
2009-10 (Sophomore Season):
Team's top javelin thrower; ranked second on the team in the weight throw and hammer throw
Made significant improvement from his freshman season in all of his events
Placed 46th at the NCAA East Regional in the javelin
Finished fourth in the javelin at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships
Finished second at the Penn Relays in the javelin with a PR of 210-9
Won the javelin event at the Pt. Loma Open and placed second at the outdoor Star Meet, Military Championships and Navy Three-Team
Set a new PR in the hammer throw with a toss of 183-11 to place second at the Military Championships
Also placed second in the hammer throw at the Navy Three-Team
Set a PR in the weight throw with a toss of 56-3¾ to finish third at the Patriot League Indoor Championships
Placed second in the weight throw against Army in the indoor meet
2008-09 (Freshman Season):
Emerged as team's top javelin thrower
Earned runner-up honors in the event at the Patriot League Championship
Delivered season-best 201-3 toss (fourth-longest in conference) to become one of five freshman to earn all-league laurels at the outdoor league meet
Registered second-longest toss of year (200-10) at IC4A Championship and claimed All-East honors with a seventh-place finish
Contributed to a 1-2-3 Navy sweep of the javelin versus Army, taking second
One of two Navy freshmen named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
High School / Personal:
A 2008 graduate of Reynoldsburg High School in Ohio
Two-sport athlete, earned letters in basketball (4) and baseball (2)
Team captain and two-time all-conference basketball selection
Helped team to two conference titles and district championship in 2006
Pitcher and outfielder on baseball team that finished as district runners-up in 2007
High school valedictorian
Son of Larry and Cathy Ricks
Majoring in mathematics
Named to the Superintendent's List once, the Commandant's List three times and the Dean's List twice