Honors: 2020 and 2021 Academic All-Big Ten in cross country ... 2021 Academic All-Big Ten in track
| Personal Bests |
| Indoor |
Outdoor |
Cross Country |
| Mile |
4:58.81 |
2/17/23 |
800 meters |
2:15.14 |
5/5/23 |
5K |
19:01.2 |
10/21/22 |
| 3000 meters |
10:26.45 |
1/17/20 |
1500 meters |
4:37.11 |
4/22/23 |
6K |
22:50.4 |
9/30/22 |
TFRRS Profile
2023 Outdoor Track: Finished third in the 1500 meters with a personal best time of 4:37.11 at the Phil Esten Challenge (April 22)... finished fifth in the 800 meters with a personal best time of 2:15.14 and finsihed sixth in the 1500 meters in 4:38.41 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 5)
2023 Indoor Track: Placed 12th in the mile with a time of 5:06.91 at the Wisconsin Midwest Invite (Jan. 14)... finished 19th in the mile crossing in 5:01.75 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 20)... finished second in the mile with a personal best time of 4:58.81 at the Valentine's Day Invitational (Feb. 17)
2022 Cross Country: Finished 39th at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 30) covering the course in 22:52.8 (6K) ... placed 116th overall in the B race at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 14), covering the course in 24:04.2 (6K) ... finished 18th at the Illinois Open (Oct. 22) running the course in 19:01.2 (5K)
2022 Indoor Track: Placed a personal best in the mile with a time of 5:23.27 at the St. Valentines Open (Feb.18)
2021 Cross Country: Competed in the B race at the Nuttycombe Invtiational (Oct. 15), running a personal best time of 23:04.6 to place 67th ... took 19th at the Badger Classic (Sept. 10), covering the 5.2k course in 20:30.1
2021 Outdoor Track: Finished fourth in the 1500 meters in 4:44.23 at the Wisconsin B1G Invitational (May 8)... ran a personal best of 4:38.08 in the 1500 meters and placed 38th at the Big Ten Invite #2 (April 9-10)... finished 25th in the 1500 meters in 4:41.92 and placed fifth in the 4x800-meter relay in 9:05.84 at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (April 23)
2021 Indoor Track: Did not compete
2020 Cross Country: Did not compete
2020 Outdoor Track: Season canceled due to COVID19
2020 Indoor Track: Ran the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:26.45 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/17)
High School: Placed third in the 4x800-meter relay at state championship in 2018 ... two-time state cross country competitor ... three-time state track championship competitor ... member of National Honor Society ... Academic All-State
Personal: Parents are Christina and David Ricks ... has two brothers - Joe and Michael ... majoring in neurobiology
Off the Course with Kate
Where is your favorite place to run in Madison? I love running along the Lakeshore path, which is conveniently next to the track.
How would you describe the team? Dedicated, spirited, cohesive.
The best thing about the Zimmer Course is … the race day environment!
What is your favorite cross country memory? I love our team huddles before and after races.
What do you love most about running? The feeling after a good race.
What is your career goal? Something in the healthcare field
