High School: An AAU national champion in the 4x400-meter relay, running 3:10.42 … Three-time AAU All-American, twice in the 4x100-meter relay and once in the 200-meter dash … As a senior, ranked No. 3 in the nation in the 55-meter dash, and recorded the sixth-fastest time in the event in state meet history … Ranked No. 1 in Virginia in the 55- and 200-meter dashes …. Earned No. 2 ranking in Virginia in the 300-meter and 400-meter dashes, and also ranked third in the nation in the 300-meters … Finished runner-up at the 2008 VHSL AAA state meet in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes .

Personal: Born Oct. 9, 1990 in Suffolk, Va. … Son of Marvin Ricks … Has three siblings, Marvin (38), Sheen (35) and Kisha (29) who all ran track in high school … Enrolled in university studies.