2012: Ran in nine events in his first season in Commerce, competing mainly in the 400 meter dash ... Recorded four of the top five Lion times on the year ... Notched a season-best 47.61 at the Lone Star Conference Championships to finish sixth, one day after posting a 47.91 in the preliminaries ... Finished first at both the Oklahoma Baptist Open (48.64) and the Marc Randle Classic (48.16) while placing second at the Incarnate Word Invitational (49.85) and fourth at the Hendrix Invitational (49.10) ... Posted a time of 48.52 at the Texas State Bobcat Classic, finishing eighth, followed by a seventh-place showing at the Incarnate Word Last Chance Meet (48.81) ... Competed twice in the 200 meter dash, recording an indentical 22.33 time at both the Bobby Lane Invitational and the Mean Green Spring Invitational ... Ran a 10.96 in the 100 meter dash at the Mean Green Spring Invite ... A member of both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay teams, including running the second leg on the season-best 3:12.12 4x400 at the Mt. SAC Relays which provisionally qualified for nationals.
Prior to A&M-Commerce: Spent the last two seasons at Riverside Community College ... Earned All-America honors in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:10.17 ... Personal-best times of 21.65 in the 200 meter and 47.6 in the 400 meter ... Four year letterwinner at San Gorgonio High School, competing in the sprints ... Member of the school-record setting 4x400 meter relay team, posting a time of 3:20 ... Personal-best times of 10.77 in the 100 meter and 22.23 in the 200 meter ... All-league and all-city selection as a senior ... Named Team MVP ... Also lettered twice in football.
Personal: Born July 20, 1989 ... Son of Ernest Sr. and Felicia Rickett ... Major is undeclared.
Rickett's A&M-Commerce Career-Bests
100 Meter Dash: 10.96 - North Texas Mean Green Spring Invitational (Apr. 7, 2012)
200 Meter Dash: 22.33 - Two times (last at North Texas Mean Green Spring Invitational, Apr. 7, 2012)
400 Meter Dash: 47.61 - Lone Star Conference Championships (May 5, 2012)
