•2002 2nd-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches, Kansas City Star)
•2002 Hon. Men. All-Big 12 (A.P.)
•2002 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12
•2001 3rd-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
•2001 Hon. Men. All-Big 12 (A.P.)
•2001 2nd-Team Academic All-Big 12
2003 OUTLOOK
The anchor of the Tiger offensive line who is back for his fourth year as a starter ... Will open the season as a likely Rimington Award and All-American candidate ... Has started every game of his Tiger career, and with 34 consecutive starts entering the season, needs nine more to break the current Mizzou record of 42 co-held by former Tiger greats Rob Riti (1996-99) and Mike Bedosky (1990-93).
2002 SEASON
Earned 2nd-Team All-Big 12 honors by various outlets after helping Mizzou to scoring the third-most points (360) in school history ... Named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the Associated Press ... Was on the Rimington Award watch list all season long ... Started all 12 games, upping his consecutive starts streak to 34 ... Named team offensive co-player of the week for his performance against Troy State ... Named 1st-Team Academic All-Big 12 for his efforts in the classroom ... Was one of four team captains for the season, as selected by his teammates.
2001 SEASON
Voted third team All-Big 12 by the Big 12 coaches ... One of 21 semifinalists for the Rimington Award for the best collegiate offensive center ... Part of an offensive line that gave up just six quarterback sacks on the season, the lowest total in the Big 12 Conference and a total that ranked in the top five in the country ... Helped lead the Tigers to the fifth highest rushing total in the Big 12 Conference.
2000 SEASON
Started all 11 games as a redshirt freshman ... Had an outstanding year grading out at 75 percent ... Took 654 snaps without committing a penalty ... Recorded 45 knockdowns ... Allowed just seven hits on the quarterback.
1999 SEASON
Redshirt year.
HIGH SCHOOL
First team all-state selection ... Two-year starter and all-district selection who led his team to the Class 5A Division I playoffs ... Made 58 pancake blocks in 11 games ... Rated as one of the top players in Texas by every major recruiting service ... Team captain as a senior ... Chose Mizzou over Arkansas, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Baylor, Mississippi State and Houston ... Elected Homecoming King by 3,600-member student body ... Four-year member of the FFA and FCA ... Also a member of Young Life and Bass Club ... Coached by Ray Kenjura.
PERSONAL
Majoring in business ... Son of Tom and Angela Ricker ... Father is a graduate of Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. and a former high school football coach in Windsor, Mo. ... Mother is a graduate of Columbia Hickman High School and a graduate of Central Methodist College ... Born March 29, 1980 in Windsor, Mo.
