Athletic Accolades
2015 Second Team All-Big Ten selection
2016 Team Captain
Academic Achievements
2016-17 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2015, 2016, 2017)
2014 CGA All-American Scholar-Athlete
Three-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (2015, 2016, 2017)
Personal Bests
High Bar – 15.250
Parallel Bars – 14.350*
Rings – 14.100
Floor Exercise – 13.000
Scores with asterisks are from 2017-2020 FIG Code of Points
2017 (Senior)
Competed on high bar (14.150) and parallel bars (14.350) at the NCAA Championships to help Ohio State secure runner-up honors …
2016 (Junior)
Represented Ohio State on parallel bars and high bar at both the NCAA championships (April 16) and NCAA Qualifier (April 15), highlighted by a fifth-place performance on parallel bars at the qualifier … competed on parallel bars and high bar at the Big Ten championships (April 1) … tied for first on high bar and claimed second on parallel bars in a tri-meet with William and Mary and Temple (March 20) … posted a personal best of 15.250 on high bar to tie for third and competed on parallel bars in a tri-meet with Oklahoma and Air Force (March 7) … competed on parallel bars and high bar at the Arnold Challenge (March 1) … won high bar against Penn State (Feb. 13) with a career-best score of 15.200; also competed on parallel bars … finished second on high bar (15.000) and seventh on parallel bars (14.500) in a dual meet against Michigan (Jan. 30) … tied for ninth on both parallel bars and high bar at the Cal/Stanford tri meet (Jan. 24) … took second on high bar (15.050) and tied for third on parallel bars at the Windy City Invitational (Jan. 17) … Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete … team captain.
2015 (Sophomore)
Represented the Buckeyes on parallel bars and high bar at the NCAA qualifier (April 9) … earned a bronze medal on high bar at the Big Ten event finals with a 14.725 (March 28) … competed on parallel bars and high bar at the Big Ten team finals (March 27) … earned a fourth-place finish on high bar with a personal-best 15.050 against Oklahoma (March 14) … competed on parallel bars and high bar at the Arnold Classic Challenge (March 7) … competed on parallel bars and notched a second-place finish on high bar with a 15.000 vs. Michigan (Feb. 28) … tied for third on highl bar and competed on parallel bars at Penn State (Feb. 6) … featured on three events against Oklahoma and Iowa… earned a third-place finish on parallel bars and notched a fifth-place finish on high bar with a score of 15.000 against Illinois (Jan. 24) … competed on parallel bars at the Windy City Invitational (Jan. 17) … Second Team All-Big Ten selection … Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State and CGA Scholar-Athlete.
2014 (Freshman)
Competed at nine meets for the Buckeyes … earned a fourth-place finish at NCAA team finals on high bar with a 14.950 (April 11) … achieved a seventh-place finish on high bar with a 15.050 at the Arnold Challenge (March 1) … tied for third on high bar at Illinois (Jan. 26).
Prior to Ohio State
Trained and competed for Hocking Valley Gymnastics Center under coach Mike Serra … competed at the 2013 P&G Championships at the junior level, placing first on high bar, third on rings and second in the all-around … claimed third in the all-around at the 2013 National Qualifier … finished third on parallel bars and seventh on rings at the 2012 Visa Championships … competed at the Winter Cup (2012-13) … placed second on rings, third on high bar and ninth in the all-around at the 2011 Visa Championships … placed second on high bar, fifth on rings and 10th in the all-around at the 2011 Junior Olympic National Championships.
Personal
Son of Mike and Sandy Rickly … has two siblings, Jill and Matt … plans to run the family business (Rickly Hydrological) after graduation … favorite pastimes include snowboarding, playing piano and listening to music … lists greatest sports thrill as winning high bar at the USA Gymnastics P&G Championships (2013) … member of choir and the National Honor Society at Worthington Christian.
