2012 Track and Field Roster
Gwen Ricco
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dallas
- High School:
- Highland Park/Wake Forest
PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Pentathlon: 3,341 (2013)
60-Meter Hurdles: 8.93 (2010)
200-Meter Dash: 25.05 (2010)
300-Meter Dash: 39.08 (2010)
600-Meter Run: 1:35.97 (2010)
Shot Put: 35-05.75/10.81m (2011)
Long Jump: 18-04.25
OUTDOOR
Heptathlon: 4,954
100-Meter Hurdles: 14.41 (2010)
200-Meters: 24.52/5.72m
Long Jump: 18-09.25
Shot Put: 35-05/11.10m (2010)
Javelin: 110-04/33.64m (2012)
800-Meter: 2:18.89 (2010)
2013: Indoor: Ricco participated in a pair of pentathlons for CU and earned her best finish of the season, 3,341 points, at the MPSF Indoor Championships, which was 13th overall. At the meet, she raced to a season-best time of 9.03 in the 60-meter hurdles and 2:26.81 in the 800.
Outdoor: Ricco competed in one heptathlon during the season, although she did not complete it. She recorded 2,775 points through four events, which included a pair of season-bests in the shot put (32-10.25) and the 200 (26.46).
2012: Indoor: Ricco competed in the pentathlon at the Potts Invite (1/20) and recorded season best marks in the high jump (4-9.50), shot put (34-10.25) and 800 (2:40.15). Her season best in the long jump came the following week at the Air Force Team Challenge (1/28) where she jumped 16-05.75.
Outdoor: Ricco placed 20th at the Jim Click Shootout (3/27) in the heptathlon with 4,493 points. At the Potts Invite (3/17), Ricco recorded a personal best mark of 110-04 in the javelin, seventh overall.
AT WAKE FOREST: As a sophomore in 2011, Ricco placed eighth in the heptathlon at the ACC Outdoor Championships, recording a personal best 4,831 points in the process. She also placed 18th at the championship in the long jump, recording a mark of 16-11.25. In 2010, Ricco was a member of the outdoor 4x200-meter relay team that set the school record of 1:38.97. During the indoor season she raced on the 4x400 team that set the school record at 3:43.66, placing sixth at the ACC Indoor Championships. She was a member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll (2010-11).
HIGH SCHOOL: Ricco was a four-time letterwinner on the track team for HPHS. While in high school, she recorded a personal record of 4,622 points in the heptathlon. She was a member of the school record setting 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay teams. She was also a member of the national honor society.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Ricco graduated with a degree in environmental studies with a GPA greater than 3.50. She was a member of the 2013 Academic All-MPSF team and the Pac-12 All-Academic Team.
PERSONAL: Gwendolyn Maria Ricco was born on October 31, 1990 in Dallas Texas. She is the daughter of Vince Ricco and Pamela Huntress and has a twin sister, Maddy.
