Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Pleasant Grove High School where he led team to 14-7 record during senior season ... earned All-State honors and 1st Team All-Region as a junior and senior ... hit .408 as a junior and sported a .526 on base % as a senior ... tied state record by hitting two home runs in one inning against Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) in St. George, Utah ... named defensive MVP at the Utah County Senior All-Star game ... was the starting shortstop at the 5A All-Star game ... named 1st Team All-Utah Valley as a junior and senior ... helped Pleasant Grove to 3rd place finish at state tournament as sophomore and 6th place finish as a junior.

Personal ...
Born March 22, 1989 in Provo, Utah ... son of Bruce and Marci Rickenbach ... graduated from Pleasant Grove HS in 2007 with a 3.7 GPA and was named to the honor roll ... enjoys bowling and hunting ... his grandfather, Dean, played basketball at BYU and his uncle Lloyd played soccer at BYU.