Captain…named Most Valuable Performer for Multi/Field Events…earned all-conference honors outdoors in the heptathlon placing second…holds the school record in the indoor Pentathlon (2371)...ranks seventh in both the heptathlon and the outdoor high jump, and tenth in the indoor high jump on Luther's all-time lists...earned all-conference honors last season in the heptathalon...two-time academic all-conference honoree (3.5 GPA or higher)…multiple letter winner in volleyball and track while at Vinton-Shellsburg High School...place winner at the Iowa 3A State Track Meet in 2006 and 2007...earned all-conference and all-district honors in volleyball...also academic all-conference honoree...member of the National Honor Society...daughter of Calvin Rickels and Michelle Tauke.