Personal: All-Conference Honorable Mention...lettered in football and choir...son of Joe and Glenda Rikhus...hobbies include hunting, fishing, poker, reading, and having fun.

Why did you choose to come to Concordia? “The football tradition, good academics.”

The RIKHUS File:

Nickname: Big Rick

Place I would most like to visit: Europe

Favorite movies: Boondock Saints, Jackass, Troy, King Arthur

Favorite TV Show: South Park, Family Guy

Favorite musical groups: System of a Down, Slipknot, Mudvayne

The two people I would most like to meet: Bam Margera, Johnny Knoxville

Nobody knows how much I like to: Take risks

The biggest influence on my football career: My family

If I were to play another sport, it would be: Hockey

My dream job is: To be a biologist and work with grizzly bears