University of Georgia Athletics
2026 Track & Field Roster
Xai Ricks
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Long Beach Polytechnic
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
2025 NCAA Indoor 4x400m Relay Champion
2025 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2025 SEC Outdoor Champion (4x400m Relay)
2025 NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2025: Outdoor – Earned an SEC title in the 4x400-meter relay, running the opening leg as the Bulldogs posted a season-best time of 3:02.06…Scorer in the 400m at the SEC Championships, clocking a season-best 45.43 in the prelims before posting a 46.39 for seventh place in the finals…Helped the Bulldogs qualify for Nationals in the 4x400m relay, running the opening leg as Georgia posted a time of 3:03.15 for fifth place at the NCAA East Regional…Placed 17th in the 400m first round (46.08) and quarterfinals (45.92) at the NCAA East Regional…Ran on Georgia’s 4x400m relay team at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing 16th with a time of 3:04.71…Opened the season at the Black and Gold Invite, finishing runner-up in the 400m (45.99) and 15th in the 200m (21.34)…Placed fifth in the 400m at the Florida Relays with a 45.75, also guiding the 4x400m relay team to third place with a time of 3:02.79…Finished sixth in the 400m invite (45.63) and fifth in the 4x400m relay (3:03.68) at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Took third place at the Tiger Track Classic with a time of 45.58…Ran a season-best 200m time of 21.24 at the LSU Invite.
Indoor – Helped the Bulldogs win a national title in the 4x400m, running the third leg on the title-winning relay team which crossed the finish line in 3:03.44…Helped the Bulldogs score points in the 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships, placing sixth with a time of 3:06.25…Ran the third leg on Georgia’s runner-up 4x400m relay at the Tiger Paw Invitational, crossing the finish line in 3:04.11…Helped Georgia clock a 3:07.08 to place third at the Razorback Invite…Won the 400m purple race at the Tiger Paw Invite with a season-best time of 46.51…Placed 21st in the 400m at the SEC Championships with a time of 47.06…Clocked a 47.22 at the Razorback Invite to finish 16th.
High School: 400-meter state champion as a senior…Set the age 16 600m record as a junior with a time of 1:16.13...Long Beach Polytechnic High School record holder in the 800m, posting a time of 1:49.19 during his third season...Became the first male in the state of California to run three different relays at the state championship (4x100m, 4x800m, 4x400m) during his junior year…Personal bests of 21.10 (200m), 46.06 (400m), and 1:49.19 (800m).
Personal: Born July 13, 2006…Son of Taire Hanson…Has three siblings: Shai Hanson, Tai Hanson, and a twin sister, Mai Ricks…Sister, Mai, currently competes in track & field at Sacramento State…Cousin Kennadi Reed is a member of the Georgia Southern track & field team…Aunt, Taine Gibson, competed in track & field at the University of Southern California…Intending to major in Business.
2025 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2025 SEC Outdoor Champion (4x400m Relay)
2025 NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2025: Outdoor – Earned an SEC title in the 4x400-meter relay, running the opening leg as the Bulldogs posted a season-best time of 3:02.06…Scorer in the 400m at the SEC Championships, clocking a season-best 45.43 in the prelims before posting a 46.39 for seventh place in the finals…Helped the Bulldogs qualify for Nationals in the 4x400m relay, running the opening leg as Georgia posted a time of 3:03.15 for fifth place at the NCAA East Regional…Placed 17th in the 400m first round (46.08) and quarterfinals (45.92) at the NCAA East Regional…Ran on Georgia’s 4x400m relay team at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing 16th with a time of 3:04.71…Opened the season at the Black and Gold Invite, finishing runner-up in the 400m (45.99) and 15th in the 200m (21.34)…Placed fifth in the 400m at the Florida Relays with a 45.75, also guiding the 4x400m relay team to third place with a time of 3:02.79…Finished sixth in the 400m invite (45.63) and fifth in the 4x400m relay (3:03.68) at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational…Took third place at the Tiger Track Classic with a time of 45.58…Ran a season-best 200m time of 21.24 at the LSU Invite.
Indoor – Helped the Bulldogs win a national title in the 4x400m, running the third leg on the title-winning relay team which crossed the finish line in 3:03.44…Helped the Bulldogs score points in the 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships, placing sixth with a time of 3:06.25…Ran the third leg on Georgia’s runner-up 4x400m relay at the Tiger Paw Invitational, crossing the finish line in 3:04.11…Helped Georgia clock a 3:07.08 to place third at the Razorback Invite…Won the 400m purple race at the Tiger Paw Invite with a season-best time of 46.51…Placed 21st in the 400m at the SEC Championships with a time of 47.06…Clocked a 47.22 at the Razorback Invite to finish 16th.
High School: 400-meter state champion as a senior…Set the age 16 600m record as a junior with a time of 1:16.13...Long Beach Polytechnic High School record holder in the 800m, posting a time of 1:49.19 during his third season...Became the first male in the state of California to run three different relays at the state championship (4x100m, 4x800m, 4x400m) during his junior year…Personal bests of 21.10 (200m), 46.06 (400m), and 1:49.19 (800m).
Personal: Born July 13, 2006…Son of Taire Hanson…Has three siblings: Shai Hanson, Tai Hanson, and a twin sister, Mai Ricks…Sister, Mai, currently competes in track & field at Sacramento State…Cousin Kennadi Reed is a member of the Georgia Southern track & field team…Aunt, Taine Gibson, competed in track & field at the University of Southern California…Intending to major in Business.
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