Ricky Fetterolf

Photo by: Austin Hutchings

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Leesburg, Va.
Squadron:
07 Shadow Seven
High School:
Loudon Valley

JUNIOR YEAR | 2024: Raced in four meets…clocked a season-best time of 22:04.2 to finish 54th out of 330 runners at the Gans Creek Classic…placed within the top half of the fields at Pre-Nationals and the Mountain West Championships…clocked a time of 22:09.0 to finish 48th in the open race at Pre-Nats…added a 22:29.2 time to place 45th at the conference meet…posted a three-mile time of 18:22.6 to finish sixth at the season-opening Air Force Classic.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2023: Competed in five meets…clocked a career-best 6K time of 21:36.6 to finish 40th out of 101 runners at the Mountain West Championships…added a time of 21:40.3 at the NCAA Mountain Regional (84th)…Air Force’s No. 2 runner at the Roadrunner Invitational, clocking a time of 23:04.85 (11th) to help the Falcons to a third-place finish…top Air Force finisher at the UCCS Open, placing 10th out of 71 runners with a 5K time of 18:14.2…opened the season with a three-mile time of 19:51 at the Air Force Classic (12th).

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2022: Competed in three meets…member of the Falcons’ scoring lineup at the Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational…clocked a 5K time of 19:17.9 to finish 74th out of 311 runners as the team’s No. 4 runner at that meet…posted a top-30 finish at the UCCS Open (28th) after clocking a 6K time of 24:28.7…posted a three-mile time of 19:50 in collegiate debut at the Air Force Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL: Loudon Valley High School…2018 Virginia 4A state cross country champion…state runner-up as a junior…member of three Virginia 4A state championship cross country teams (2018, 2019, 2020)…also ran on the cross country team that finished 10th at Nike Cross Nationals (2019)…helped LVHS to back-to-back state titles in track and field…named first-team All-RunWashington in 2019…graduated with a weighted 4.1 GPA…AP Scholar.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ricky Elizabeth Fetterolf…daughter of Andrew and Mary Beth Fetterolf…father served as an officer in the Marine Corps for seven years…mother competed in both track and cross country at Bucknell University…oldest of five children…younger sister, Scarlet, is a junior on the Falcons’ cross country and track teams…majoring in management…will become a Combat Systems Officer (CSO) after graduation…named to the Athletic Director’s List…currently serving as a Flight Commander…earned Jump Wings in the summer of 2023…attended the Academy’s Prep School…earned the top score on the combined PFT and AFT for female cadet candidates…coined by Col Youderian for improvement in chemistry…loves vintage clothing, thrifting, and outdoor activities…has a bullmastiff named Charles Stanley…served as field cadre during Combat Survival Training over the summer, working out in the mountains with the students and teaching on base…also worked sports camp and took leave…member of Cadet Squadron 07.