Hall of Fame
The school's first-ever Ivy League Player of the Year in baseball, Rico was a two-time unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection. A team tri-captain as a senior, he set school single-season records for runs scored (46), home runs (11) and total bases (116), while tying season records for triples (eight). A two-time Ivy League Player of the Week, he was named to the ECAC All-Star second team as a senior. A four-year letter winner, he graduated with school records for career batting average (.362), slugging percentage (.599), triples (18) and total bases (303). He earned second-team All-Ivy honors as a sophomore and was a first-team pick in each of his final two seasons. Rico was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 22nd round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft.
