He was a forerunner for the U.S. Bobsled team during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
He was also a standout track athlete for Utah State University being named All-Big West Conference in the hammer throw in 1998.
Rick worked as the throwing coach for the UNLV Track and Field team from 2002-2005.
In the winter of 2009 Rick became the Head Track and Field coach at Faith Lutheran High School and guided his team to State Championship titles for both boys and girls teams in his first year as head coach.
In the summer of 2009 Rick started his own personal training company; Peak Performance Fitness.