Ricardo Chambers |
Full Name: Ricardo Chambers School: Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Olympics: 2008 - at Beijing, China representing Jamaica in Track & Field Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link 2005, 06, 07 Track & Field AA - Loc 77 |
FSU Career |
Track & Field | |
Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 04-05 S Fr * Palm Beach Gardens 05-06 S So * Palm Beach Gardens 06-07 S Jr * Palm Beach Gardens |
Conference Awards |
Track & Field |
Year Award 2005 Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - 400 Meters - Champion Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - 4x400-Meter Relay - Champion Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - All-Conference Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - 400 Meters - Champion Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - 4x400-Meter Relay - Champion Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - All-Conference 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - Most Valuable Performer Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - 200 Meters - Champion Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - 400 Meters - Champion Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - All-Conference Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - 400 Meters - Champion Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - All-Conference 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - 400 Meters - Champion Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - All-Conference Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - 400 Meters - Champion Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - All-Conference |
All-American Awards |
Track & Field |
Year Award 2005 NCAA Championships - 400 Meters (5th) - Indoor NCAA Championships - 400 Meters (4th) - Outdoor 2006 NCAA Championships - 400 Meters (2nd) - Outdoor 2007 NCAA Championships - 400 Meters (1st) - Indoor NCAA Championships - 4x400-Meter Relay (5th) - Indoor NCAA Championships - 400 Meters (1st) - Outdoor |
Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2023 |
Florida State Hall of Fame track star Ricardo Chambers was highly recruited as one of the nation's top high school prospects out of Dwyer High School in Palm Beach, Fla, although born in Trelawny
Parish in Jamaica. Chambers wasted no time in proving he would be one of FSU's all-time greats earning All-ACC honors both indoors and outdoors as a freshman in 2005. In addition, he won his first two ACC Championships as a member of the Seminoles' conference champion indoor and outdoor 4x400 relay teams. He also won both the indoor and outdoor 400 meters and finished fifth nationally at the NCAA indoors and fourth in the outdoors. As a sophomore in 2006, Chambers was named Most Valuable Performer at the ACC indoor championships after winning the 400 meters and breaking a 14-year-old conference record in the process as well as the 200 meters. He also won the outdoor 400 meter conference championship and earned All-America honors after finishing second at the NCAA finals. Chambers was the NCAA National Champion in both the indoor and outdoor 400 meters in his final season setting the FSU record in both the indoor (45.64) and outdoor (44.62) 400 meters in 2007. Remarkably, his times in those events are still the best in school history 16 years later. Earlier that season, he won the 400 meter ACC Championship both indoor and outdoors. All told Chambers
was a six-time All-American and nine-time ACC champion over his storied career before going pro following his junior year. He went on to compete for Jamaica in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. |
FSU Statistics |
Track & Field |
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Comment ---------- ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ----- ------------------ ------ --------------- 2005 Season 01/15/2005 Florida Intercollegiate 400 Meters (I) 1 47.72 5 01/15/2005 Florida Intercollegiate 4x400-Meter Relay (I) 2 3:18.92 1 01/22/2005 Niswonger Invitational 400 Meters (I) 1 46.79 5 02/12/2005 Razorback Invitational 400 Meters (I) 2 46.77 4 02/12/2005 Razorback Invitational 4x400-Meter Relay (I) 8 3:11.16 02/19/2005 ACC Indoor Championship 200 Meters (I) 4 21.86 5 02/19/2005 ACC Indoor Championship 400 Meters (I) 1 47.65 10 02/19/2005 ACC Indoor Championship 4x400-Meter Relay (I) 1 3:14.07 2.50 03/12/2005 NCAA Indoor Championship 400 Meters (I) 5 46.28 4 03/19/2005 FSU Relays 4x200-Meter Relay 1 1:25.98 1.25 04/09/2005 Texas Relays 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:06.15 1.25 04/23/2005 ACC Outdoor Championship 200 Meters -- 21.08 04/23/2005 ACC Outdoor Championship 400 Meters 1 45.32 10 04/23/2005 ACC Outdoor Championship 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:06.15 2.50 04/23/2005 ACC Outdoor Championship 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:06.15 2.50 05/07/2005 Seminole Twilight 200 Meters 4 21.09 2 05/14/2005 Georgia Tech Invitational 400 Meters 1 44.87 5 05/28/2005 NCAA Regional Championship 4x400-Meter Relay 2 3:05.58 2 06/11/2005 NCAA Outdoor Championship 400 Meters 4 44.94 5 prelims 2006 Season 01/21/2006 All Comers Meet 400 Meters (I) 2 47.06a 4 01/21/2006 All Comers Meet 4x400-Meter Relay (I) 4 3:13.57a 0.50 02/05/2006 Florida Fast Times 200 Meters (I) 3 21.45 3 02/05/2006 Florida Fast Times 4x400-Meter Relay (I) 2 3:14.55 1 02/11/2006 Tyson Invitational 200 Meters (I) 4 21.37 2 02/11/2006 Tyson Invitational 400 Meters (I) 2 46.52 4 02/25/2006 ACC Indoor Championship 200 Meters (I) 1 21.13 10 02/25/2006 ACC Indoor Championship 400 Meters (I) 1 45.93 10 03/11/2006 NCAA Indoor Championship 400 Meters (I) DNF 04/22/2006 ACC Outdoor Championship 400 Meters 1 45.52 10 04/22/2006 ACC Outdoor Championship 4x400-Meter Relay 2 3:10.01 2 04/29/2006 Penn Relays 4x400-Meter Relay 2 3:08.08 1 05/27/2006 NCAA East Regional 400 Meters 1 45.53 10 06/10/2006 NCAA Outdoor Championship 400 Meters 2 44.71 8 2007 Season 01/13/2007 Florida Intercollegiate Meet 800 Meters (I) 1 1:53.34 5 01/13/2007 Florida Intercollegiate Meet 4x100-Meter Relay (I) 1 3:14.77 1.25 02/03/2007 New Balance Collegiate Invite 400 Meters (I) 1 46.23 5 02/10/2007 Arkansas Tyson Invitational 400 Meters (I) 1 46.05 5 02/24/2007 ACC Indoor Championship 400 Meters (I) 1 47.15 10 03/10/2007 NCAA Indoor Championship 400 Meters (I) 1 45.64 10 prelims 03/10/2007 NCAA Indoor Championship 4x400-Meter Relay (I) 5 3:07.35 1 03/31/2007 Florida State Relays 4x400-Meter Relay 1 3:09.74 1.25 03/31/2007 Florida State Relays Sprint Medley Relay 2 3:22.32 1 04/21/2007 ACC Outdoor Championship 400 Meters 1 46.00 10 04/28/2007 Penn Relays 4x200-Meter Relay 1 1:21.73 1.25 04/28/2007 Penn Relays Sprint Medley Relay 1 3:14.68 1.25 05/12/2007 Georgia Tech Invitational 400 Meters 2 44.62 4 05/26/2007 NCAA Regional Championship 400 Meters 1 45.17 10 05/26/2007 NCAA Regional Championship 4x400-Meter Relay 5 3:07.76 1 06/09/2007 NCAA Outdoor Championship 400 Meters 1 44.66 10 |