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
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            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