Ricards Peders

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Ricards Peders
Ricards Peders
  • Hometown:
    Riga, Latvia
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Riga Secondary School No. 45
  • Events:
    Hurdles/Sprints
News mentions
Kebba Makalo (left) and Xylavene Beale (right) lead the Blue Dragon Men's and Women's Track and Field teams into the 2026 NJCAA Division I Championships, which begin Thursday in Hobbs, NM.
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  • May 13, 2026
BLUE DRAGONS SET TO OPEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS THURSDAY IN NEW MEXICO
  • May 13, 2026
Sprinter Kebba Makalo wins the 100 and 200 meters to lead the Blue Dragon men's track and field team to a second-straight Region 6 Outdoor team championship on Saturday in Arkansas City. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • May 02, 2026
DRAGON MEN CAPTURE SECOND-STRAIGHT REGION 6 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP
  • May 02, 2026
Kebba Makalo qualifies for both the 100- and 200-meter finals after preliminary rounds on Friday at the Region 6 Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Arkansas City. (Photo courtesy Todd Moore)
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  • May 01, 2026
STRONG START FOR DRAGONS ON DAY 1 AT REGION 6 OUTDOOR
  • May 01, 2026
Da'Shawn Lester wins the 400 meters, one of seven Blue Dragon athletes to win events on Saturday at the Tabor College Invitational in Hillsoboro. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information).
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  • April 11, 2026
BLUE DRAGONS CAPTURE 7 EVENTS AT TABOR INVITATIONAL
  • April 11, 2026
Sprinter Kebba Makalo earned two national qualifications in winning the 200 meters and running the anchor led of the Blue Dragon 4x100 relay on Saturday at the Mark A Phillips Open in Arkansas City.
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  • March 28, 2026
SWEETNAM, MAKALO LEAD DRAGON MEN AT TIGER OPEN
  • March 28, 2026
Blue Dragon sophomore Joshua Sweetnam finishes third in the NJCAA Indoor men's shot put on Friday in Topeka. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • March 06, 2026
SWEETNAM LEADS BLUE DRAGON MEN ON DAY 1 OF NJCAA INDOOR
  • March 06, 2026
Welsey Gill will compete in the men's heptathlon at the 2026 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at Washburn University's Snead Indoor Athletic Facility on Friday, March 6 to Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
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  • March 05, 2026
GILL, BLUE DRAGON TRACK CONFIDENT HEADING INTO NATIONAL INDOOR MEET
  • March 05, 2026
The Blue Dragon men's indoor track team celebrates its second Region 6 indoor title at the Plaster Center at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. (Photo Courtesy: Ed Bailey)
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  • February 22, 2026
DRAGON MEN CLAIM SECOND CONSECUTIVE REGION 6 INDOOR TRACK TITLE
  • February 22, 2026