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Hicks, Nick
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Nick Hicks
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Marcos, Texas
- High School:
- San Marcos HS
Bio
Hicks TFRRS Results
*Rice Record Holder (Weight Throw)
Rice All Time Ranking (as of Aug. 29, 2023)
No. 1 in Weight Throw (72-10.5)
No. 3 in Hammer Throw (210-8; 64.22)
No. 4 in Discus (186-0; 56.69)
ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
2021 NCAA Indoor Second Team All-American (14th-Weight Throw)
CONFERENCE TITLES
2023 C-USA Indoor - Weight Throw
2022 C-USA Outdoor - Hammer Throw
2022 C-USA Indoor - Weight Throw
2021 C-USA Outdoor - Hammer Throw
2021 C-USA Indoor - Weight Throw
SUPERLATIVES
2023 C-USA Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (1/31/23)
2022 C-USA Outdoor Field Performer of the Meet
2022 C-USA Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (2/1/22)
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2023 C-USA Outdoor (Hammer-3rd)
2023 C-USA Indoor (Weight-1st)
2021 C-USA Outdoor (Hammer-1st)
2021 C-USA Outdoor (Discus-2nd)
2021 C-USA Indoor (Weight-1st)
2020 C-USA Indoor (Weight Throw-2nd)
2019 C-USA Outdoor (Discus Throw-2nd)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2023 NCAA West Prelims - Hammer Throw, 42nd, 56.90/186-8
2023 C-USA Outdoor - Hammer Throw, 3rd, 60.09/197-2
2023 C-USA Outdoor - Discus, 5th, 52.26/171-5
2023 C-USA Indoor - Weight Throw, 1st, 21.09/69-2.5
2022 NCAA West Prelims- Hammer Throw, 26th, 62.19/204-0
2022 C-USA Outdoor Championships- Hammer Throw, 1st, 63.87/209-6
2022 C-USA Outdoor Championships- Discus, 3rd, 52.89/173-6
2022 C-USA Indoor Championships- Weight Throw, 1st, 20.92/68-7.75
2021 NCAA West Prelims- Hammer, 30th, 60.33/197-11
2021 NCAA West Prelims- Discus, 17th, 55.32/181-6
2021 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 1st, Hammer Throw, 62.40/204-9
2021 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 2nd, Discus, 56.69/186-0
2021 NCAA Indoor Championships-14th, Weight Throw, 20.62/67-8
2021 C-USA Indoor Championships- 1st, Weight Throw, 21.30/69-10.75
2020 C-USA Indoor Championships- 2nd, Weight Throw, 19.35/63-6
2019 C-USA Indoor Championships- 8th, Weight Throw, 16.62/54-6.5
2019 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 2nd, Discus, 48.74/159-11
2019 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 5th, Hammer, 57.71/189-4
ACADEMIC HONORS
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
(Indoors)
Weight Throw-22.21/72-10.5 (2/28/2021)
(Outdoors)
Discus-56.69m/186-0 (5/16/2021)
Hammer Throw-64.22/210-8 (3/25/2021)
2022-23
Indoor: Threw at six meets...Won five weight throw event titles including the event title at the C-USA Championships...Had a season-best throw of 21.28m at the Fastrack Last Chance Meet...Outdoor: Competed at nine meets...Won the discus throw at the Triton Invite...Grabbed points in two events at the C-USA Championships with a third-place finish in the hammer throw and a fifth-place finish in the discus.
2021-22
Indoor: Competed at six meets, winning five weight throw events...was the C-USA champion in the weight throw at the Indoor Championships. Outdoor: Competed at eight meets...advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the hammer throw...won the C-USA individual title in the hammer throw while also earning all-conference honors in the discus...also won the hammer throw at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight.
2020-21
Indoor: Earned Second Team All-American honors by placing 14th in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships...won the weight throw title at the C-USA Championships with a personal best mark of 21.30m (69-10.75)...set a personal best mark of 22.21m (72-10.5) to win the weight throw at the H-Town SpeedCity Series IV. Outdoor: Threw at nine meets...won the C-USA hammer throw title with a distance of 62.40m while earning a silver medal and placing second in the discus with a season-bes throw of 56.69m...competed at the NCAA West Prelims in both the discus and hammer throw...set a season-best mark of 64.22m in the hammer throw at the Texas Relays...won six competitions overall.
2019-20
Indoor: Competed at five meets...earned C-USA All-Conference honors with a second place finish in the weight throw (19.35m), setting a season-best mark...also threw 19.24m to place third at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invite...placed second in the weight throw at the FasTrak Collegiate Invite.
2018-19
Indoor: Competed at five meets...set a season-best mark of 18.66m in the weight throw at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, placing fourth...finished eighth in weight throw at C-USA Championships. Outdoor: Saw action at seven meets...earned all-conference honors with a second place finish in the discus (48.74m) at the C-USA Championships...also finished fifth in the hammer throw at C-USA...established season-best marks of 50.44m in the discus (J. Fred Duckett) and 59.25m in the hammer throw (Tom Tellez).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from San Marcos HS where he competed for the Rattlesnakes under head coach Victor Sierra...was a two-time field event MVP and a two-time regional qualifier...set a personal record of 177'1" in the discus his senior season...nine gold medals his senior campaign and 11 for his career...also played football for head coach Mark Soto, earning second team all-district lineman honors...graduated with a 3.7 GPA and was a member of the National Honor Society...graduated in the top 25 percent of his class and was a part of the National Society of High School Scholars.
PERSONAL
Parents: Michael Hicks (played football at the University of Houston in 1991) and Taeonna Howard-Hicks...two brothers, one sister...Rice College: McMurtry...Major: Sports Management & Statistics.
*Rice Record Holder (Weight Throw)
Rice All Time Ranking (as of Aug. 29, 2023)
No. 1 in Weight Throw (72-10.5)
No. 3 in Hammer Throw (210-8; 64.22)
No. 4 in Discus (186-0; 56.69)
ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
2021 NCAA Indoor Second Team All-American (14th-Weight Throw)
CONFERENCE TITLES
2023 C-USA Indoor - Weight Throw
2022 C-USA Outdoor - Hammer Throw
2022 C-USA Indoor - Weight Throw
2021 C-USA Outdoor - Hammer Throw
2021 C-USA Indoor - Weight Throw
SUPERLATIVES
2023 C-USA Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (1/31/23)
2022 C-USA Outdoor Field Performer of the Meet
2022 C-USA Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (2/1/22)
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2023 C-USA Outdoor (Hammer-3rd)
2023 C-USA Indoor (Weight-1st)
2021 C-USA Outdoor (Hammer-1st)
2021 C-USA Outdoor (Discus-2nd)
2021 C-USA Indoor (Weight-1st)
2020 C-USA Indoor (Weight Throw-2nd)
2019 C-USA Outdoor (Discus Throw-2nd)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2023 NCAA West Prelims - Hammer Throw, 42nd, 56.90/186-8
2023 C-USA Outdoor - Hammer Throw, 3rd, 60.09/197-2
2023 C-USA Outdoor - Discus, 5th, 52.26/171-5
2023 C-USA Indoor - Weight Throw, 1st, 21.09/69-2.5
2022 NCAA West Prelims- Hammer Throw, 26th, 62.19/204-0
2022 C-USA Outdoor Championships- Hammer Throw, 1st, 63.87/209-6
2022 C-USA Outdoor Championships- Discus, 3rd, 52.89/173-6
2022 C-USA Indoor Championships- Weight Throw, 1st, 20.92/68-7.75
2021 NCAA West Prelims- Hammer, 30th, 60.33/197-11
2021 NCAA West Prelims- Discus, 17th, 55.32/181-6
2021 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 1st, Hammer Throw, 62.40/204-9
2021 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 2nd, Discus, 56.69/186-0
2021 NCAA Indoor Championships-14th, Weight Throw, 20.62/67-8
2021 C-USA Indoor Championships- 1st, Weight Throw, 21.30/69-10.75
2020 C-USA Indoor Championships- 2nd, Weight Throw, 19.35/63-6
2019 C-USA Indoor Championships- 8th, Weight Throw, 16.62/54-6.5
2019 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 2nd, Discus, 48.74/159-11
2019 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 5th, Hammer, 57.71/189-4
ACADEMIC HONORS
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
(Indoors)
Weight Throw-22.21/72-10.5 (2/28/2021)
(Outdoors)
Discus-56.69m/186-0 (5/16/2021)
Hammer Throw-64.22/210-8 (3/25/2021)
2022-23
Indoor: Threw at six meets...Won five weight throw event titles including the event title at the C-USA Championships...Had a season-best throw of 21.28m at the Fastrack Last Chance Meet...Outdoor: Competed at nine meets...Won the discus throw at the Triton Invite...Grabbed points in two events at the C-USA Championships with a third-place finish in the hammer throw and a fifth-place finish in the discus.
2021-22
Indoor: Competed at six meets, winning five weight throw events...was the C-USA champion in the weight throw at the Indoor Championships. Outdoor: Competed at eight meets...advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the hammer throw...won the C-USA individual title in the hammer throw while also earning all-conference honors in the discus...also won the hammer throw at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight.
2020-21
Indoor: Earned Second Team All-American honors by placing 14th in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships...won the weight throw title at the C-USA Championships with a personal best mark of 21.30m (69-10.75)...set a personal best mark of 22.21m (72-10.5) to win the weight throw at the H-Town SpeedCity Series IV. Outdoor: Threw at nine meets...won the C-USA hammer throw title with a distance of 62.40m while earning a silver medal and placing second in the discus with a season-bes throw of 56.69m...competed at the NCAA West Prelims in both the discus and hammer throw...set a season-best mark of 64.22m in the hammer throw at the Texas Relays...won six competitions overall.
2019-20
Indoor: Competed at five meets...earned C-USA All-Conference honors with a second place finish in the weight throw (19.35m), setting a season-best mark...also threw 19.24m to place third at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invite...placed second in the weight throw at the FasTrak Collegiate Invite.
2018-19
Indoor: Competed at five meets...set a season-best mark of 18.66m in the weight throw at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, placing fourth...finished eighth in weight throw at C-USA Championships. Outdoor: Saw action at seven meets...earned all-conference honors with a second place finish in the discus (48.74m) at the C-USA Championships...also finished fifth in the hammer throw at C-USA...established season-best marks of 50.44m in the discus (J. Fred Duckett) and 59.25m in the hammer throw (Tom Tellez).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from San Marcos HS where he competed for the Rattlesnakes under head coach Victor Sierra...was a two-time field event MVP and a two-time regional qualifier...set a personal record of 177'1" in the discus his senior season...nine gold medals his senior campaign and 11 for his career...also played football for head coach Mark Soto, earning second team all-district lineman honors...graduated with a 3.7 GPA and was a member of the National Honor Society...graduated in the top 25 percent of his class and was a part of the National Society of High School Scholars.
PERSONAL
Parents: Michael Hicks (played football at the University of Houston in 1991) and Taeonna Howard-Hicks...two brothers, one sister...Rice College: McMurtry...Major: Sports Management & Statistics.
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