2018 Men's Track & Field Roster

CJ Hicks

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Biography

2018 (Sophomore)
• Scored at the Big West Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 400m hurdles
• Shattered his personal-best by over a second with a time of 53.97
• Took fourth in the 400H at the Mondo Team Challenge (55.04) and Big West Challenge (55.65)
• Ran a season-best 49.25 in the 400m at the UCR Spring Track Classic

2017 (Freshman)
• Runner-up in the 400m at the season-opening All-UC Challenge (49.88)
• Clocked in at 2:10.66 in the 800m at the Ben Brown Invitational
• Suffered a season-ending injury at the UCI Spring Break Collegiate Classic

High School
• Member of the football and track & field teams at Notre Dame High School
• Helped the 4x100 relay to a first-place finish at the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 Finals
• Also a CIF qualifier in the 400m and triple jump
• Advanced to the CIF State Championships in the 4x400 as a sophomore and junior
• Claimed runner-up honors at the 2015 state meet
• Earned Mission League all-academic honors

Personal
• Majoring in mathematics
• Parents are Lisa and Courtney Hicks, Sr.
• Has one sister, Breah

TOP MARKS AT UCI
400m = 49.25 (2018 UCR Spring Track Classic)
800m = 2:10.66 (2017 Ben Brown Invitational)
400m Hurdles = 53.97 (2018 Big West Championships)
4x400 Relay = 3:17.34 (2018 Big West Challenge)

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2018Sophomore

    Sprints
    6'2"