Morgan Hicks

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Morgan Hicks
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Full nameMorgan Hicks
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1982-03-22) March 22, 1982 (age 41)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR40)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)
Club Murray State University [1]
Coached byCindy Estep
David Johnson (national) [1]

Morgan Hicks (born March 22, 1982, in Tacoma, Washington) is an American sport shooter. [2] She has competed for Team USA, as a 22-year-old, in small-bore rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has won a gold medal in the rifle three positions at the 2008 ISSF World Cup meet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1] Outside her world and Olympic career, Hicks was an eight-time All-American for Murray State University from 2000 to 2004, where she became the NCAA air rifle champion on her senior season. [3] While at Murray, she was a member of the National Residence Hall Honorary society. [4]

Hicks started out as a successful junior on the U.S. national team for three years, and eventually earned her first small-bore rifle title at the 2001 Championship of the Americas tournament in Fort Benning, Georgia. [5]

In early 2004, Hicks added an individual NCAA air rifle title to her career tally in her senior season, while competing for the Murray State University. [3] Just two months later, Hicks qualified for her first and only U.S. Olympic team in the 50 m rifle 3 positions at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, after placing second at the trials in Fort Benning. [6] [7] A less experienced to the international scene, Hicks marked 197 in prone, 189 in standing, and 191 in the kneeling series to put up a much steadfast aim in twelfth out of 33 shooters with a total score of 577, having been close to an Olympic final cutoff by a two-point margin. [8] [3]

Since 2007, Hicks currently serves as a full-time rifle coach for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's shooting roster, and a representative for the USA Shooting Board of Directors Athletic Rifle Association. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "ISSF Profile – Morgan Hicks". ISSF . Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Morgan Hicks". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Tegler, Zach (November 8, 2011). "Morgan Hicks brings Olympic experience to coaching NU rifle team". The Daily Nebraskan . Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ The Shield Yearbook. Murray State University. 2004. p. 208. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Hicks Named Nebraska Rifle Coach". University of Nebraska-Lincoln. June 18, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hoff, 14, already setting standard in pool". USA Today. May 25, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Shooting: Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Prelims". Athens 2004 . BBC Sport. August 15, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
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