Brandon Hicklin

Brandon Hicklin

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 26)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m: 6.65 (Albuquerque, 2023) 100 m: 9.93 (Clermont, 2025) 200 m: 20.40 (Miami, 2025) Long jump: 8.18m (Greenboro, 2022)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the   United States World Relays 2025 Guangzhou 4×100 m relay

Brandon Hicklin (born 2 April 1999) is an American sprinter. ^[1]

Early life

From Spartanburg, South Carolina he attended Spartanburg High School, North Carolina A&T and Louisiana State University. He competed in field events as well as sprints, including long jump. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Career

In May 2023, in Jacksonville at the NCAA East trials he ran a wind-assisted 9.96 seconds 100 metres. ^[5] His LSU 4x100m relay team college record of 37.90 seconds at the SEC Championship in Baton Rouge in June 2023. ^[6] He also qualified for the individual 100 metres at the NCAA Championships held in Texas in June 2023. ^[7] At the event, the LSU 4x100m relay team consisting of Hicklin, Dorian Camel, Da'Marcus Fleming and Godson Oghenebrume won the gold medal. ^[8]

Hicklin officially broke the 10-second barrier for the first time when he ran 9.94 seconds for the 100 metres at the LSU Invitational, in Baton Rouge, on April 27, 2024. ^[9] He made his Diamond League debut in the Rabat on 19 May 2024 and finished fourth in the 100 metres in 10.26 seconds. ^{[10] [11]} He finished third at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic in the 100 metres in 10.08 seconds. ^[12]

On 26 April he ran 9.93 seconds (+1.8 m/s) in Clermont, Florida. ^[13] He was brought in as a late replacement for Fred Kerley at the 2025 Grand Slam Track event in Miami on 2 May 2025. ^[14]

He was named in the American team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025. ^[15] He ran as part of the men's 4x100m relay team which won their heat and qualified a team for the World Championships before placing second overall. ^{[16] [17]} Later that month, he finished fifth in the 100 metres at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, part of the 2025 Diamond League. ^[18] He finished fourth in 10.04 seconds in the 100 metres at the Diamond League event at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June 2025 and fourth in 9.98 seconds in the 100 metres at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July. ^{[19] [20]} He reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. ^[21] He placed fifth in 10.09 seconds in the 100 metres at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August. ^[22]

Statistics

Grand Slam Track results [23]
Slam	Race group	Event	Pl.	Time	Prize money
2025 Miami Slam	Short sprints	100 m	5th	9.98	US$25,000
		200 m	5th	20.40

References

1. "Bramdon Hicklin". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
2. Blackwell, Jed (19 April 2018). "Hicklin sets new county mark in long jump". goupstate. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
3. Williams, Lut (9 May 2022). "Brandon Hicklin battles to Big South long jump title". hbcugameday. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
4. ""It Will Always Be LSU vs the World": Us Athlete Joins Sha'Carri Richardson, Mondo Duplantis and Others in Reacting to Their College Legacy". Essentially Sports. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
5. Freeman, Clayton (27 May 2023). "NCAA track: 10 runners break 10 seconds in 100 at UNF; Tennessee hurdler injured". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
6. Willman, Howard (June 2023). "SEC Men — Record Relays Shine, Hibbert Flies". Track and Field News. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
7. "2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifiers". flotrack.org. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
8. Weathers, William (June 10, 2023). "LSU's 4×100 relay awarded national title after Texas Tech's disqualification". Tigerrag. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
9. Smythe, Steve (April 30, 2024). "British hurdlers in winning form in USA – overseas round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
10. "Rabat/Marrakech Diamond League 2024 - Results". Watch Athletics. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
11. "100m Hommes". Rabat.diamondleague. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
12. "2024 Prefontaine Classic: Sha'Carri Richardson Wins Big, Joe Kovacs Throws Far and Keely Hodgkinson Crushes Mary Moraa". Lets Run. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
13. "PURE Athletics Spring Invitational". World Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
14. Francis, Anne (2 May 2025). "U.S. Olympic medallist arrested again in Miami". Running Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
15. "Global medallists on US team for World Relays in Guangzhou". world athletics. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
16. "Men's 4x100 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
17. Foster, Anthony (10 May 2025). "Jamaica Qualifies Two of Six Teams for Finals at World Relays Guangzhou 25". Track Alerts. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
18. "Results - Rabat Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
19. "Results - Eugene Diamond League - Pre Classic 2025". Watch Athletics Weekly. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
20. "Results - Rome Diamond League Golden Gala 2025". Watch Athletics. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
21. "Men's 100m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
22. Collett, Jasmine (28 August 2025). "Results - Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
23. "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved April 5, 2025.