Charles Hicks (runner)

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Charles Hicks
Charles Hicks at Piemonte 2022.jpg
Hicks at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin
Personal information
Born (2001-07-25) 25 July 2001 (age 23)
London, England, United Kingdom
Home town Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Education Stanford University
Sport
Country United States
Great Britain & N.I.
England
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle-, long-distance running
College team Stanford Cardinal
ClubShaftesbury Barnet
Bowerman Track Club
Coached byRicardo Santos
2019-23
Jerry Schumacher
2023-Present
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lisbon U20 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Dublin U23 race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Turin U23 race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Turin U23 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 Dublin U23 team

Charles Hicks (born 25 July 2001) [1] is a British middle- and long-distance runner. He is a two-time European Cross Country under-23 champion (2021, 2022), the first British male or female to repeat as Euro U23 winner.

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Hicks won the 2022 NCAA Division I Cross Country title. In 2025 he transferred allegiance to the United States, where he had lived since the age of 12.

Career

Born and raised in London, Charles Hicks moved with his family to Florida at age 12. He studied cognitive science at Stanford University. [2]

In 2021, he won the men's under-23 title at the European Cross Country Championships in Dublin. [1]

In April 2022, Hicks set a British U23 10,000 metres record with a time of 27:40.16. [3] On 19 November, the 21-year-old won the men's race at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships held in Stillwater, Oklahoma, becoming the first Stanford runner, the fourth British runner and the first British runner for over 30 years to win the NCAA XC individual title. He set a course record of 28:43.6 on a hilly 10-kilometer circuit. [4] [5] [3] The following month, Hicks successfully defended his European Cross Country U23 title with a commanding 8-second victory in Turin, Italy. [6] [7]

On June 30, 2023, Hicks signed a professional contract with Nike to run for the Bowerman Track Club and be coached by Jerry Schumacher. [8]

Statistics

Personal bests

Times taken from World Athletics. [1]

International competitions

Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2019 European Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal5thXC 6.3 km U20 19:05
1stU20 team 25 pts
2021 European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland1stXC 8.0 km U23 24:29
2ndU23 team 24 pts
2022 European Cross Country Championships Turin, Italy1stXC 7.662 km U23 23:40
1stU23 team 11 pts
2023 European Athletics U23 Championships Espoo, Finland1st5000 metres 13.35:07

American championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
Representing The Bolles School High School (2015–2019) and Stanford Cardinal (2019–23)
2016 NSAF Indoor Nationals New York, New York 4thMile4:29.97 PB
2018 NSAF Indoor Nationals New York, New York 9thTwo miles9:09.27 SB
2019 NSAF Indoor Nationals New York, New York 3rd3000 m8:26.59 PB
3rdTwo miles8:59.81 PB
2021 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Stillwater, Oklahoma 14th10 km30:21.0
NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon 15th5000 m13:33.89 SB
7th10,000 m27:47.63 SB
NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Tallahassee, Florida 4th10 km28:47.2
2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Birmingham, Alabama 3rd3000 m8:00.23
NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon 6th10,000 m28:17.88
NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Stillwater, Oklahoma 1st10 km28:43.6
2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 9th5000 m14:01.34
NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon 6th5000 m14:09.03
2nd10,000 m28:12.20

Source: [9] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Charles HICKS – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Hicks Repeats as Euro U23 Champ". Stanford Cardinal . 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Smythe, Steve (21 November 2022). "Charles Hicks wins NCAA cross-country gold". AW . Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Hicks Wins NCAA Title". Stanford Cardinal . 19 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dynasty: NAU Wins on Tiebreaker over Oklahoma State, as Charles Hicks Gets Individual Title #1 for Stanford". LetsRun.com . 19 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "GB's Cairess claims European cross country silver". BBC Sport . 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Turnbull, Simon (11 December 2022). "Report | Battocletti and Hicks reign again in the U23 races in La Mandria Park". European Athletics . Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Chavez, Chris (30 June 2023). "Charles Hicks Turns Pro, Joins Nike Bowerman Track Club". Citius Mag. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Charles Hicks – Athlete profile Athletic.net
  10. ↑ Charles Hicks – Athlete profile TFRRS
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