Christian Hicks

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
Throws
Height:
6-5
Hometown:
Romney, W.Va.
Prev School:
Hampshire High School

TFRRS Profile

CUSA Individual Titles (2)
2025 Outdoor Shot Put
2025 Outdoor Discus

All-CUSA Honors (4)
2024 Indoor Weight Throw - 3rd
2024 Outdoor Discus - 3rd
2025 Outdoor Shot Put - 1st
2025 Outdoor Discus - 1st

2024 Outdoor Track & Field (R-So.)

Returned to the NCAA Division I East First Rounds meet for the second year in a row, finishing 28^th in the discus
Uncorked a personal-best 180-11 discus (No. 7 in program history) for third place at the CUSA Championship, while also taking 10^th in the hammer
Achieved a personal-best 178-10 hammer at the Virginia Challenge
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member

2023-24 Indoor Track & Field (R-So.)

Scored points in both events at the CUSA meet, posting new personal bests in both. They included a 62-9.5 weight throw for third place (completing a Liberty sweep of the podium) and a 50-8.75 shot put for eighth.
Hicks’ 62-9.5 weight throw at the CUSA Championship is tied for No. 8 in program history.
Made significant improvement in the weight after opening the season with a 57-3.5 personal best

2023 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)

One of three Flames to throw the discus at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet
Joined Liberty’s all-time top 10 with a 176-4 discus effort for fourth place at the ASUN Championship, while also taking eighth in the hammer
Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic discus champion
ASUN All-Academic Team
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2022-23 Indoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)

Heaved the weight a season-best 57-3.5 for eighth place in the ASUN

2022 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)

Did not compete in any meets for Liberty and was redshirted
ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2021-22 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)

Did not compete in any meets for Liberty and was redshirted

Prep

Graduated from Hampshire High School
As a senior, placed second in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the West Virginia AAA state meet
Top marks included 45-1.25 (shot put) and 164-1 (discus)
Won the prestigious Rannells Award
Also played football and basketball

Personal

Son of John and Kelly Hicks
Brother John was his teammate on the Liberty track & field team
Birthday is July 31
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business finance and economics in 2024
Currently pursing a MBA

Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
After visiting the campus and meeting multiple professors, students, athletes, and former students and experiencing how friendly the entirety of the campus was it was a no brainer. The campus is amazing and the things in place to help strengthen or even form a personal relationship with God is like nowhere else.

Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
My brother is on the track team with me.