Morgan Hicks (2019) - Hall of Fame - Murray State University Athletics

Morgan Hicks

Arrived at Murray State from Roy, Washington in the fall of 2000.
Her career at MSU (2000-04) was very successful and had equal parts of great honors at the NCAA level and international level.
A four-year shooter on the MSU rifle team for head coaches Diana Stone, Meegan Basek and Ann Proctor.
She earned eight All-American honors and the 2004 NCAA air rifle title.
Dominated the OVC Smallbore Championship by winning it in four-straight seasons.
After graduation, she jumped right in and served as the assistant coach to Coach Proctor for one season.
Hicks was promoted to MSU head coach and she served in that role 2005 to 2007 where she led the Racers to the NCAA Championship where they placed eighth.
From 2007-12, Hicks was head coach at Nebraska where she led the Huskers to a fourth place finish at the NCAAs in her first season.
Competed in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, placing 12th in the smallbore competition for Team USA.
In 2008, she earned her first-ever World Cup medal, by taking the gold in the 50-meter three-position rifle competition at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
Won a gold medal and two silver medals at the Championship of the Americas in 2001 in the junior classification in the competition featuring athletes from North America and South America.
Also served as secretary and treasurer of the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association and has been a member of the USA Shooting Board of Directors.