2024-25 Track & Field Roster
Biography
As a senior (2023-24)
Outdoor
- Participated in eight competitions, earning six top-10 finishes, while winning one event
- Posted a personal best and placed second at the Maryland Invitational (3/22-3/23/24) in the 400-meter (58.11)
- Won the Maryland Invitational (3/22-3/23/24) in the 4x400-meter (3:59.46) alongside Maya Mosley, Kyra Lyles, and Emma Pegg
- Recorded a personal best in the 1500-meter (4:39.13) at the 2024 George Mason Ebanks Invitational (4/5-4/6/24)
- Set a personal best in the 800-meter (2:08.15) at the 2024 Bryan Clay Invitational (4/11-4/13/24)
Indoor
- Participated in seven competitions, earning eight top-10 finishes, while winning one event
- Recorded a personal best in the 600-meter (1:33.68) at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13/24)
- Won the Navy Indoor Invitational (12/2/23) in the 1000-meter (2:56.13)
- Set a personal best and placed second in the 1000-meter (2:52.56) at the Navy Select (2/16/24)
CAREER HONORS
- 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
As a junior (2022-23)
Outdoor
- Earned eight top-10 placements and three event titles in her junior outdoor season
- Won two events at the Navy Outdoor Invitational (3/25), capturing the 800m (2:11.00) and 4x400m (3:54.06)
- Claimed a pair of top-10 results in the LSU Lloyd Wills Invitational (4/8), taking fourth in the 4x400m (3:43.80) and ninth in the (2:11.09)
- Placed eighth in the 800m (2:09.85) at the Virginia Challenge (4/20)
- Concluded the regular season by winning the 4x400m relay (3:47.27) and setting a personal-best time in the 800m (2:08.70) to take second
- Finished seventh in the 4x400m (3:41.78) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12)
Indoor
- Notched five top-10 finishes on the campaign, competing in middle distance races
- Opened the campaign by taking second in the 1000m at the Navy Invitational (12/3), setting a personal record with a 3:04.35 pace
- Notched a bronze-medal finish in the 4x400m (3:51.89) and fourth-place result in the 600m at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14)
- Placed ninth in the 800m (2:15.81) at the Hokie Invitational (1/20)
- Finished seventh in the 800m (2:14.07 at the Doc Hale VT Meet (2/3)
- Set a personal record in the 500m with a 1:17.67 pace at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (2/10)
As a sophomore (2021-22)
Outdoor
Indoor
- Opened her season competing in the 600m (1:36.71) at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/15) and took sixth place
- Set a personal best of 1:33.90 in the 600m at the Rutgers Open (2/11)
- Took third place in the 600m at the Virginia Tech Challenge (2/18)
- Qualified for the Big Ten Indoor Championship meet (2/25) in the 600m, and raced to a 1:35.96 finish
As a freshman (2020-21)
Outdoor
- Opened the outdoor season at the Maryland B1G Invite (3/26) competing in the 800m (2:13.01) and the 4x400 (3:53.14)
- Competed in the 800m (2:14.40) and 4x800 (9:10.52) at the B1G North Florida Invitational (4/2)
- Placed second in the 400m (59.24) at the Rutgers B1G Tri Meet (4/10)
- Competed in the 800m (2:14.94) at the Husker Big 10 Invite (4/16)
- Placed third in the 1600SMR (4:02.37) and competed in the 800m (2:12.84) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (4/23)
- Competed in the 800m (2:12.11) at the Ohio State Jesse Owens Invitational (4/30)
- Placed first in the 400m (59.16) at the Jim Thorpe Invite (5/7)
- Competed in the 800m (2:13.51) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/14)
Indoor
- Opened her indoor season taking home fourth in the 600 (1:36.23) at the Nittany Lion Opener (1/16)
- Placed fourth in the 800m (2:13.14) at the Penn State Invitational (1/23)
- Took home third in the 4x400 and fourth in the 600m (1:24.68) at the Penn State Tri (2/6)
- Competed in the 800m (2:12.32) at the B1G Indoor Track and Field Invitational (2/12)
- Competed in the 800m (2:11.19) 4x400 and the DMR at Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25)
Before Maryland
- Five-time New Jersey state champion
- Four-time All-American
- Lists PRs in the 800m (2:08.58) and the mile (5:10.34)
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Graduated high school with honors
Personal
- Daughter of Donald and Carmella Hickson
- Has one sibling, Brandon
- Majoring in kinesiology
- Aspirations include a career as a physician’s assistant
Updated July 3, 2023
Historical Player Information
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2020-21Freshman
middle distance
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2021-22Sophomore
middle distance
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2022-23Junior
Middle Distance
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2023-24Senior
Middle Distance
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2024-25Graduate Student
Middle Distance