(January 26, 2004) - Freshman Reshard Hicks (Tampa, FL/Robinson) was selected as Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week, it was announced today. This is the second time this season Hicks has won the award, as he received the accolade in early December.
Competing at the Princeton Relays, Hicks placed second in the high jump, clearing an Atlantic 10 season-best 6??9??, which qualified him for the IC4A Championships. He became the first Fordham freshman to qualify for the IC4A Championships in the high jump since Barry Cantrell did so, back in 1995. Hicks also finished 11th in the 60-meter dash in a time of 7.24 seconds.
As a team, the Fordham men??s indoor track & field team placed eighth out of 10 teams at the Princeton Relay. The team will next be in action this weekend, January 30-31, as they compete at the Terrier Classic in Boston, MA.
Founded in 1841, Fordham is New York City's Jesuit University. With 22 men's and women's varsity sports teams, the Fordham Rams are members of the NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, indoor and outdoor track, women's rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball and in the Patriot League (NCAA I-AA) for football.
