2025 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Henry Hicks
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- The Lovett School
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Gold) — 2023-24, 2024-25
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2026: Competed in eight meeets ... Ran his personal-best indoor mile time at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (4:30.95).Â
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2025: Competed in seven outdoor track meets, specializing in the mid-distance events … Ran his season-best time in the 800m at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Set a personal-best time in the 1500m at the Jim Bush Legends Meet … Ran his collegiate-best time in the 400m dash at the Ben Brown Invitational … Set the school's 1000m dash record at the Westmont Sunshine Open with his time of 2:34.40.
PEPPERDINE XC 2024: Competed in two races as a sophomore.
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2024: Competed at nine meets as a true freshman … Primarily ran the 800m, but also ran the 1500m three times and was on Pepperdine's 4x400m and 4x800m relays … Ran his season-best time in the 1500m with a 4:04.44 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival … Ran his season-best time in the 800m with a 1:56.48 at the Chris Rinne Invitational.
PEPPERDINE XC 2023: Competed at three races as a true freshman … Was Pepperdine's ninth runner with a 27:22.8 8-kilometer time at the LMU South Bay Twilight meet in his collegiate debut … Covered the 8-kilometer course at the UCR Riverside Invitational in 27:04.3.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from The Lovett School, located in Atlanta, Ga., in 2023 … A four-year varsity athlete … 2021 GHSA 2A Cross Country State runner-up … 2020 GHSA 2A Cross Country State champion … Had a sixth-place finish in the 800m at the State meet his junior year … A part of the 2021 4x400m All-State squad that earned a fifth-place finish … Also lettered in basketball and baseball … Has personal records of 16.11 in the 5K, 50.94 in the 400m, 1:59.40 in the 800m and 4:29.05 in the 1600m.
PERSONAL: Born in Atlanta, Ga. … Son of Fredda and Lee Hicks … Has one sibling: Bentley-Grace … Chose Pepperdine because "When I came on my official visit, the guys right away made me feel like I was a part of the team. Seeing how well connected they were as a team really captured my attention, and gave me a reason to want to be a part of the team. Outside of that, when I was 14, my family and I drove past the school, and as we were driving across America, I knew it was a school that I wanted to go to."
FAVORITES: Hobbies include cycling … Favorites include Tommie Smith and Brooks Reed (pro athletes), Atlanta Track Club and Atlanta United (pro teams), The Black Jersey (book), The Guardians of the Galaxy (movie), Friends (TV show), Noah Kahan (musical artist), tacos (food) and soccer (sport other than running).
