# Morgan Hicks

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**Morgan Hicks** (born March 22, 1982, in [Tacoma, Washington](/source/Tacoma,_Washington)) is an American sport shooter.[2] She has competed for [Team USA](/source/Team_USA), as a 22-year-old, in small-bore rifle shooting at the [2004 Summer Olympics](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics), and has won a gold medal in the rifle three positions at the [2008 ISSF World Cup](/source/2008_ISSF_World_Cup) meet in [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro,_Brazil).[1] Outside her world and Olympic career, Hicks was an eight-time All-American for [Murray State University](/source/Murray_State_University) from 2000 to 2004, where she became the NCAA air rifle champion on her senior season.[3] While at Murray, she was a member of the [National Residence Hall Honorary](/source/National_Residence_Hall_Honorary) society.[4]

Hicks started out as a successful junior on the U.S. national team for three years, and eventually earned her first small-bore rifle title at the 2001 Championship of the Americas tournament in [Fort Benning, Georgia](/source/Fort_Benning,_Georgia).[5]

In early 2004, Hicks added an individual NCAA air rifle title to her career tally in her senior season, while competing for the [Murray State University](/source/Murray_State_University).[3] Just two months later, Hicks qualified for her first and only U.S. Olympic team in the [50 m rifle 3 positions](/source/Shooting_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_50_metre_rifle_three_positions) at the [2004 Summer Olympics](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) in [Athens](/source/Athens), after placing second at the trials in Fort Benning.[6][7] A less experienced to the international scene, Hicks marked 197 in prone, 189 in standing, and 191 in the kneeling series to put up a much steadfast aim in twelfth out of 33 shooters with a total score of 577, having been close to an Olympic final cutoff by a two-point margin.[8][3]

Since 2007, Hicks currently serves as a full-time rifle coach for the [University of Nebraska–Lincoln](/source/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln)'s shooting roster, and a representative for the USA Shooting Board of Directors Athletic Rifle Association.[5]

## References

1. ["ISSF Profile – Morgan Hicks"](http://www.issf-sports.org/shooters/shooter.ashx?personissfid=SHUSAW2203198201). [ISSF](/source/International_Shooting_Sport_Federation). Retrieved October 18, 2014.

1. ["Morgan Hicks"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114942/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hi/morgan-hicks-1.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hi/morgan-hicks-1.html) on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

1. Tegler, Zach (November 8, 2011). ["Morgan Hicks brings Olympic experience to coaching NU rifle team"](http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/morgan-hicks-brings-olympic-experience-to-coaching-nu-rifle-team/article_d2e190a1-cafa-50bc-91e1-c15320f6e851.html). [The Daily Nebraskan](/source/The_Daily_Nebraskan). Retrieved August 31, 2015.

1. [*The Shield Yearbook*](https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/yearbooks/7/). Murray State University. 2004. p. 208. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

1. ["Hicks Named Nebraska Rifle Coach"](http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=923851). [University of Nebraska–Lincoln](/source/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln). June 18, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

1. ["Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150722132244/http://www.majority-sport.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/home/msp/pages/docs/OQ04/Shooting_OQ_v2.pdf) ([PDF](/source/PDF)). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from [the original](http://www.majority-sport.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/home/msp/pages/docs/OQ04/Shooting_OQ_v2.pdf) on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

1. ["Hoff, 14, already setting standard in pool"](http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2004-05-25-aow-hoff_x.htm). [USA Today](/source/USA_Today). May 25, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

1. ["Shooting: Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Prelims"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/shooting/results/3532212.stm). *[Athens 2004](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics)*. [BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport). August 15, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

## External links

- [Morgan Hicks (2019) - Hall of Fame - Murray State University Athletics](https://goracers.com/honors/hall-of-fame/morgan-hicks/156)
- [Morgan Hicks - Head Coach - University of Nebraska–Lincoln](https://huskers.com/staff/morgan-hicks)

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