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RESHARD HICKS NAMED ATLANTIC 10 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
(February 2, 2004) - Freshman Reshard Hicks (Tampa, FL/Robinson) was selected as Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Co-Rookie of the Week, it was announced today. He shares the honor with Adam Breisch of La Salle University. This is the third time this season Hicks has won the award, and the second in as many weeks.
Competing at the Terrier Classic, Hicks placed third in the high jump, clearing an Atlantic 10 season-best 6¡¯ 9 3/4¡±. Just last week at the Princeton Relays, Hicks placed second in the high jump, clearing a then 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 with the Rams¡¯ top time this season in the 55-meter dash at the Terrier Classic (6.72 seconds).
The Fordham men¡¯s indoor track & field team will next be in action this weekend, February 7-8, as they participate at the Metropolitan Championships at the New York Armory.
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.
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