William & Mary Athletics

High School Bests: 64 (-7), 144
Collegiate Career Bests: 67 (-4), 137 (-5), 204 (-6)

2018-19/SENIOR
Tabbed Second-Team All-CAA … Earned a spot on the Second-Team Va-SID All-State squad … Named the CAA Golfer of the Week for the week of April 15 … Was one of two players to appear in all 29 rounds this season for the Green and Gold … Finished the season with a 72.93 stroke per round score, which is the fifth-best season in Tribe history … Posted 10 rounds at, or below, par, a top-five finish, three top-10 finishes, and a 631-225 (.737) record … Wrapped up his Tribe career with the best all-time scoring average at 73.19 …  Made his season debut at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (9/10-11) … Shot a 227 (+11) in the River Run Collegiate (9/24-25) … Shot a 217 (+1), including a 70 (-2) and 72 (E) in the final two rounds, of the Firestone Invitational (10/1-2) … Led the Tribe with a 217 (+4) and placed 14th at the Georgetown Intercollegiate (10/15-16) … Placed eighth with a 217 (+1), including a first round 68 (-4) in the East Bay Deli Classic (11/4-6) … Finished sixth with a  216 (E) in The Invitational at Savannah Harbor (2/16-17) … Fired a 223 (+10) and placed 21st, leading the Tribe in the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate (3/24-26) … Placed second and fired a 209 (-4) including a pair of 69’s in the final two rounds of the Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/13-14) … Finished 11th with a  220 (+7) in the CAA Championship (4/19-21).

2017-18/JUNIOR
Named CAA Golfer the Week for the week of Oct. 11 … Was the only player to appear in all 29 rounds for the Green and Gold during his junior year … The 29 rounds played are tied for the eighth most in school history … Prior to the season, qualified for the 2017 US Amateur … Finished the season with a team-low 73.72 stroke per round average, a 536-279 (.658) win-loss record, and eight rounds at or below par … His scoring average was the 13th in single-season school history … Had one first place finish, a top five, and a top-10 finish … Opened the season with a career-best 67 (-4) first round, before firing a 36-hole low 137 (-5) in the rain-shortened Joe Feaganes Marshal Invitational (9/11) … His 67 (-4) is tied for the 17th best round in school history, while his 138 (-5) is good for ninth best in 36-hole history …  Fired an 72 (E) in the first round of the Firestone Invitational (10/2) … Was the Co-Medalist with a career-best 204 (-6) in the Fighting Irish Invitational (10/8-9) … His 136 (-4) through 36-holes was good for 13th all-time in school history, while his 206 (-6) was the fifth best tournament in school history … Fired a 214 (-2), which tied for seventh, as he helped guide the Tribe to the team title at The Invitational at Savannah Harbor (2/17-18) … The 214 (-2) was the 18th best tournament score in W&M history …  Led the Tribe at the Redhawks Invitational (4/2-3) shooting a 224 (+11) and finished 18th  … Played in his second CAA Championship (4/20-22) at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh, N.C.

2016-17/SOPHOMORE
Tabbed to the CAA All-Academic Team … Saw action in 21 rounds for the Tribe in his sophomore season … Posted the second-best stroke per round score on the team with 73.67 … Boasted a 355-256 (.581) record, including a top five and a top 10 finish … Made his season debut in the season opening tournament at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational (9/10-11) … Paced the Tribe with a 213 (+3) and tied for 20th at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic (10/9-11), shooting a second round 69 (-1)  … Placed second at The Invitational at Savannah Harbor firing a three-round 212 (-4).
 
2015-16/FRESHMAN
Named All-CAA Second-Team … Earned a spot on the VaSID All-State Second-Team … One of four players to see action in all 29 rounds during the season … Paced the team with 72.59 stroke per average score, which is the freshman school record … Posted a 664-193 (.775) record, which included one top five finish and three top 10 finishes … Made his collegiate debut at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational (9/12-13) … Placed 15th with a 214 (+1) in the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic (9/21-22), which included a season-low round of 69 (-2) … Paced the Tribe as he tied for eighth with a 220 (+4) in the Badger Invitational (9/27-29) … Fired a 217 (+1) in the Firestone Invitational (10/5-6) … Placed third with a 36-hole score 143 (+1) at the Georgetown Intercollegiate (10/19-20) … Bested his career-low score of 69 (-3) in the first round of the Loyola Intercollegiate (2/28-3/1) … As an individual, finished tied for 18th at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate (3/20-22) with a 217 (+7) … Fired a career-low 211 (-5) at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic (4/4-4/5), including another 69 (-3) in the first round … Played in the 2016 CAA Championship (4/22-24) at the Founders Club at St. James Plantation in Southport, N.C.

PREP
Two-time first-team all-state honoree ... Also had a third all-state citation on the second-team ... Won the Cape Atlantic League three times ... Also a three-time South/Central N.J. State Champion ... As a senior, earned runner-up honors in Group 1 at the N.J. Tournament of Champions ... Named the Atlantic City Press Player of the Year three times ... Named the MVP of the Cape Atlantic League all four years ... Averaged 35.4 strokes per nine holes as a senior, and 35.98 for his career ... Earned a pair of top-20 finishes on the AJGA tour ... Alternate for the 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur ... Played for Team USA at the John D. Mineck Deutche Bank Junior Cup ... Also a strong soccer player, helping Middle Township claim the Group II South Jersey Championship ... Won three league titles ... Named a first-team all-league defender as a senior, after earning second-team honors as an attacker as a junior ... Valedictorian ... Selected to the Optimist International All-Scholastic team ... Secretary of the Student Council ... Treasurer of the National Honor Society ... French Club ... Activities Chairman for the Relay for Life each of the past two years.

PERSONAL
Son of Orton and Laura Hicks ... Brother, Alex, was a three-time first-team All-CAA golfer for W&M from 2011-15 ... Father played tennis at Rutgers ... Mother played tennis at Miami ... Uncle, Robert, played football at W&M and graduated in 1990 ... Enjoys ping-pong, playing sports, and wintr activities in Vermont ... Plans to major in government.