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| Morgan Hicks | |
| Fullname: | Morgan Hicks |
| Birth Date: | March 22, 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Sport: | Shooting |
| Event: | 10 m air rifle (AR40) 50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20) |
| Club: | Murray State University |
| Coach: | Cindy Estep David Johnson (national) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Morgan Hicks (born March 22, 1982, in Tacoma, Washington) is an American sport shooter.[1] She has competed for Team USA, as a 22-year-old, in small-bore rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has won a gold medal in the rifle three positions at the 2008 ISSF World Cup meet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] Outside her world and Olympic career, Hicks was an eight-time All-American for 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 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.[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.[3] Just two months later, Hicks qualified for her first and only U.S. Olympic team in the 50 m rifle 3 positions at the 2004 Summer Olympics in 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's shooting roster, and a representative for the USA Shooting Board of Directors Athletic Rifle Association.[5]