LSU Gold
Position
Jumps
Height
6'4
Class
Senior
Hometown
Spartanburg, S.C.
High School
Spartanburg HS
Previous School
North Carolina A&T

Brandon Hicklin’s TFRRS profile (for top performances and meet results)

1x NCAA National Champion
4x USTFCCCA First Team All-American
4x USTFCCCA Second Team All-American
1x SEC Champion
1x First Team All-SEC
2x MEAC Champion
1x Big South Champion
Collegiate Record Holder (4×100-Meter Relay | 37.90 seconds)
2022-23 USATF Outdoor Championships Finalist (Long Jump)
2022-23 LSWA Men’s Newcomer of the Year
2021-22 Big South Male Field Athlete of the Year

LSU All-Time Top 10 Performance List
No. 1: Outdoor 4×100-Meter Relay (37.90, 2023 SEC Outdoor Championships)
No. 9: Outdoor 100 Meters (10.12, 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships)
No. 10: Indoor Long Jump (7.97m, 2023 Razorback Invitational)

2023 OUTDOOR (SENIOR)
Crowned a First-Team All-American at the NCAA Outdoor Championships… crowned an NCAA Champion, helping the 4×100-meter relay team to victory with a time of 38.05 seconds… recorded a personal-best time of 10.12 that ranks ninth in all-time LSU performance list history to take 15th at the NCAA Championships… took eighth in the long jump at the NCAA Championships…crowned the SEC 4×100 Outdoor Champion with an LSU and collegiate record time of 37.90 seconds… also finished fifth in long jump and 10th in the 100 at the SEC Championships… qualified for the 100, 4×100, and long jump at the NCAA East Preliminaries… as a member of the 4×100 team: ran four top-10 times in the world this season, five top-10 times in collegiate performance-list history, and seven top-10 PL times in the nation this season… helped the 4×100 team to a first-place finish and took second in long jump at the Texas Relays… opened the season first in the 4×100 and second in long jump at the LSU Battle on the Bayou… finished first in the 4×100 and took third in the 100 at the LSU Lloyd Wills Invitational… recorded a first-place finish in the 4×100 and second in long jump at LSU Alumni Gold… took first in the 4×100 and second in long jump at the LSU Invitational… opened the season with a first-place finish in the 4×100 at the Hurricane Invitational… NCAA National Champion (4×100)… USTFCCCA First Team All-American (4×100)… USTFCCCA First Team All-American (LJ)… USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (100)… SEC Champion (4×100)… First Team All-SEC (4×100).

2023 INDOOR (SENIOR)
Closed out his first season with the Tigers at the NCAA Indoor Championships, taking 12th in long jump… finished sixth in the 60 and 10th in long jump at the SEC Indoor Championships… opened the season with a first-place finish in long jump at the LSU Purple Tiger… finished second in the 60 at the Red Raider Open with a personal-best time of 6.64 seconds (adjusts to 6.66 seconds for altitude)… also finished second in long jump at the Red Raider Open… recorded a third-place finished in long jump and fifth in the 60 at the Razorback Invitational… USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (LJ).

2022 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR AT NC A&T)
In his final outdoor season with the Aggies, he competed at the 2022 NCAA meet in the long jump, finishing in 5th place with a jump of 7.86m… at the Big South Outdoor Championships, he won a conference title by jumping 7.60m… earned a PB at the 2022 Aggie Classic in the long jump, leaping 8.18m and finishing in 1st place… toward the beginning of the outdoor season, ran in the 100m and placed 15th (10.52)… also jumped 7.82m to finish first… at the Florida Relays, he jumped 7.47m to claim 9th place… in the UF Tom Jones Memorial meet, he claimed third in the long jump with a distance of 7.81m, which earned him 3rd place… also at the 2022 Aggie Classic, ran in the 100m and finished 11th (10.52).

2022 INDOOR (JUNIOR AT NC A&T)
Participated in the 200m and long jump during his final season at NC A&T… attended the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and competed in the long jump; he placed 9th with a distance of 7.39… at the Big South Indoor T&F Championships, he ran in the 60m (6.80) and did the long jump (6.90m) – he placed 4th and 10th respectively… at the Clemson Invite, placed 3rd in the long jump with a distance of 7.85m… during the JDL Flat is Fast Invite, claimed 3rd in the 60m with a time of 6.78… At the Bob Pollock, jumped 7.64m and finished in 6th place… placed 18th at the Tiger Paw Invite in the long jump (7.11).

2021 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE AT NC A&T)
Competed in the long jump solely, participating in four total meets… at the 2021 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finished in 4th place with a measurement of 7.91m… at the MEAC Conference Championships, he jumped 7.20m and placed 1st… at the Aggie Classic Twilight, his measurement was 7.45m, and claimed 1st place.

2021 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE AT NC A&T)
Competed in the 200m and long jump during the season… jumped a length of 7.41m and placed 12th at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships… competed at the Virginia Tech Challenge where he reached a mark of 7.69m on the long jump and finished in 1st place… when jumping at the Carolina Challenge the long jump, recording a 7.64 and taking 2nd place… at the South Carolina Invite, jumped 7.36m to claim 3rd and ran in the 200m finishing with a time of 22.54 to place 26th…at the Tiger Paw Invite, leaped 7.39m to finish in 5th place.

2020 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE AT NC A&T)
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE AT NC A&T)
Competed in six meets during his indoor sophomore season … made his season debut at the University of South Carolina where he competed at the Gamecock Opener, Jan. 17-18 … at the event, he finished second in the long jump at 24-feet, 7 ¾-inches … returned to the University of South Carolina on Feb. 7-8 and finished second at the South Carolina Invitational in the long jump with a distance of 24-feet, 4 ½-inches … returned to the Tyson Invitational for the second straight year at the University of Arkansas and finished sixth in the long jump at 24-feet, 11-inches … scored 11 points for the Aggies to help the team win the MEAC indoor track and field championship for the fourth straight season as he jumped 24-feet, 8 ¼-inches in the long jump to finish second at the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex, Feb. 27-29 … at the same event, finished seventh in the triple jump (45-feet, 10 ½-inches).

2019 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN AT NC A&T)
Competed in six meets as a freshman during the outdoor season … made his outdoor collegiate debut at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting at High Point University where he finished seventh in the 200m at 21.68 … won his outdoor collegiate debut in the long jump as he jumped 25-feet, 1 ¼-inches to win at the Florida Relays hosted by the University of Florida, March 28-30 … improved to 2-0 as an outdoor collegiate in the long jump as he won at the Aggie Invitational hosted by N.C. A&T at Irwin Belk Track with a jump of 24-feet, 5 ¾-inches on April 12 … finished third at the Duke Invitational in the long jump with a leap of 23-feet, 10 ¾-inches on April 19 … jumped a personal-best 48-feet, 1 ¾-inches in the triple jump to finish fourth at the Virginia Grand Prix, April 26-27 … scored 13 points for the Aggies at the MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships to help the Aggies win the title at N.C. A&T’s Irwin Belk Track, May 2-4 … At the event, finished second in the long jump to earn second-team All-MEAC honors with a jump of 25-feet, 6 ¾-inches… placed fifth in the triple jump at 47-feet, 9 ¼-inches.

2019 INDOOR (FRESHMAN AT NC A&T)
Competed in six meets during his freshman season … made his collegiate debut with a blast as he finished first in the long jump at the JDL College Kick-off Classic on Dec. 1 with a jump of 23-feet, 10-inches at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. …joined the 4×400-meter relay team to finish fourth at the Hokie Invitational at Virginia Tech on Jan. 19 … at the same meet, finished third in the long jump at 24-feet, ¾-inches … placed third in the long jump at the Carolina Challenge hosted by the University of South Carolina, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, with a jump of 24-feet, 10-inches … won at the prestigious Tyson Invitational hosted by the University of Arkansas on Feb. 9 as he jumped a personal-best 25-feet, 1 ¾-inches in the long jump to win the event … it started a three-meet win streak for him in the long jump as he finished first at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a jump of 24-feet, 3-inches … he then won the MEAC title in the long jump on Feb. 22 when he jumped 24-feet, 6 ¼-inches to help the Aggies win the conference title as a team.

PRIOR TO COLLEGE – Spartanburg High School
Qualified for the New Balance Nationals Outdoor High School Track and Field Championships before entering N.C. A&T in 2018… at New Balance, ran a personal-record 21.28 in the 200m … won the Class 5A South Carolina state championship in the long jump and the triple jump … won the state in the triple jump at 48-feet, 7-inches and the long jump at 24-feet, 2 ½-inches as a senior … also as a senior, finished second in the state in the 200m at 21.35 … finished second in the state in the long jump as a junior with a jump of 23-feet, 3 ½-inches … as a sophomore, placed third in the state in the long jump with a leap of 22-feet, 6 ½-inches.

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