Hicks signs with UM track team
Whitefish High School senior Chris Hicks, pictured at the track outside the school, says that he hopes to major in health and human performance at the University of Montana while competing with the University of Montana track team next fall.
Whitefish High School senior Chris Hicks has signed a letter of intent with the University of Montana-Missoula, UM track and field coach Tom Raunig announced Nov. 18.
"Chris has tremendous potential in the jumps and multi-events at the college level," Raunig said.
Hicks led the Bulldogs to a third-place finish at state last year, taking first place in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. He also took fourth place in the 300-meter hurdles at state.
His personal bests of 6 feet 6 inches in the high jump, 21 feet 7 1/4 inches in the long jump and 45 feet 1/2 inch in the triple jump were ranked in the top six in the state among all classes last spring.
Hicks also was a star wide receiver with the Bulldogs football team.