2012-13: Finished his career 13th all-time in victories with 103...Seeded ninth at NCAA Championships (3/14)... Qualified for NCAA Championships and beat Tasser of Pittsburgh in first round of consoaltions... Ranked 11th in the final AWN poll of the season (3/13)... Won the EWL title for the 157 pound weight class at the EWL Championships... Also recorded his 100th win by pinfall in the semi-finals (3/9)... Scored a 16-3 major decision win against Binghamton (2/21)... Scored a pinfall win over Lock Haven (2/15)... Scored a 13-0 major decision win over George Mason (2/10)... Scored a tech fall win over Cleveland State (2/2)... Named the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Wrestler of the Week (1/27)... Scored a 19-4 tech fall win against #15 ranked Edinboro University (1/25)... Posted an 18-6 major decision win against Ohio University (1/20)...Recorded two wins at the Pitt Duals, scoring a 15-6 major decision and a 4-0 decision against Pitt and Eastern Michigan, respectively (1/13)...Scored 15-6 major decision win against Maryland (1/5)…Went a perfect 4-0 winning by 11-2 major decision to capture 157-pound crown at Brute Invitational (12/29)…Scored a victory by technical fall, 22-6 against Buffalo (12/18)…Ranked 7th by Intermat, WrestlingReport.com, and Amateur Wrestling News (12/4)...Named the PSAC Wrestler of the Week (11/26)...Went a perfect 3-0 at the Northeast Duals with wins coming over Princeton, Drexel, and Hofstra (11/24)...Finished second at the Keystone Classic (11/18)...Picked up three wins at the Campbell University Duals (11/10).
2011-12: Advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I wrestling championships with a 7-4 win over ninth-seed Justin Lister of Binghamton (3/15)...Picked up a pin in 2:41 during the first round of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships (3/15)...Claimed second place at the EWL Championships which qualifed him for the NCAA Division I Championships in St. Louis (3/4)...Ranked 16th at 157 pounds according to the final NCAA Division I RPI rankings and additionally ranked sixth by the coaches ranking (2/23)...Ended the regular season by notching an 11-3 major decision over Lock Haven (2/17)...Won by 13-10 decision over #10 ranked Justin Lister (2/11)...Picked up a 13-4 major decision over Cleveland State (2/4)...Posted a 19-6 major decision over #11 Edinboro (1/27)...Ranked 10th by Wrestling Report (WR).com and 9th by Intermat (1/27)...Picked up a win by decision over Ohio University (1/22)...Added a win by decision over WVU (1/21)...Ranked 8th in national rankings according to the coaches' panel rankings (1/20)...Won by a pin over Millersville (1/11)... Posted three wins over Campbell, Gardener-Webb and NC State at NC State Duals (1/7)... Named the co-PSAC Wrestler of the Week for the period ending Jan. 2. (1/3)...Earned a 1st place finish at The Mat Town Invitational (12/29)...Picked up two wins over Buffalo and Gardener-Webb (12/18)...Ranked 8th by Intermat and 9th by Wrestling Report.com at 157 pounds (12/11)...Named the EWL and PSAC Wrestler of the Week (12/11)..Captured the 157-pound PSAC title and was named the tournaments Outstanding Wrestler at the PSAC Championships (12/10)...Ranked 12th in the nation at 157 pounds according to the Gregg Henry Wrestling Report D-I rankings (12/5)...Won both matches at the BU Duals against East Stroudsburg and George Mason (12/3)...Picked up a win by fall over Pennsylvania in 6:11 (12/2)...Took second place at the Body Bar Invitationals, nearly defeating the two-time NCAA champion in the finals (11/19)...Posted two wins at the Terrapin Duals over Maryland and Franklin & Marshall (11/6).
2010-11: Picked up a 17-6 major decision over Vince Salminen of North Dakota State in round one of the consolation bracket at the NCAA D1 Championships (3/17)...Took second place at the EWL Championships for the 157 pound weight class (3/6)...Earned a win by a 4-0 decision over Seth Creasy of Lock Haven (2/18)... Defeated #32 ranked Matt Kaylor of Binghamton 11-3 (2/10)... Posted a win by technical fall, 16-1, over Cleveland State (2/5)... Picked up a win by decision over Donnie Tasser of Pittsburg with a score of 7-6 (1/30)... Picked up a win by decision over Ryan Goodman of West Virginia (1/21)... Ranked 22nd in the nation at 157 pounds by Wrestlingreport.com (1/17)... Picked up a win by major decision over Sacred Heart (1/5)... Sealed a win over NC State when he posted a win by major decision, 13-5 (1/4)... Picked up three wins at the BU Duals, including a win by technical fall, 18-2, against Drexel (12/12)... Took third place at the 157 lb weight class for the PSAC Wrestling Championships (12/4)... Posted two wins at the Northeast Duals against George Mason and Northern Iowa (11/27)... Took third place at the Navy Classic (11/20)... Posted three wins at the Boston University Duals against Southern Maine, Bridgewater State, and Boston University (11/6).
2009-10: Saw action at 141 and 149 pounds for the Huskies...Posted a mark of 17-4 on the season...Won the 141 pound title at the PSAC championships downing Joel Webster of Edinboro in the finals by a score of 10-2...Scored a 19-12 win over Colby Pisani of Penn State in the Huskies dual match with the Nittany Lions...Began the season with nine straight wins and 15 of his first 16 decisions...Took sixth at the Southern Scuffle. After dropping his first match there, he won seven straight matches before dropping his final two bouts of the tournament...Beat Zach Kell of Lock Haven 6-3 in his final match of the season.
2008-09: Red-shirt year.
High School: Posted a record of 57-5 as a senior....Finished third at 145 pounds in 2008...Fifth in 2007 and third in 2005...Won two regional titles...Had an overall high school record of 201-23.
|
Year |
Record |
Pins |
|
2009-10 |
17-4 |
1 |
|
2010-11 |
27-11 |
0 |
|
2011-12 |
31-7 |
7 |
|
2012-13 |
28-6 |
6 |
|
Career |
103-28 |
14 |
Personal: Son of Bruce and Sherry Hickman...Favorite Place to Vacation: Atlanta, GA...Favorite Class at BU: Aerobics...On TV I always watch: Duck Dynasty, Fantasy Factory, and The Wire...Of the four seasons I prefer: Summer: If I could drive any kind of car it would be an: Aston Martin...I follow this many people on Twitter: 80...My favorite musical performers are: Jay-Z and Jadakiss...I own this may shirts that have the word "Bloomsburg" written on them: Four...Along with my sport I also like to play: Basketball...On my french fries I like: Salt...My favorite food on game day is: Boost and a banana...My biggest fear is: Mediocrity...On game day my superstition is to: Listen to certain songs.
