Taylor Hickman

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Junior
High School:
Westerville Central HS
Hometown:
Westerville, Ohio

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets ... jumped a personal best of 4.96 meters in the long jump and ran a personal best time of 25.66 in the 200-meter dash at the BSU We Fly Challenge (Apr. 13).

2024 INDOOR: Competed in six meets ... ran a collegiate best and finished sixth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.90 at the BGSU Tom Wright Opener (Dec. 9, 2023).

2023 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in seven meets … placed fifth in the 200m at the Blizzard Buster (Mar. 17) with a time of 26.64 … placed 15th in the 200m with a time of 25.90 and ran a season-best in the 100m, finishing 12th with a time of 12.63 at the BSU We Fly Challenge (Apr. 15) … ran a season-best in the 200m at the Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic (Apr. 21) with a time of 25.78 … placed fifth in the triple jump at the Music City Challenge (Apr. 29) with a jump of 11.38.

2023 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six meets … helped the team place second in the 4x400m relay at the Tom Wright Open (Dec. 10) with a time of 4:07.01 … placed 14th in the 200m at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 11) with a time of 26.23.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Westerville Central High School under head coach David Mentlow … was an all-state selection as a junior and senior … earned all-conference recognition as a freshman, junior and senior while competing in events such as the long jump, 200-meter dash, 4x100-meter relay, 4x200-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay … served as team captain during senior season … competed in the New Balance national meet and Nike Nationals as a senior … also earned three letters in both soccer and basketball, where she earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior … went to the Junior Olympics in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes … four-year member of the academic honor roll and member of the National Honor Society … painted a picture of a frog in kindergarten that still hangs in the John Glenn airport.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Glenn and Angela Hickman … has one brother: Thomas … father, Glenn, competed on the football and track and field teams at Western Kentucky … plans to major in chemistry … chose Ball State because of the staff team giving her the best opportunity to push herself and become a better student and athlete.