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Mario L. Hicks

  • Class
    2008
  • Induction
    2013
  • Sport(s)
    Track & Field
2007-2008

• Born in Corning, New York and graduated from Corning West High School

• Earned Bachelor’s in English from Buffalo State

• Competed for two seasons at Buffalo State after transferring from Erie Community College

• Earned a pair of All-America certificates while capturing six SUNYAC Championships

• Was the runner-up at the 2007 Indoor NCAA Division III Championships in the 55-meter hurdles and then placed fifth in the same event the following year

• Was a two-time SUNYAC Champion in both the indoor 55-meter hurdles and outdoor 110-meter hurdles

• Swept the New York State Championships in those events each year and won two more titles in the 4x100-meter relay

• Was the 2008 Buffalo State Male Athlete of the Year and won the Hube Coyer Award for outstanding career accomplishments
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