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Sarah Hicks

Class: Senior Hometown: Walla Walla, Wash. High School: Walla Walla High School '08

Event: IM, Backstroke Experience: 3V

WSU CAREER
Junior (2010-11): Recorded a lifetime best in the 100 backstroke against Northern Arizona with a time of 1:00.31...earned points in the 200 IM and 400 IM at Debbie Pipher Memorial Invitational...set a lifetime best in the 200 backstroke at Princeton (2:08.47)...set a season best in the 200 IM at the Pac-10 Championships (2:10.95)...Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.

Sophomore (2009-10): Earned points in both the 200 free and 200 back against Seattle to help the Cougars top the Redhawks...finished fourth in the 200 back against Idaho...set lifetime bests in the 200 back (2:11.37) and the 200 free (1:57.21) at the Pac-10 Championships.

Freshman (2008-09): Placed 49th overall in the 100 freestyle (55.05) and 54th in the 50 free (24.95) at the Pac-10 Championships...placed sixth against Washington in the 100 back (1:03.58) and seventh against Oregon State (1:03.85)...scored at the Pacific Invitational with an 11th place finish in the 200 back (2:17.89) and a 16th place finish in the 100 back (1:02.37).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB CAREER
Earned four varsity letters in high school under coach Brad Daly...state qualifier all four years of high school...placed in the top 16 in her sophomore, junior and senior years...served as swim team captain and voted team MVP her senior year...claimed 50 meter freestyle district championship, as well as second place in the 100 meter freestyle...placed third at the Washington State Championships in the 50 meter freestyle...received Columbia Basin League Swimmer of the Year and Eastern Washington High School swimmer of the year honors...2006 Walla Walla Swim Club swimmer of the year under coach Dustin Perry...distinguished senior swimmer for Tri-City Channel Cats under Todd Stafek.

PERSONAL
Born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho...turns age 22 in first half of the season...father Rod is self-employed and a former baseball player for Oregon...mother Kay is a CEO...plans to double major in Spanish and nursing with a human development minor.