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University of Rhode Island

2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster

Eric Wicks

  • Weight 150
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Marlborough, Mass.
  • High School St. John's

Biography

Personal Bests

  • Indoor
    • 200m: 24.57 (2019-20 at URI Coaches Tribute)
    • High Jump: 2.10 (2016-17 at Sorlien Invitational)
    • Long Jump: 6.95 (2019-20 at Atlantic 10 Championship)
  • Outdoor
    • High Jump: 2.07 (2017-18 at IC4A Championship)
    • Long Jump: 7.00 (2017-18 at Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship)

Career Honors & Awards

  • 2018 Indoor A-10 Runner Up (High Jump)
  • 2017 Outdoor A-10 Champion (High Jump)
  • Atlantic 10 Outdoor Rookie of the Week (May 2, 2017)
  • 2017 A-10 Indoor All-Rookie Team (High Jump)

2019-20

  • Indoor:
    • Placed third in the long jump (6.87m) and third in the high jump (2.00m) at the BU Season Opener.
    • Finished fifth in the long jump (6.85m) at the URI Sorlien Invitational.
    • Finished sixth in the high jump (2.00m) at the BU Terrier Classic.
    • Placed third in the high jump (2.04m) and 18th in the long jump (6.49m) at the New England Championship. 
    • Placed third in the high jump (2.01m) and finished 17th in the 200m (24.57s) at the URI Coaches Tribute.
    • Finished eighth in the high jump (2.00m) at the BU Valentine Invite.
    • Finished fifth in the high jump (2.00m) and eighth in the long jump (6.95m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
    • Finished seventh in the high jump (2.00m) at the IC4A Championship.

2018-19

  • Indoor:
    • Finished eighth in the URI Heptathlon with 2692 points... Placed first in the high jump (2.01m), first in the long jump (6.81m), third in the 60m (7.53s), ninth in the shot put (8.69m) and did not finish for the 1000m, pole vault, and 60m hurdles.
    • Finished fifth in the high jump (1.99m) at the Beantown Challenge.
    • Placed second in the long jump (6.90m) and third in the high jump (1.96m) at the Sorlien Invitational.
    • Finished 13th in the high jump (1.94m) at the Columbia Challenge.
    • Finished third in the high jump (1.99m) and 10th in the long jump (6.53m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
  • Outdoor:
    • Won the high jump (2.02m) at the Bryant Black & Gold Invitational.
    • Finished third in the high jump (2.03m) at the UConn Northeast Challenge.
    • Won the high jump (1.90m) and finished fourth in the long jump (6.69m) at the Holy Cross Invite.
    • Finished seventh in the long jump (6.85m) and 12th in the high jump (1.82m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.

2017-18

  • Outdoor:
    • Finished fifth in the high jump (1.92m) and sixth in the long jump (6.30m) at the Black & Gold Invitational.
    • Finished fourth in the high jump (2.04m) at the Colonial Relays.
    • Finished second in the high jump (2.04m) and 14th in the long jump (6.82m) at the UConn Northeast Challenge.
    • Finished fifth in the high jump (2.05m) at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
    • Won the long jump (6.71m) and finished third in the high jump (2.00m) at the Holy Cross Classic.
    • Finished sixth in the high jump (1.97m) and the long jump (7.00m) at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship.
    • Finished fifth in the high jump (2.07m) and 25th in the long jump (6.44m) at the IC4A Championship.
  • Indoor:
    • Finished second in the high jump (1.98m) at the Husky Indoor Invitational.
    • Finished third in the high jump (1.99m) at the Beantown Challenge.
    • Finished second in the high jump (2.05m) at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational.
    • Placed second in the high jump (2.04m) at the Terrier Classic.
    • Finished second in the high jump (1.97m) at the URI Coaches Tribute.
    • Finished second in the high jump (2.09m) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship.
    • Finished seventh in the high jump (2.05m) at the IC4A Indoor Championship.

2016-17

  • Outdoor:
    • Finished third in the high jump (1.95m) at the UNH Meet.
    • Placed seventh in the high jump (1.88m) at the Northeast Challenge.
    • Finished second in the high jump (2.00m) at the Holy Cross Meet.
    • Won the high jump (2.03m) at the Brown Springtime Open.
    • Won the high jump (1.97m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
    • Finished eighth in the high jump (1.96m) at the New England Championship.
  • Indoor:
    • Won the high jump (2.10m) at the Sorlien Invitational.
    • Finished 10th in the high jump (1.95m) at the Terrier Classic.
    • Won the high jump (1.99m) at the Coaches Tribute Meet.
    • Finished fifth in the high jump (1.94m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
    • Placed 15th in the high jump (1.94m) at the New England Championship.

High School

  • Attended St. John's High School.
  • Earned six letters between indoor and outdoor track and field.
  • Outdoor track captain his senior year.
  • Indoor track team was Tri-County League Champions his senior year.

Personal

  • Son of Borden and Julie Wicks.
  • Has a sister, Haley.
  • Favorite team is the Boston Celtics.
  • Chose URI over UNH, Assumption, and UMass Lowell.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Jumps
    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Jumps
    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    Jumps
    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    Jumps
    6'" 150 lbs