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12/10/13 | D3football.com All-West Region Third Team
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11/19/13 | UMAC First Team
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09/25/12 | UMAC Defensive Player of the Week
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11/15/12 | First Team All-UMAC
2014: Senior year ... D3football All-West Region ... UMAC Defensive Player of the Year ... UMAC First Team ... finished career with fourth most tackles in NCAA Division III history ... fourth in total tackles in NCAA ... averaged 13.1 tackles per game ... led team in tackles and tackles for loss ... led UMAC tackles per game ... second in UMAC in tackles for loss ... 13 tackles for loss ... three fumble recoveries ... three quarterback hurries ... 3.5 sacks ... 131 total tackles ... at least 10 tackles in every game ... season high 17 tackles vs Greenville ... two sacks at Eureka ... two forced fumbles at Eureka.
2013: Junior season … named First Team All-UMAC Linebacker … named D3football.com All-West Region Third Team … fourth in the nation in tackles per game, averaging 14.0 tackles per game ... 31st in the nation with 63 solo tackles … set school record for most tackles in a season with 140 … led the UMAC and the team with 14 tackles per game … second in the UMAC in solo tackles … led the team in total tackles and solo tackles … 77 assisted tackles … 7.5 tackles for a loss … third on the team with three sacks … 20 total tackles with one sack and one tackle for a loss against Crown on Oct 19
2012: First Team All-UMAC LB ... led the UMAC with 119 tackles ... 11.9 tackles per game ... 11th in the nation in tackles per game ... led the team with 9.5 tackles per loss ... two sacks, one QB hurry, one pass break up ... three forced fumbles and one recovery ... career high 22 tackles against Greenville ... six games with 10+ tackles ... 18 tackles agasint Crown ... 12 tackles and a sack in back to back games.
2011: Freshman season ... appeared in 10 games ... started 10 ... All UMAC 2nd Team Linebacker ... Named Player of the Week (11/8/11) ... 35th in the Nation with 10.6 tackles per game ... 2nd in the UMAC with 10.6 tackles per game ... 3rd in the UMAC in with 4 fumbles forced ... led the UMAC in single game highs in tackles with 19 ... led the team 106 total tackles ... led the team with 48 solo tackles ... led the team with 58 assisted tackles ... led the team with 4 fumbles forced ... season high 19 total tackles against Crown on Nov. 11 ... 106 total tackles ... 4.5 tackles for a loss ... 2 sacks ... 4 forced fumbles
High School: 2011 graduate of Morris Are High School … coached by Jerry Witt … all-conference, all-section, and all-area as a junior and senior, while also earning All-State Honorable Mention honors and captaining the team as a senior.
Personal: Son of Todd and Karie Hickman … Father, Todd, is the current UMM head football coach … also enjoys fishing, hunting and hanging out with friends when not playing football … lists his father as the person with the greatest influence on his career … chose UMM because of his family’s history with the University … majoring in Elementary Education.
