SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic (2024, 2025).
Junior (2025): INDOOR – Competed in two meets. ... Set an indoor PB of 15-11 3/4 in the long jump at the UW Invitational on Feb. 1.
OUTDOOR – Competed in two meets. ... Set SPU's season-leading mark in the long jump at 16-3 3/4 at the Ed Boitano Invitational on March 1.
Sophomore (2024): INDOOR – Participated in one meet, setting an indoor personal best of 15 feet, 7 ½ inches in the long jump at the George Fox Indoor #1 in Newberg, Ore. Also ran the 60 dash in that meet.
OUTDOOR – Participated in seven meets. … Ran a personal-best 13.54 in the 100-meter dash at the PLU Open in Tacoma on March 16. … Was 5th in the long jump at that meet and at the Doris Heritage Invitational in Renton on April 5.
Freshman (2023): INDOOR – Participated in three meets. ... Set a personal-best of 15 feet, 5 1/2 in ches in the long jump at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 14. ... Ran each of the three sprints (60, 200, 400) in one meet each.
OUTDOOR – Placed 20th in the long jump at 15-3 1/2 at the GNAC Championships. ... Set a personal best of 27.82 in the 200 at the Doris Heritage Track Festival on March 18 in Renton. At that same meet, finished 3rd in the long jump with a mark of 16-4 1/4. ... The following weekend, set two PBs on a two-meet trip to Southern California. Went 1:03.57 in the 400 dash at the Mangrum Invitational on March 24 in San Marcos, Calif., then long jumped 16-6 1/2 at the PLNU Collegiate Invitational on March 25 in San Diego, placing 5th in that one.
Great Falls High School: As a senior in 2022, placed 18th in the long jump with a leap of 15 feet, 8 inches at the Class AA Montana state meet. ... Prior to state, went a personal-best 17-2 1/2 to win the Cross Town meet. That mark ranks No. 2 on the all-time list for Great Falls. ... Ran the third leg on the 15th-place 4-by-400 relay at state. Won the team's Most Consistent Athlete honor in 2022.
Personal: Maliyah Anntionette Hicks. ... Interior Design major.
Fun facts: Has been doing track since 7th grade. ...
Also has done basketball and swimming. Did both swimming and track all the way through high school. ... Helped the swim team win the state championship as a senior. ...
Favorite kind of workout is tempo 200s, followed by weightlifting. ...
Favorite sport to watch is NBA basketball. ...
Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "Masterminds." ...
Book she just couldn't put down was "Divergent" by Veronica Ruth. ...
Favorite junk food is cinnamon rolls. ...
Favorite healthy food is salad / fruit bowls. ...
Favorite TV program is "Scandal." ...
Her dream car is a pink Range Rover. ...
Loves to shop for clothes and shoes. ...
Favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys. ...
Favorite athlete is American long jumper Tara Davis. ...
Easiest subject in school is English / writing. ...
Toughest subjects are math and science. ...
Pre-meet rituals are praying, the Gospel playlist, and having Lifesaver gummies. ... If
she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be long jumper Tara Davis. She would serve anything Davis wanted, and finish it off with monkey bread for dessert. ...
If she could be any action hero, would be Storm "because she has cool lightning powers, and her outfit is stylish." ...
Her friends call her Liyah. ...
In 10 years, plans to be working in the interior design field and possibly continuing with track and field, while also branching out into the modeling industry. ...
Wants to visit Dubai and Bora Bora. Also
would like to try cliff diving. ... Describes herself as a creative person who
enjoys drawing,
fashion,
singing, and
art.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60 dash: 8.61 (1/28/2023)
200: 28.43 (1/14/2023)
400: 1:07.53 (12/10/2022)
LJ: 15-11 3/4 / 4.87m (2/1/2025)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 13.54 (3/16/2024)
200: 27.82 (3/18/2023)
400: 1:03.57 (3/24/2023)
LJ: 16-6 1/2 / 5.04m (3/25/2023)
CAREER RESULTS
