Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU:  One year with the program.

Freshman (2024):  Played in five matches, totaling six sets. ... Recorded 2 digs -- both in her career debut and the season opener against Cal State San Bernardino on Sept. 1. ... Had 1 ace at Saint Martin's on Nov. 14.

 Ridgeline High School:  Three-year starter and three-year team captain. … All-Greater Spokane League 1st team in 2023, 2nd team in 2022, and honorable mention in 2021. … Led GSL with 519 digs as a senior in 2023, which also was a school record. … Her 1,310 career digs also was a school record. … Voted as team's Impactful Player of the Year in 2022 and Defensive Player of the Year in 2023. … Helped Ridgeline win the Class 3A (large-medium school) state academic championship in 2023.
 
Personal: Makayla Rae Hickman. … Nursing major.

Reason she chose SPU:  "Seattle Pacific has a beautiful campus, fun atmosphere and perfect location that truly felt like my home away from home. It is also the only school that allows me to participate in both their nursing and athletic programs."
 
Fun facts: Has played volleyball for six years prior to arriving at SPU. … Also has played soccer and done gymnastics. … If not for volleyball, would be a professional wake surfer “because I love the satisfaction of doing cool tricks when I surf behind my boat.” … Favorite sport to watch is football. … Dumbest movie she has ever seen is “12 Dates of Christmas.” … Book she just couldn’t put down was “Where the Crawdads Sing.” … Favorite junk food is ice cream. … Favorite healthy food is sushi. … Favorite TV program is “Grey’s Anatomy.” … Favorite team is the Seattle Seahawks. … Favorite athlete is American professional volleyball player Zoe Fleck. … Her dream car is a Jeep Wrangler. … Loves to shop for clothes. … Last TV show binged was “NCIS.” … If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be her great grandpa Jack because “my parents told me that when I was younger, I would never leave his side, so I would want to get to know him better now that I’m older.” She would serve Swedish meatballs and lefse. … If she could be any action hero, would be Flash “because I could travel anywhere I wanted and get there in a quick amount of time.” … Her friends call her Mak or Mackie. … In 10 years, plans to be “providing extraordinary care to patients” as a nurse. … Has what she calls a “hidden talent” of styling hair, saying “I can do almost every type of braid, twist, turn, curl on anyone’s hair.”


CAREER STATISTICS
Yr    SP    K    E   TA   Pct  Ast  Ace   D   BS   BA   TB   Pts
24     6    0    0    2  .000   0    1    2    0    0    0   1.0
TOT    6    0    0    2  .000   0    1    2    0    0    0   1.0