- "I made VWC my No. 1 choice because of the track team and the good writing program"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Howard University
Career Highs
Outdoor
100m: 12.66 – (Norfolk State University Relays – April 13, 2013)
200m: 26.60 – (ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships - April 22-23, 2016)
Indoor
60m: 7.90 – (ODAC Indoor Track & Field Championships – March 2, 2014)
200m: 27.29 - (Columbia Final Qualifier - March 8, 2014)
Statistics
Track & Field | Cross Country
Senior (2015-16): (Indoor) Competed in the 60m and 200m relay in the winter… Ran a 60m time of 8.11 to finish fourth in the ODAC Championships… Posted a 200m time of 27.53 at the Vince Brown Invitational… (Outdoor) Ran the 100m, 200m, and competed on various relays in the spring… Captured two titles at the Commonwealth Duals, in the 100m (12.93) and 4x100m relay (49.36)… Posted a career best of 26.60 in the 200m at the ODAC Championships to finish ninth.
Junior (2014-15): Set a best in the 200M at the Aggie Invitational on April 11.
Sophomore (2013-14): Won a 60M preliminary heat at the ODAC Indoor Track & Field Championships with a career-best 7.90 seconds… Finished 3rd in the finals… Placed 2nd in the 60M at the Columbia Final Qualifier.
Freshman (2012-13): Set a best in the 100M, running the sprint in a time of 12.66 seconds to come in 12th place.
Academic Accomplishments: Posted a 4.00 GPA Winter 2013… Member of Phi Sigma Sigma… Writer for the Marlin Chronicle… Member of the Black Student Union.
Before VWC: Clocked a season best time of 13.8 in the 100 meter dash… Posted a season best time of 29.27 in the 200… Posted a time of 71.22 in the 400.
Personal: Daughter of Desiree Mills-Hicks… Mom attended Norfolk State University… Has two sisters, Asia, a student at Morehouse University, and Tamia, and three brothers, Mike, Keyshawn and Hausan.
Get to Know Shakira
- Enjoys listening to rhythm and blues and spending vacation time in Barbados
- A fan of America sprinter Justin Gatlin, basketball's Boston Celtics and singer Rhianna
- Favorites include the book "Women of Brewster Place" and the movie "The Breakfast Club"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "funny, encouraging, understanding"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "feeling stronger than most people because I do things that not everyone can do"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my speed and leg strength"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to improve my times"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Maya Angelou, because her poetry inspires me"
- If I could participate in a reality show it would be: "The Amazing Race, because it looks like fun"
- If I could possess one superpower it would be: "flying, because although I love to run, I'm very lazy"
- People might be surprised to know: "I've been to 13 different schools before college"
- It's the year 2025 and: "I'm in Harlem, New York and I'm writing a column for the newspaper"
- The most important advice I've received is: "there is always someone better than you and there's always someone even better than them. No one is perfect"
