Charles Hicks (born 25 July 2001) is a British-American middle- and long-distance runner. He is a two-time European Cross Country under-23 champion (2021, 2022), the first British repeat Euro U23 winner. He placed seventh in the 2026 Boston Marathon.
Hicks won the 2022 NCAA Division I Cross Country title. In 2025 he transferred allegiance to the United States, where he had lived since the age of 12.WA - Charlie Hicks, USA
Career Born and raised in London, Charles Hicks moved with his family to Florida at age 12. He studied cognitive science at Stanford University.
In 2021, he won the men's under-23 title at the European Cross Country Championships in Dublin.
In April 2022, Hicks set a British U23 10,000 metres record with a time of 27:40.16. On 19 November, the 21-year-old won the men's race at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships held in Stillwater, Oklahoma, becoming the first Stanford runner, the fourth British runner and the first British runner for over 30 years to win the NCAA XC individual title. He set a course record of 28:43.6 on a hilly 10-kilometer circuit. The following month, Hicks successfully defended his European Cross Country U23 title with a commanding 8-second victory in Turin, Italy.
On June 30, 2023, Hicks signed a professional contract with Nike to run for the Bowerman Track Club and be coached by Jerry Schumacher.
On November 2, 2025, Charles Hicks made his marathon debut at the 2025 New York City Marathon, where he placed 6th in the men's race with a time of 2:09:59.
In September 2026, Hicks won the USA 20K Championship in New Haven, Connecticut.
Statistics Personal bests Times taken from World Athletics.
1500 metres – 3:43.59 (Berkeley, CA 2021) 3000 metres – 7:43.84 (Seattle, WA 2022) 3000 metres indoor – 7:53.90 (Fayetteville, AR 2023) 5000 metres – 13:24.58 (Stanford, CA 2022) 5000 metres indoor – 13:09.38 (Boston, MA 2024) 10,000 metres – 27:40.16 (Stanford, CA 2022) 10 miles road – 45:14 (Washington, D.C. 2025) Marathon - 2:04:35 (Boston, MA 2026)
International competitions 2019European Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal5thXC 6.3 km U2019:051stU20 team25 pts2021European Cross Country ChampionshipsDublin, Ireland1stXC 8.0 km U2324:292ndU23 team24 pts2022European Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy1stXC 7.662 km U2323:401stU23 team11 pts2023European Athletics U23 ChampionshipsEspoo, Finland1st5000 metres13.35:07
20252025 New York City MarathonNew York, United States6thMarathon2:09:5920262026 Boston MarathonBoston, United States7thMarathon2:04:35
American championships +Representing The Bolles School High School (2015–2019) and Stanford Cardinal (2019–23)2016NSAF Indoor NationalsNew York, New York4thMile4:29.97 2018NSAF Indoor NationalsNew York, New York9thTwo miles9:09.27 2019NSAF Indoor NationalsNew York, New York3rd3000 m8:26.59 3rdTwo miles8:59.81 2021NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsStillwater, Oklahoma14th10 km30:21.0NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon15th5000 m13:33.89 7th10,000 m27:47.63 NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsTallahassee, Florida4th10 km28:47.22022NCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, Alabama3rd3000 m8:00.23NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon6th10,000 m28:17.88NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsStillwater, Oklahoma1st10 km28:43.62023NCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico9th5000 m14:01.34NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon6th5000 m14:09.032nd10,000 m28:12.20 Source:Charles Hicks – Athlete profile Athletic.netCharles Hicks – Athlete profile TFRRS
References
External links
Charles Hicks at Stanford Cardinal Charles Hicks's Channel on YouTube