Alabama A&M: Hicks excited about new challenge

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Bryan Hicks was successful at Warner Pacific College. He was successful at the University of Louisville and again at Missouri State University. Because of that, he won't settle for anything less at Alabama A&M. Hicks was introduced (May 1)  today as the school's new athletics director, replacing Betty Austin, who retired at the end of February.

"It's good to be back on the Hill and be a Bulldog," Hicks said. "This is a destination job for me. Our future is now. It's going to take all of us [- administration, faculty, staff and student-athletes.

BRYAN HICKS
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS

"Our goal is to be the best in all that we do. We want to exude class all the time. If we do that, we will take Alabama A&M athletics to new heights."

Hicks, a Huntsville native and A&M graduate, talked about the school's athletic program when he was growing up in the late 1970s and 1980s. The Bulldogs fielded some of the best teams the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference had to offer. A&M's facilities were also among the best the league had to offer.

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