Hall of Fame
A native of Lebanon, Ohio, Denelle Hicks ’96 was inducted into the Campbell Hall of Fame in October 2007. She arrived at Campbell in the fall of 1992 and by the time her four-year career ended, She was the first two-time Academic All-American in Campbell history and became just the seventh fast-pitch softball player in NCAA history to reach 300 career hits.
The outfielder and lead-off batter also excelled in the classroom; where she attained a 3.42 grade-point average and graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in public administration. She then earned her J.D. from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 1999.
Over her four-year career, Hicks helped lead Campbell to a pair of conference titles in 1993 and 1995, a regular season championship in 1994, a league runner-up finish in 1996, and the school's first-ever berth in the NCAA softball national tournament. During her career, Campbell posted a 149-84-1 won-lost-tied record.
During her junior year, Hicks was named first-team All-Trans America Athletic Conference and ranked second nationally with a .502 batting average. As a senior, she again gained first-team all-conference in addition to second-team All-Southeast Region honors, while finishing 17th nationally in batting with a .437 average. She batted better than .400 in each of her four varsity seasons for a .446 career average, the seventh-highest total in NCAA history at the time of her graduation. Her 183 career runs scored also stood as the seventh-highest in NCAA records at the time.
A four-time conference all-academic team performer, Hicks was named to the Academic All-America Softball First-Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Hicks was a Presidential Scholar and a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Pi Gamma Mu and Epsilon Pi Eta honor societies. She earned Dean's List honors in each of her eight semesters and was named to "Who's Who Among College and University Students" across the nation. In addition, she played an active role in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
In 1996, Hicks was named Campbell University's Outstanding Female Athlete. She was presented the prestigious Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award during 1996 graduation ceremonies. Hicks earned her J.D. from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 1999.
She now serves as Vice President, Global Revenue Enablement at Alteryx in the Triangle area of North Carolina.
