Iris LaVerne Davis-Hicks (April 30, 1950 – September 18, 2021)[1] was an American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100-meter dash.

She was the 1971 Pan American Games champion in that event and also won a gold medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay.

[2] She represented the United States at the 1972 Munich Olympics and twice narrowly missed out on a medal: first in the 100 m, placing fourth behind Cuba's Silvia Chivás, then in the relay, where Chivás again outsprinted her to bronze on the final leg.

She was runner-up in the 100-yard dash in 1969 and 1970, and also had top three placings in the 100 m at the 1972 Olympic trials and the 1972 outdoor championships.

[4][5][6] She was a member of the Tigerbelles collegiate team for Tennessee State University, which had a strong history of women's sprinting including double Olympic champion Wyomia Tyus.