[6] From 2014 to 2023 Hicks was selected in the Western Australian men's senior eights to contest the King's Cup at the Interstate Regatta.

[7] In 2019 he contested the men's coxless pair title at the Australian Rowing Championships with Sam Hardy and finished in third place.

[9] Hicks made his Australian representative debut in a coxed four at the 2009 Junior World Rowing Championships in Brive-La Gaillarde.

[10] That 2012 four raced as an Australian selection crew at the 2012 Henley Royal Regatta and won the Stewards' Challenge Cup.

[10] In 2016 Hicks was in the Australian men's squad who were unsuccessful in attempting to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics at the final FISA qualification regatta.

[10] In 2017 Hicks was selected into the Australian men's coxless four with Spencer Turrin and Alexander Hill who'd been medallists in the four at World Championships in 2014 and 2015 respectively and with newcomer Jack Hargreaves.

They took gold at the World Rowing Cup II in Poznan and then raced in the Australian men's senior eight at the WRC III in Lucerne to a silver medal.

[10] Hicks and Hardy were selected to race Australia's coxless pair at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz, Austria.

[16] At the Rowing World Cup II in Varese Italy, Hicks raced in the Australian men's eight.

[10] For the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade Serbia, the Australian men's eight was left unchanged and Hicks again raced in the two seat.