University of North Dakota Athletics

2013 (Junior): Appeared in all 11 games for the first time in his career ... Finished with a career-high 15 total tackles and made the first two starts of his career ... The first of which came in a Big Sky road win at Idaho State (Oct. 5) ... Made a career-high four tackles, including one for a loss in his second start vs. No. 6 Eastern Washington (Oct. 12) ... Credited with a fumble recovery that he advanced 13 yards for a touchdown vs. Montana State (Sept. 28) ... Recipient of the 2013 Athletics Director Award of Merit Collected three tackles in regular season finale at UC Davis (Nov. 16) ... Earned second letter.

2012 (Sophomore): Appeared in a career-high 10 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams ... Collected nine total tackles ... Made two tackles on three different occasions, including the season-opening win over South Dakota Mines (Aug. 30) ... Also had two tackles in victory over Southern Utah (Nov. 3) in the home finale ... Recipient of the 2012 Athletics Director Award of Merit ... Earned first letter.

2011 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in two games in a reserve linebacker role and on special teams ... Recipient of the 2011 Athletic Director Award of Merit.

2010: Redshirt season.

Before UND: A 2010 graduate of Red River High School ... Two-time letterwinner in football ... Named to the Eastern Dakota Conference first team ... Participated in the 2010 North Dakota Shrine Bowl on the 11 Man East Roster ... Two-year letterwinner in basketball ... Earned three letters in track ... Received track's Cushman Award ... Named Male Athlete of the Year ... Member of the honor roll.

Personal: Majoring in mechanical engineering ... Son of Todd Hickel and Tammy Zola ... Father and grandfather, Gary Sukut, played football for UND ... Mother also attended UND.

Hickel's Career Defensive Statistics: