Southern Utah University Athletics

2019 | Senior Outdoor

• Competed in ten meets for the Thunderbirds
• Broke the school record in the 3,000-meter with a time of 9:38.57 and the 10,000-meter with a time of 33:12.87
• Finished first in the mile at the BYU Robinson invite with a personal best time of 4:47.61 
• Finished first in the 5,000-meter and the 10,000-meter at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships
• Finished tenth in the 5,000-meter at the NCAA West Region Preliminaries
• Claimed All-American Status in the 5,000-meter at the NCAA National Championships placing 18th
• Nominated Big Sky Athlete of the Week

2019 | Senior Indoor 

• Competed in four meets for the Thunderbirds
• Broke the school record twice in the 5,000-meter
• Awarded Big Sky Athlete of the Week 
• Set a personal best time of 16:06.37 in the 5,000-meter
• Claimed Big Sky Individual Champion in the 5,000-meter
• Finished second in the 3,000-meter at the Big Sky Championships

2018 | Reshirt Senior XC

• Competed in six meets for the Thunderbirds
• Finished fist at the Big Sky Championships claiming her first Individual Championship
• Placed fifth at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a personal best time of 19:57.6 in the 6K
• Finished 47th at the NCAA DI National Championships
• Named Big Sky Athlete of The Week twice throughout the season
• Finished first at the UCR Cross Country Invitational
• Lead her team to their first Big Sky Championship

2018 | Redshirt Junior Outdoor

• Competed in seven meets for the Thunderbirds
• Placed 1st at the Mark Faldmo Invitational in the 5,000-meter
• Finished 1st in the 5,000-meter at the Stanford Invitational
• Placed 1st in the 10,000-meter and 7th in the 5,000-meter at the Big Sky Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Ran in the NCAA West Preliminary Round
• Named All-Academic Status

2018 I Redshirt Junior Indoor

• Competed in four meets for the T-Birds
• Big Sky Champion in the 5,000-meter and 3,000-meter.
• Achieved a personal best of 9:38.38 in the 3,000-meter
• Ran the second fastest time in SUU history in the 5,000-meter
• All-Academic status

2017 l Redshirt XC

• Did not compete

2017 | Redshirt Outdoor

• Did not compete

2017 | Redshirt Indoor

• Did not compete

2016 | Junior XC

• Totaled four Top-10 finishes for the Thunderbirds during the season (Sagebrush Invitational, Sacramento Challenge, Color Country Invitational and Bronco Invitational)
• Finished 18th in the field at the Big Sky Championships
• Ran at the NCAA Mountain Regionals, finishing 50th in the field

2016 | Sophomore Outdoor

• Finished ninth at the Big Sky Conference Championship in the 5000 with a time of 17:59.39
• Achieved a personal best of 17:30.91 in the 5000 at the San Fransisco State Distance Carnival
• Placed eighth in the 4x4 and the 5000 at the UNLV Invitational and Sheila Tarr Multi's meet with times of 4:21.36 and 18:41.61

2016 | Sophomore Indoor 

• Placed 15th with her mile time of 5:26.71 at the Big Sky Conference Championship
• Finished first her for 10:45.97 time in the 3000 at the NAU Tune Up
• Placed fourth at the NAU Invitational for her mile time of 5:23.77

2015 | Sophomore XC 

• Finished 19th in the Conference at the Big Sky Tournament in the 5K with her time of 19:02.7
• Placed 68th at Regionals in the 6K with a time of 22:42.80
• Placed 29th at the UC Riverside Invitational timed at 21:52.4, a personal best, in the 6K
• Competed in the Roy Griak Invitational 6K with a time of 23:43.9

2015 | Freshman Outdoor 

• Placed tenth in the 3000 with a time of 10:52.99
• Placed ninth in the 4x4 at the UNLV Spring Invitational with a time of 4:16.42

2015 | Freshman Indoor 

• Placed first for her time of 10:50.46 in the 3000 at the NAU Invitational
• Placed third at both the NAU Tune Up and the Lumberjack Team Challenge for the 3000
• Placed fifth in the 4x4 at the Lumberjack Team Challenge with a time of 4:19.34
• Placed 41st at the UW Indoor Invite in the mile with her personal best time of 5:06.83

2014 | Freshman XC 

• 3K best 9:38.38
• 4K best 16:16
• 5K best 18:53.1

Top Collegiate Marks:

• 800-meter: 2:29.68
• 1,500-meter: 4:50.05
• Mile: 5:06.83
• 3,000-meter: 10:44.04
• 5,000-meter: 16:30.3
• 6,000-meter: 19:57.6
• 10,000-meter: 33:34.47

Prep: 

• Competed in cross country and track at Murray HS
• Region champion in the 800-meter and 1600-meter
• School record holder in the 800-meter, 1600-meter, and sprint medley

Personal: 

• Parents are Nate and Lori Nickerson
• Academic Olympiad Winner
• Sterling Scholar state finalist in world languages