Eastern Oregon University Athletics

EOU Awards & Honors:

• All-American - 4th place 3000 meter steeplechase (2024), 7th place 1000 meters (indoor 2023), 5th place 1000 meters (indoor 2021)

• CCC Athlete of the week x 2 ('23, '24)

• Academic All Conference ('21,'22,'23,'24)

• 2023 Daktronic Scholar-Athlete Award

2023-24 - Graduate: Placed 4th in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships earning all American Honors... Finished 13th place in the 1000 meter...34th in the 3000 meter at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championship... PR of 8:18.05 in the 3000  meter... 14:48.04 in the 5000 meter...3:48.21 in the 1500 meter...9:07.08 in the 3000 meter steeplechase...Broke the EOU school record for the 1500 meter with a time of 3:48.21... Climbed to number 3 in the EOU Outdoor record book with a 9:07.08 in the 3000 meter steeplechase...climbed to number 1 in the EOU indoor record book in the 3000 meter with a time of 8:18.05...number 5 with a 1:54.44 in the 800 meter...number 7 with a 2:29.13 in the 1000 meters...number 4 in the mile with a time of 4:16.42...PR of 3:48.21 in the 1500 meter... PR of 9:07.08 in the 3000 meter steeplechase...14:48.04 in the 5000 meters...8:18.05 in the 3000 meters...4:16.42 in the mile...

2022-23 - Senior: Finished 10th place in the 1500 meter at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships... Finished 3rd place in the 800 meter with a time of 1:54.61... Finished 3rd in the 1500 meter with a time of 3:55.01... Finished 7th place in the 4x400 with a time of 3:31.48... at the Conference Championships... Finished 7th place in the 1000 meter at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships... PR with a time of 2:27.54 in the 1000 meter...8:48.84 in the 3000 meters...4:19.13 in the mile...3:51.85 in the 1500 meter...

2021-22 - Junior: Placed 11th in the 1500 at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships...placed 6th in the 4x400 meter relay...7th in the 1500... 10th in the 800 at the Conference Championship...9th place in the 800 meter at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships...PR with a time of 1:22.87 in the 600 meters...3:53.04 in the 1500 meter...15:05.5 in the 5000 meters...

2020-21 - Sophomore: 14th place in the 800 meter at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 2nd place in the 800 meter...2nd place in the 1500 meter... 4 place in the 4x400 meter relay at the Conference Championships... 5th place in the 1000 meter at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships earning All American Honors ....Climbed to number 7 in the EOU Outdoor record book in the 800 meters with a time of 1:52.96...PR of 1:52.96 in the 800 meters...2:30.53 in the 1000 meters...PR of 3:54.67 in the 1500 meter...

HIGH SCHOOL:
Track and Field- 8X District Title Winner, 10X State Qualifier, 3X State Title Winner (3,000m, 800m, 4x400m)
PR’s: 800m- 1:57.30, 1500m-4:14, 3000m- 8:59.20

PERSONAL: Masters in Business Administration. Majoring in Biology. Son of Russ and Toni Nichols.