Rhodes College Athletics

Nicole transferred to Rhodes after competing in her freshmen year at Baldwin Wallace College. The women's track and field program was just three years old and making strides toward becoming a contender at the conference level. Nicole's work ethic and no-nonsense approach were infectious, energizing the entire program. Within one year, the Lynx went from an average team to placing 2nd at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional Championship Meet.
Nicole received 3 SCAC Individual Cross Country Championships and 3 Cross Country Runner of the Year awards and led her team to the first women's cross country team championship in school history. She broke the SCAC Track & Field Championship record in '95 for the 5000-meter run and finished in the top 5 at the NCAA Southeast Region Cross Country Championships in '95, '96, and '97.  Nicole was the first-ever Rhodes Female NCAA National Qualifier in Cross Country and was the first-place finisher at the Rhodes Invitational Cross Country Meet for three consecutive years. Her '95 Championship time is still ranked 4^th best in SCAC history (May 20).  Nicole was a five-time SCAC All-Conference in Track & Field and 4-time SCAC Individual Champion in Track & Field: 1st place (3000 Meter Run); '96 SCAC Championships 1st place (5000 Meter Run); '96 SCAC Championships 1st place (10000 Meter Run); '97 SCAC Championships 1st place (3000 Meter Run); '97 SCAC Championships. She was an NCAA National Qualifier in 1997, and in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field National Championships, she finished 9th (5000 Meter Run) in 17:43.45, establishing a new school record. Finally, she was the first ever Rhodes Female NCAA National Qualifier in Track & Field.