Robert Nickels

Height:
6-2
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
High School:
St. Clair

Personal Bests
Indoor: 60m: 7.29 Triple Jump: 13.73m (45-0.75) Long Jump: 6.92m (22-8.5)
Outdoor: Long Jump: 6.85m (22-5.75)

Tulsa: A four-time letterwinner . . . a C-USA All-Academic Medalist as a freshman.

2006-07: (Indoor) Participated in five meets ... finished sixth in the long jump at the C-USA Championships with a jump of 6.90m (22-7.75) ... jumped a personal-best of 6.92m (22-8.50) in the long jump at the Missouri Southern Invitational ... ran the third-best time of the season in the 60m dash with a time of 7.26 at the Missouri Southern Invitational ... posted the fourth-best triple jump in TU history at the Razorback Invitational with a length of 13.73m (45-0.75) ... ... (Outdoor) Competed in one meet ... recorded a distance of 6.51m (21-4.25) in the long jump at the Wichita State Invitational.

2005-06: (Indoor) Participated in four meets . . . turned in a personal-best time of 7.29 in the 60-meter dash at the Missouri Invitational . . . led the team in both the long jump and triple jump . . . recorded a distance of 22 feet, 7.25 inches in the long jump at the Missouri Invitational for a fifth-place finish, a personal record and the fifth-best jump in school history . . . in the triple jump, notched a seventh-place mark, a personal-best and the third-best mark in school history with a distance of 44 feet, four inches at the Conference USA Championships . . . (Outdoor) Competed in two meets . . . posted a personal-best time of 24.53 in the 200-meter dash at the Tulsa Duels . . . registered a long jump of 22 feet, 5.75 inches at the Missouri Relays for a personal-best . . . a C-USA Academic Medalist.

High School: Registered school records in the long jump and 110m hurdles, and city records in the long jump and triple jump at St. Clair Secondary School . . . was the track team MVP his senior season . . . finished as the 2005 Ontario Runner-Up and fourth in the Canadian Junior Nationals in the long jump . . . received the Ontario Scholar and Principals Award for his academic success.

Personal: An art major . . . son of Gary and LuAnn Nickels . . . born February 21, 1986.