Pittsburg State Gorillas

Enters his second season in the Pitt State program… a two-time All-MIAA hurdler/sprinter in 2014… placed third in the 400m hurdles at the MIAA Outdoor Championships… helped PSU's distance medley relay to a 3rd-place finish at the MIAA Indoor Championships… a national qualifier in the 400m hurdles with a PR time of 52.11… transferred to Pitt State from Johnson County Community College, where he was an NJCAA national qualifier in the 400mH… In High School: A talented hurdler at Shawnee Mission South High… won the state championship in the 300m hurdles with a time of 38.96… Personal: Born August 4, 1993... son of Matthew and Wanda Nickens... a construction management major.