Nick Stricklen

Position:
Distance
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lexington, Ohio
High School:
Lexington

Results

2020 Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Zips, including placing eighth in the 3,000 meters and 11th in the 5,000 meters in times of 8:35.60 and 15:02.88 at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-29)...posted the No. 4 time in indoor program history in the 5,000 meters crossing the line in 14:37.52 at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 7)...garnered the No. 5 time in indoor program history in the 3,000 meters with a season- and career-best time of 8:17.33 at the Penn State National (Feb. 1)...recorded four top-10 finishes in the 3,000 meters...placed second in the 3,000 meters in 8:29.78 at the Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 24)...finished third in the mile in 4:13.53 at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8).

2020 Indoor Accolades: Academic All-MAC selection.

2019 Cross Country: Competed in all six races for the Zips, including earning second-team all-conference accolades placing 12th at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Nov. 2) on the strength of a season-best 8K time of 25:54.2...set personal-best times in four races...set a personal-best 10K time of 31:22.3 en route to placing 39th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15)...recorded a season-best fourth-place finish to help the Zips to a team title at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 7) crossing the line in 19:38.1...registered a time of 26:06.7 (20th) to spark Akron to the Division I title at the All-Ohio Championships (Sept. 28)...also added times of 25:00.06 (26th) and 25:512.3 (13th) at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4) and Penn State National (Oct. 18).

2019 Cross Country Accolades: Earned second-team All-MAC accolades...named an academic All-MAC honoree.

2019 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets for the Zips, including placing fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships (May 10) crossing the line in a career-best and third-fastest time in outdoor program history of 9:06.01...registered three top-10 efforts in the steeplechase, including winning the event with a time of 9:18.87 at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 5) and finishing second in a time of 9:16.68 at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 27)...placed 12th in the steeplechase at the Texas Relays (March 28) crossing the line in 9:36.35...finished fourth in the 1,500 meters in a season-best time of 3:58.27 at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 23), while placing seventh in the 800 meters at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 4) in a time of 1:58.23...registered a season-best time of 1:55.61 in the 800 meters at the Beach Invitational (April 20).

2019 Outdoor Accolades: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2019 Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Zips, including helping Akron earn a runner-up finish in the distance medley relay at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 22)...placed fifth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:36.99 at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23)...recorded season-best times of 8:33.64 and 14:56.13 in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 12) and Akron Invitational (Feb. 1)...placed seventh in the mile at the Doug Raymond Invitational (Feb. 9) crossing the line in 4:18.99.

2019 Indoor Accolades: Second-Team All-MAC (Indoor DMR)...Academic All-MAC honoree.

2018 Cross Country: Ran in all six races for the Zips despite battling injuries for most of the campaign...finished the Mid-American Conference Championships (Oct. 27) in a time of 26:19.05 (54th)...placed 11th at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 8) crossing the line in 20:16.5...helped Akron capture the team title at the All-Ohio Championships (Sept. 29) placing 10th in a time of 24:36.6...added a time of 32:40.04 (80th) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 9) to score for the Zips...also added times of 26:52 (48th) and 27:44 (144th) at the John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 15) and Penn State National (Oct. 12)...named an academic All-MAC honoree.

2018 Cross Country Accolades: Named an academic All-MAC honoree.

2018 Outdoor: Didn’t compete during the outdoor campaign.

2018 Indoor: Competed in three meets for Akron...placed second and third, respectively, in the mile at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 7) and Kent State Dual (Jan. 19) crossing the line in 4:17.87 and 4:21.39...finished third in the 800 meters at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 7) with a time of 1:56.41...placed fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Penn State National (Jan. 27) crossing the line in 8:20.89.

2017 Cross Country: Registered Akron’s top finish in two of the six races he competed in...recorded a season-best time of 25:00.8 en route to placing fifth at the All-Ohio Championships (Sept. 29)...finished 25th and 53rd, respectively, at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Oct. 28) and NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10)...garnered runner-up performance at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 7) placing second in 15:16.3...Akron’s top finisher at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational (Sept. 15) crossing the line 12th in 25:19.7...also placed 29th at the Penn State National (Oct. 13) registering a time of 26:08...garnered Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar accolades...named MAC Cross Country Runner of the Week (Oct. 3).

2017 Outdoor: Competed in four meets for the Zips...won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15) and Ashland Alumni Open (April 29) crossing the line in 10:10.63 and a season-best time of 9:39.34...finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 6) with a time of 8:49.55...ran the 1,500 meters in 4:03.97 at the Raleigh Relays (March 24)...also ran on 4x1,500 relay at the Raleigh Relays (March 25).

2017 Indoor: Appeared in six meets for Akron, including placing 10th and 11th, respectively, at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 24/25) in the 5,000 meters (15:31.00) and 3,000 meters (8:55.09)...posted season-best time of 8:33.75 in the 3,000 meters at the Penn State National (Jan. 28)...ran fastest time of the season in the 5,000 meters (14:58.49) at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10).

2016 Cross Country: Competed in five of six races for the Zips, including a 10th-place finish at the Tommy Evans Invitational after crossing the line in 20:39.34...placed 50th at the MAC Championships with a time of 27:12.3...posted times of 26:37.20 (58th) and 27:12.1 (101st) at Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational and All-Ohio Championships, respectively...recorded time of 33:33.6 (146th) at NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

Personal: Majoring in exercise science…son of Mike and Michelle Stricklen.

4-10-20