The University of Akron Athletics
2017-18 Akron Track & Field Roster

Nick Winkler
- Event:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wadsworth, Ohio
- High School:
- Wadsworth
Results
2018 Outdoor: Competed in seven meets for Akron, including placing sixth with a time of 1:55.03 at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 12)...posted five top-10 efforts in the 800 meters...ran a season-best time of 1:52.00 in the 800 meters at the Beach Invitational (April 21)...posted a season-best time of 3:53.43 in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays (March 30), while also running on the second-place 4x800 relay squad.
2018 Indoor: Competed in seven meets for the Zips...member of third-place distance medley relay team at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 23-24), while also placing 10th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.89...registered a season-best time of 1:53.28 en route to finishing second in the 800 meters at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 16)...added times of 51.78 and 4:40.79 in the 400 meters and mile at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 7)...named an Academic All-MAC Selection...2017 Cross Country: Registered a time of 16:04.2 to place 22nd at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 7) in his lone team appearance for the Zips.
2017 Outdoor: Earned a fifth-place finish in the 800 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 13) crossing the line in 1:53.60...turned in four top-10 finishes in the 800 meters, including placing third at the Ashland Alumni Open (April 29) and fifth at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 8) with times of 1:53.99 and 1:51.79...finished second in the 1,500 meters at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15) with a time of 3:57.39...ran a season-best time of 3:55.00 in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays (March 24)...member of second-place 4x400 relay team at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15)...2017 Indoor: Competed in six meets for the Zips and finished sixth in the 800 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 25) with a time of 1:55.24...registered a season-best time of 1:52.19 to place second in the 800 meters at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 4)...finished seventh in the mile at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 14) crossing the line in 4:13.11...placed third in 800 meters (1:53.57) at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 20)...tabbed as an Academic All-MAC honoree...2016 Cross Country: Posted a 29th-place finish at the Tommy Evans Invitational with a time of 21:33.59 in his only race of the season for Akron.
2015-16: Outdoor: Posted a pair of top-10 efforts in the 800 meters...recorded season-best time of 1:54.25 in 800 meters at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16) and finished third event at All-Ohio Championships (April 9) in 1:57.49...Indoor: Earned four top-10 finishes in the 800 meters, including placing fifth at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 16) and Kent State Dual (Jan. 22) in times of 1:53.84 and 1:56.07...registered fastest time (1:53.50) of the season in the 800 meters at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 19)...earned first-team Academic All-MAC honors...Cross Country: Did not compete during the cross country campaign.
2014-15: Indoor: Member of fourth-place distance medley relay squad at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 27) that crossed the line in 10:15.64…ran the 800 meters at the Kent State Dual (Jan 16) in a season-best time of 1:56.40...in the 1,000 meter at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 13) ran a time of 2:30.15...Outdoor: Did not compete.
Personal: Majoring in finance.