2010 Men's Track & Field
Heath Nichols
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Class: SR
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Hometown: State Center, Iowa
Previous School: West Marshall HS
 
2009: Academic all-Midwest Collegiate Conference...Competed in both the indoor and outdoor seasons...During the outdoor season, broke the school record with a season-best hammer throw of 144-9 at the Central Invitational on 4/4...Also had season-best tosses of 40-6 in the shot put and 129-6 in the discus, both at the MCC Championships on 5/1...Had a season-long javelin throw of 153-2 at the Augustana Early Spring Opener on 3/21...Scored points at the league championships in the hammer throw (5th), discus (5th), and shot put (8th)...During the indoor season, led Penn with a season-best weight throw of 43-7.75 at the MCC Indoor Championships on 2/21...Also had a season-best shot put mark of 41-9.75 at the Iowa State Open on 1/24...Scored points at the league championships in the weight throw (5th) and shot put (8th).

2008:
Academic all-Midwest Collegiate Conference...School record-holder in the hammer throw with a toss of 122-2 at the MCC Championships on 5/1-2...Tallied season bests of 38-5.5 in the shot put and 122-10 in the discus, both at the MCC Championships, and 132-11 in the javelin at the Dick Young Classic on 4/19....Scored points at the league championships by placing fifth in both the discus and hammer throw.

2007:
Academic all-Midwest Collegiate Conference...School record-holder in the hammer throw with a throw of 110-3 at the Dick Young Invitational on 4/21...Finished seventh with a throw of 110-2 at the MCC Championships on 5/3-4...Led the team in the shot put as well, with a toss of 40-9.5 at the Central Invitational on 4/6...Also led Penn in the javelin throw with a toss of 141-8 at the Central Invitational...Was fifth at the Championships at 138-1...Had the same distance at the MCC Championships to place seventh...Tallied the squad's third-best discus throw of 127-2 to place seventh at the Championships.

2006:
Redshirted season.

High School:
First-team all-district offensive lineman at West Marshall HS...Three-year starter on the offensive line...Four-sport athlete for three years and three-sport athlete one year...Holds the school record in the shot put and discus.

Personal:
Son of Kim and Ginger Nichols...Born June 10, 1986...Major is business management.
2010 Men's Track & Field Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.Wt.HometownPrevious School
 George CalvertJR  Woodbridge, Va.Garfield HS
 Royce ClaySR  Miami, Fla.Booker T. Washington HS
 Josh CohenJR  Edgewater, Fla.New Smyrna Beach HS
 Jeremy FontesSO  Oxnard, Calif.Rio Mesa HS
 Michael FultonSO  St. Louis, Mo.Eureka HS
 Gabriel GreenFR  Anniston, Ala.Anniston HS
 Walter HerronSO  Houston, TexasWestfield HS
 Nick JacksonFR  West Des Moines, IowaWDM Valley HS
 Tyler JohnsonJR  Ogden, IowaEllsworth CC
 Ivan KindellSO  Belleville, Mich.Belleville HS
 Perry KingFR  Valdosta, Ga.Valdosta HS
 Jordan LetzringJR  Alta, IowaAlta HS
 Matt MichSR  Oskaloosa, IowaOskaloosa HS
 Kris MillerSR  Belleville, Mich.Belleville HS
 Josh MolyneauxFR  Deep River, IowaTri-County HS
 Jason MoradJR  South Lyon, Mich.Oakland CC
 Heath NicholsSR  State Center, IowaWest Marshall HS
 Brandon NicholsonFR  Cedar Falls, IowaCedar Falls HS
 Michael PilcherFR  Blakesburg, IowaEddyville-Blakesburg HS
 Josh RoudabushJR  Brooklyn, IowaBGM HS
 Carlos StepterJR  Highland Park, Mich.Highland Park HS
 Javaras ThomasJR  Miami, Fla.Miami Beach HS
 Ryan Van DalenSR  Oskaloosa, IowaOskaloosa HS
 Tanner VossSO  Eddyville, IowaEddyville-Blakesburg HS
 Brian WillettSR  Brooklyn, IowaEllsworth CC
Julian Assibey - Assistant Coach - 1st season
Wayne Stacy - Head Coach - 2nd season
Spencer Burck - Grad Assistant - 1st season