Luke Nichols

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Nitro, W.Va.
High School:
Nitro

Luke Nichols TFRRS Profile

CAREER HONORS
• ACC Indoor Silver Medalist, High Jump (2022)
• All-ACC Indoor First Team, High Jump (2022)
• All-ACC Outdoor Second Team, High Jump (2022, 2023)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2022, 2023)
• CSC Academic All-District Team (2023)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2023)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2022, 2023)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

2022-23
Indoor:
• Competed in six meets in the high jump
• Tied for seventh at the ACC Indoor Championships to score two points for the Cardinals
• Cleared a season-best height of 2.11m (6-11) to claim fourth place at the Tiger Paw Invite
• Placed third at the Cardinal Classic with a clearance of 2.10m (6-10.75)

Outdoor:
• Competed in three meets in the high jump
• Cleared a season-best height of 2.05m (6-8.75) at the ACC Outdoor Championships to place fifth and earn second team All-ACC honors

2021-22
Indoor:
• Earned the silver medal and All-ACC first team honors after shattering his previous personal best of 2.10m (6-10.75) with a height of 2.17m (7-1.5) at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Competed in five meets with four top-three finishes in the high jump
• Won the Hokie Invitational with a jump of 2.09m (6-10.25)
• Placed second at the Louisville Cardinal Classic and PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational with leaps of 2.05m (6-8.75)

Outdoor:
• Earned All-ACC Second Team honors after a high jump of 2.15m (7-0.5) to finish fourth at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round
• Recorded his season-best high jump of 2.18m (7-1.75) in a runner-up finish at the Louisville Invitational
• Won the Indiana Invitational with a mark of 2.12m (6-11.5)
• Competed in seven meets with four top-three finishes in the high jump

2020-21
Indoor:
• Did not compete in any indoor events

Outdoor:
• Competed exclusively in the high jump in four meets
• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round after clearing 2.10m (6-10.75) for a seventh-place finish at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Improved on a top-five finish Clark Wood Invitational by earning third with a 2.05m (6-8.75) at the Tennessee Challenge

2020
Indoor:
• Competed in one event during the indoor season
• Finished second in the high jump at the Gene Edmonds Open, clearing 2.05m (6-8.7)

2018-19
Indoor:
• Did not compete in any indoor events

Outdoor:
• Won the Louisville Invitational title with a career best high jump of 2.21m
• Earned a bronze medal and First Team All-ACC honors with a third place leap at the Outdoor ACC Championship
• Finished second at the Gene Edmonds Open and Hoosier Hills Invitational in the indoor high jump
• Earned second in the outdoor high jump at both the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational and Victor Lopez Classic
• Finished third at the Notre Dame Invitational indoor high jump

Prep:
• Competed for Nitro HS
• Named 2018 Gatorade West Virginia Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year
• Three-time West Virginia state champion in high jump
• Earned victories in all five high jump events during senior season