A freshman from Anderson, South Carolina, Nicholson opened the outdoor season for the Crusaders with a pair of personal bests and a school record at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge. She finished 12th in the 1,500m with a school record time of 4:57.44 and placed third in the 5,000m with a time of 19:19.62. Both marks are tops in the conference for this season and rank second and seventh in the Southeast Region, respectively.
2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Weekly Awards
Week 1 (March 7, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Chianel Asoburuenwu, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Week: Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Week 2 (March 14, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Riley Nicholson, North Greenville
Field Athlete of the Week: JoAnn Smiling, North Greenville