Desmond Nicholas

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Buffalo, N.Y.
High School:
Canisius
Position:
Sprints
Major:
Music

Last Updated: May 13, 2019

Junior (2018-19)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 10.75 (+0.2m/s) in the 100 meter dash for 13th at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12), and ran a leg of the seventh-place 4x100 relay team that scored two team points.
• Ran 10.73 (+1.8m/s) in the 100 meter dash for the win at the Len Paddock Open (May 3)
• Ran a career-best 21.48 (+1.9m/s) in the 200 meter dash for 7th at the Virginia Challenge (April 19-20), and ran 10.90 (+1.9m/s) for 22nd at 100 meters.
• Ran 10.67w (+2.2m/s) in the 100 meter dash for 6th at the Louisville Invitational (April 12-13) after running 10.73 (+1.5m/s) to place 7th in the prelims.
• Ran 21.63 (+0.2m/s) in the 200 meter dash for 9th at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30), and clocked a wind-aided 10.83 (+2.8m/s) for 14th at 100 meters.
• Ran a career-best 10.63 (-0.3m/s) in the 100 meter dash for 7th at the Hurricane Invitational (March 15-16)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 6.92 in the 60 meter dash for 15th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23)
• Ran 6.95 in the 60 meter dash for 18th at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9)
• Ran 6.84 in the 60 meter dash for 4th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2) in the prelims, but was called for a false start in the final.
• Ran 7.00 in the 60 meter dash for 9th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)

Sophomore (2017-18)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 10.76 (+0.4m/s) in the 100 meter dash to finish 20th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13) and ran a leg of Michigan's seventh-place 4x100 relay
• Ran 21.43w (+2.8m/s) in the 200 meter dash to finish 24th at the Texas Invitational (April 13-14)
• Ran a career-best 10.64 (+0.4m/s) in the 100 meter dash to finish 2nd at the Battle of the Blues (April 6) and ran 21.62 (+0.5m/s) over 200 meters. Also ran a leg of the runner-up 4x100 relay.
• Ran 10.82 (-0.1m/s) in the 100 meter dash to finish 6th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)
• Ran a career-best 21.29w (+3.3m/s) in the 200 meter dash to finish 4th at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (March 16-17), after jumping 6.70m (21-11.75) (+2.3m/s) in the Long Jump to finish 13th

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 6.83 in the 60 meter dash to finish 14th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran a career-best 6.84 in the 60 meter dash to win the competition at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran a career-best 6.84 in the 60 meter dash to finish 2nd at the Kent State Qualifier (Feb. 9-10)
• Ran 6.9 in the 60 meter dash to finish 9th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)after running 22.04 in the 200 meters to finish 13th.
• Ran a career-best 21.67 in the 200 meter dash to finish 6th at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20), and also finished fifth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.92.
• Ran a career-best 21.88 in the 200 meter dash to finish 3rd at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)

Freshman (I/O) (2017)

Outdoor
• Ran 10.91 (+0.2m/s) in the 100 meter dash to finish 26th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
• Ran 10.67w (+3.8m/s) in the 100 meter dash to finish 12th at the Longhorn Invitational (Apr. 28-29), and ran a leg of the 4th-place 4x100 relay in 41.28.
• Ran a wind-aided 10.82 (+2.7m/s) in the 100 meter dash to finish 24th at the Texas Invitational (Apr. 14-15)
• Ran 10.77 (0.2m/s) in the 100 meter dash to finish 2nd at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1). Also ran a leg of the winning 4x100 relay.
• Ran 10.86 (0.0m/s) in the 100 meter dash to finish 7th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25)

Indoor
• Ran 6.90 in the 60 meter dash to finish 20th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran 6.97 in the 60 meter dash to finish 13th at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10-11). Also ran 22.29 at 200 meters.
• Ran 7.01 in the 60 meter dash to finish 18th at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4) after running 6.94 in the prelims.
• Ran 6.89 in the 60 meter dash to finish 5th at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21) after running a career-best 6.88 in the prelims.

Career-Best Performances (College)

Event	Time	Date
60m (I)	6.83	2-23-18
100m (O)	10.63 (-0.3m/s)	3-16-19
200m (I)	21.67	1-20-18
200m (O)	21.48 (+1.9m/s)	4-20-19
Long Jump (I)	5.63m (18-5.75)	3-17-18
Long Jump (O)	6.70mw (21-11.75) (+2.3m/s)	3-17-18