50 Tickets to Brooklyn: Boys #38

THE SUMMER PREVIEW

Accomplishments & Accolades

• 800m – 1:56
• Mile – 4:22
• 5k (XC) – 15:48

• 7^th Place – OK Red
• 11^th Place – Region 3
• 19^th Place – D1 State 800m
• OK Red 800m Champion
• Team State Winner – 800m & 1600m
• 2^nd Place – Region 2 800m
• 3^rd Place – OK Red 1600m

Ratings Throughout the Years

Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
11	Evan Nickoles	16:33.3	East Kentwood	183.2	Division 1 State	4-Nov	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	16:25.1	East Kentwood	189.6	Region 3	27-Oct	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	16:03.9	East Kentwood	192.4	OK Red Conference	19-Oct	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	16:00.4	East Kentwood	196.9	Portage	7-Oct	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	16:07.6	East Kentwood	194.5	Jackson	23-Sep	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	15:48.2	East Kentwood	200.9	Ottawa Hills	15-Sep	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	17:04.9	East Kentwood	190.0	Averill	9-Sep	2023
11	Evan Nickoles	15:57.7	East Kentwood	204.1	Under the Lights v2	25-Aug	2023
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
10	Evan Nickoles	17:29.1	East Kentwood	163.0	MITCA	12-Nov	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:30.4	East Kentwood	183.9	Region 3	28-Oct	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:34.1	East Kentwood	180.3	OK Red Championship	20-Oct	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:27.1	East Kentwood	187.0	Portage	8-Oct	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	17:05.6	East Kentwood	178.1	OK Red 2	4-Oct	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:34.6	East Kentwood	184.5	Otsego Bulldog	1-Oct	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:20.5	East Kentwood	188.8	Jackson	24-Sep	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:42.0	East Kentwood	182.0	OK Red 1	20-Sep	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	17:50.9	East Kentwood	162.4	Ottawa Hills	16-Sep	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	17:25.3	East Kentwood	173.6	Bath	10-Sep	2022
10	Evan Nickoles	16:48.4	East Kentwood	184.5	Under the Lights v2	26-Aug	2022
Grade	Name	Time	Team	Rating	Meet	Date	Year
9	Evan Nickoles	18:06.7	East Kentwood	153.1	Region 1	30-Oct	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:02.3	East Kentwood	152.2	OK Red Conference	21-Oct	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:41.6	East Kentwood	154.8	Kent Ottawa	16-Oct	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:48.1	East Kentwood	146.6	Portage	9-Oct	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:50.0	East Kentwood	145.0	OK Red 2	5-Oct	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:28.5	East Kentwood	149.2	Otsego Bulldog	2-Oct	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:11.3	East Kentwood	158.9	Jackson	25-Sep	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:24.2	East Kentwood	145.6	OK Red 1	21-Sep	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	19:11.4	East Kentwood	140.5	Ottawa Hills	17-Sep	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	18:49.2	East Kentwood	145.9	Bath	11-Sep	2021
9	Evan Nickoles	19:13.2	East Kentwood	143.6	Under the Lights v2	27-Aug	2021

The Rundown

Running for a highly competitive school such as East Kentwood, you’re placed in a number of pressurized situations. Especially so in the spring, as the Falcons pride themselves in their track tradition. And there are no off days in the OK Red.

Over the past few months, Evan responded to these situations with fast times and victories. For example, a 1:58 800m win over Grand Haven, one of the better distance crews in the state. The Rockford dual, probably the most competitive dual in the state, a 1600/800m double with two wins. Team State, the ultimate measure of track depth, where Nickoles anchored a 4×8 victory, then again won the 1600m & 800m, nearly setting a PB in the 1600m.

Sacrificing for the team paid dividends in terms of time, as Evan dropped 6 seconds from his sophomore four lap best, going from 4:29 to 4:23. For a kid that 6 times slipped under 16:15 in cross, the fall result has the potential to match his spring prowess. We know Evan can deliver on that promise.