2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster

Nick Stricklen
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ohio
- High School:
- Lexington
2022 SEASON
- Personal-bests in 2022 season:
- 14:06.57 outdoor 5k at 2022 Indiana Invitational (Apr. 22-23)
- 30:07.88 outdoor 10k at Raleigh Relays (Mar. 24-26)
- Season-best 9:11.95 3k steeplechase at Ashland Alumni Open (Apr. 29-30)
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
- Captain of Akron cross country and track and field teams
- Helped Zips post program’s second highest finish (8th) at 2019 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Championships
- Raced to best career finish (12th) at MAC Cross Country Championships as a senior in 2019
- On the track, posted a personal-best time of 9:06.1 in the 3,000m steeplechase to place fourth at the 2019 MAC Outdoor Championships
PERSONAL
- Son of Mike and Michelle Stricklen
- Pursuing master’s degree in Sport Administration
- Earned bachelor’s degree in exercise science from The University of Akron in May 2020
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Friday, July 18



![Four Kent State track and field athletes pose together on the awards podium wearing light blue Under Armour uniforms and gold MAC Championship medals. Left to right: Chaz Sakala (bib 1196), Sean [last name partially visible] (bib 1157, holding a relay baton), Ryan Gross (bib 1167), and Jacob Stanley (bib 1192). The group smiles for the camera following their relay event at the MAC Outdoor Championships.](https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fkentstatesports.com%2Fimages%2F2026%2F5%2F21%2FIMG_2657.jpg&height=340&type=webp)











































