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Freshman Hannah Nichols<\/a><\/strong> (Fredericksburg, Va.\/Chancellor) has transitioned effectively\u00a0into collegiate running for the EMU track & field team. Despite working with some nervousness at her meet last weekend, Nichols\u00a0pushed through that to earn her first Royals Athlete of the Week award early in her EMU career.<\/p>\n

At the Finn Pincus Invite, she finished second in the 400m with a time of 1:01.37, third in the ODAC this season. She finished only behind a runner from D-I Wingate in the race. Nichols\u00a0then ran in the non-traditional distance of 600m, winning the race with a time of 1:39.78. She also ranks fourth in the ODAC in the 800m, despite not running in that race this past weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was extremely nervous,\u201d Nichols\u00a0said of last weekend\u2019s race. \u201cBut when I finally got to the line and heard the gun, I was hungry for the win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nichols\u00a0explained that she had not run the 400m since her junior year of high school, but with her college career beginning, she is ready to try new things and take on new challenges for the Royals.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth races felt great,\u201d she explained. \u201cRunning the 600m was a surprise, but I\u2019m glad that I decided to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being a high school athlete just a year ago, Nichols notices differences in the competitive nature of collegiate track & field.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I did not prepare for how competitive college sports would be,\u201d Nichols\u00a0said. \u201cI was expecting wins to come easy but I was wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the new platform of competition at Nichols’\u00a0feet, her training sessions have become more in-depth than when she was in high school. With new unique practices and help from her teammates and coaches, Nichols\u00a0has seen improvements that she is happy with and which help build her confidence on the track.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember thinking \u2018seriously, coach, this is pointless,\u2019 and next thing I know I\u2019m PRing by 20 seconds,\u201d Nichols\u00a0said. \u201cThis team has been eye opening and I can\u2019t say thank you enough to the program and people that have come into my life because of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coach<\/strong> Isaac Bryan<\/strong> has been happy with Nichols’\u00a0performance and work ethic.<\/p>\n

\u201cHannah has been running very well this past few weeks,\u201d Bryan said.\u00a0\u201cShe’s got a lot of talent, but more importantly she’s a competitor. Hannah works extremely hard and expects a lot out of herself.\u201d<\/p>\n

On top of being a prominent middle-distance runner for the track & field team, Nichols\u00a0also spent the offseason improving her stamina by running for the cross country team. She\u00a0is still deciding on her future vocation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love people and I want to go into a career where I can be surrounded by new ideas and constant change,\u201d said\u00a0Nichols. This weekend, she\u00a0will travel with her Eastern Mennonite teammates to Winston-Salem, N.C. for the UCS Invitational as the men and women gear up for the ODAC Championships on Feb. 26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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