2021 Track & Field Roster

Nicholas Coghill

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Placentia, Calif.
  • High School Valencia High School
  • Major Criminology & Criminal Justice

Biography

Indoor Personal Bests Event Outdoor Personal Bests
17.87m SP 18.01m
--- D 55.81m

Fall 2020 transfer to NAU

2020 (Unattached/COVID-19 Pandemic)

Indoor: Had a shot put throw of 57-0 (17.37m) while competing unattached at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational.

Outdoor: Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help combat the spread of the virus, both the Big Ten Conference and the University of Nebraska suspended all team activities, effective March 13.

2019 (Senior/Junior)
Indoor: Finished eighth in the shot put at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a throw of 57-9 (17.60m)...was the runner-up at the Graduate Classic with a personal-best mark of 58-7 1/2 (17.87m).

Outdoor: Placed 12th in the discus at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a toss of 162-9 (49.61m) and 13th in the shot put with a throw of 53-6 1/4 (16.31m)...set a season-best in the discus with a throw of 172-11 (52.71m) and in the shot put with a toss of 57-5 (17.50m).

2018 (Junior/Sophomore)
Indoor: Finished 13th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a toss of 56-2 1/2 (17.13m) in the shot put...finished third in the shot put with a throw of 56-3 1/4 (17.15m) at the Mark Colligan Memorial...set a season-best in the shot put at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite with a throw of 57-10 1/2 (17.64m) and placed fifth.

Outdoor: Placed ninth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a heave of 57-6 1/4 (17.53m) in the shot put...won the shot put at the Nebraska Invitational...tied his PR of 59-1 1/4 (18.01m) from last year at the UCSD Trition Invitational and placed second in the shot put...placed fourth in the discus at both the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invitational with a throw of 175-7 (53.52m) and at the UCSD Triton Invitational with a personal-best throw of 181-1 (55.38m).

2017 (Sophomore/Redshirt Freshman)
Indoor: Finished 14th in the shot put at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a mark of 55-5 1/2 (16.90m)...set a season best of 57-4 1/4 (17.48m) at the Nebraska Tune-Up to finish second...won the shot put title at the Holiday Inn Invitational. 

Outdoor: Finished 24th in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a throw of 157-1 (47.87m) to earn USTFCCCA honorable mention...finished sixth in the discus at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a throw of 179-3 (54.66m)...set a PR in the shot put at the Texas Tech Red Raider Shootout with a mark of 59-1 1/4 (18.01m)...won the shot put title at both the Red Raider Shootout and the Nebraska Invitational.

2016 (Freshman/Redshirt)
Indoor: Set a shot put season best of 54-11 1/4 (16.74m) at the Nebraska Tune-Up...competed in five regular-season meets.

Outdoor: Redshirted...competing unattached, set an outdoor shot put season best of 52-9 1/4 (16.08m) and a discus best of 173-5 (52.87m).

High School Personal Bests:

  • Discus: 190'1" (57.93m)
  • Shot Put: 63'0" 3/4 (19.22)

TF Accomplishments:

  • USTFCCCA Honorable Mention (Discus - 2017 Outdoor)
  • Ranked fourth in the state of California and 18th nationally
  • Placed first at Orange County Championships in Shot Put with a Valencia school-record throw of 61'2" (18.64m)
  • Broke his own record with a Shot Put of 63'0" 3/4 (19.22m)
  • Placed second in Discus at the Orange County Championships

Academic:

  • Academic All-Big Ten (2017)
  • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015, 2016, 2017; Spring 2016, 2019, 2020)
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2017)
  • Major: Criminology & Criminal Justice???????
Personal:
  • Birthday: January 3
  • Son of Fred and Kelly