Alex Nickoli

Position:
Freestyle, Butterfly
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Muncie, Ind.
High School:
Yorktown

2017-18: Earned second letter at Ball State… earned an 11^th place finish in the 400 IM at the Eastern Michigan Invitational (4:37.45)

2015-16: Earned first letter at Ball State ... posted the third-best times on the Ball State squad in both the 1650 freestyle (16:55.13) and in the 1000 freestyle (10:20.55) ... earned season-bests in both the 200 freestyle (1:46.45) and the 500 freestyle (4:45.21) at the 2016 Mid-American Conference Championships ... also touched the wall in 54.75 for a season-best in the 100 fly against MAC foe Miami ... marked a season-best time of 2:01.34 in the 200 fly at the Eastern Michigan Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner under head coach Laura Hall at Yorktown High School ... finished in the Sectional Top-8 sophomore, junior and senior year ... served as senior captain and earned MVP recognition senior year ... posted career bests of 1:46.54 in the 200 free and 4:50.74 in the 500 free, in addition to 2:01.58 in the 200 fly ... earned an academic honors diploma for holding a 3.6 GPA.

PERSONAL: Son of Dale and Angela Nickoli ... has one older sister, Kirsten (21) ... was born in Muncie, Ind. on March 31, 1997 ... intends to major in early childhood education.