Phil Nichols
	Class: Junior Hometown: Wolverhampton, England Last College: Birmingham

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ALL NCAA SOUTH REGIONAL TEAM (`05) ALL ACC TEAM (`05)

In Nichols first season as a Seminole he made an immediate impact finishing in FSU's top five in all seven meets during the 2005 season. In his very first meet as a Seminole he took fifth place at the Covered Bridge Open with a time of 25:57.37. He followed that up with an eighth place finish at the FSU Invitational with an 8K of 25:36.85. At the Notre Dame Invitational the Wolverhampton, England native finished 45th with a time of 24:48. Nichols continued to run well for FSU as he took 60th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals Meet with an 8K of 24:43. He earned All-ACC honors for his ninth place finish at the ACC Championships where he recorded the fifth fastest 8K in FSU history with a time of 24.12.6. He then earned all-region honors at the NCAA South Regional where he finished the 10K in 30:46.88, good for 14th. Nichols wrapped up his first season as a Seminole finishing 163rd in 31:31.4 as he helped the team to an 18th place finish at the NCAA National Championships.

Nichols is an established veteran with a great deal of experience running cross country and on the track. In 2005, Nichols finished eighth at the British University Cross Country Championships. He has represented England four times as a junior (under 20) in the World Cross Country Championships and then made his senior debut in 2004 at the age of 21 in Belgium. During his time running cross country as a prep at Thomas Telford High School he was the United Kingdom inter counties silver medalist at the under 15 level and was also a five-time county schools champion.

On the track, Nichols is a former British Schools Champion and silver medalist in the 3000m and a two-time sliver medalist in the 3000m at the English Schools Championships. In 2004, the Wolverhampton, England native won AAA's under-23 5000m championship and then went on to represent Great Britain in the Under 23 International. He was ranked number one in the United Kingdom at the under-17 age group for the 3000m.

Nichols' Bests

FSU Will Host XC Regional

Scholar-Athlete Sweep

GPA: Great Program All-Around

Distance Dominance

Rust-Buster!

Top 10 to Begin

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