High School: Placed in the top two 16 times at the Nebraska state championship meet, including seven individual state titles (400m: `09, `10, `11, `12; 200m: '11, `12; 100m: `12), three state relay titles (4x400m: '10, '11, `12), four individual runner up finishes (200m: '09, '10, 100m: '10, '11) and 2 relay runner up finishes (4x400m: '09, 4x100m: '09) ... Holds the Nebraska state record for the 400 meters (55.05) ... Ranked nationally as the No. 19 returning senior in the 400 meters ... Named an all-state track and field athlete in 2009-12 ... Voted team MVP in 2009-11 ... Holds top 10 times in Nebraska records for 400 meters, 4x400 meter relay, 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 meter relay ... Named Most Improved Cornhusker Flyer in 2009 ... Won the Kansas Relays 400 meter championship in 2011 ... Named to the all-state academic track and field team in 2010-12 and the all-district academic team in 2011 ... An honor roll student and AP Scholar ... Also competed in volleyball and basketball as an underclassman.
Personal: Clara Nichols was born Dec. 28, 1993, in Rochester, N.Y. ... Daughter of Mary and Marty Nichols ... Mother played basketball at Damen College ... Volunteered with A Better Future for Toda, an anti-bullying organization.
