2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster
Peeples, Nick
Nick Peeples
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 142
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- High School:
- Walton High School
Bio
2019 Outdoor (Sophomore):
Posted a career best 100m time of 10.88 seconds for fifth overall and also took fifth in the 200m at the VCU Final Qualifier (5/12) … Ran a leg of the eighth-place 4x400m team and competed in the 100m and 200m dashes at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/5) … Took eighth in the 100m and ninth in the 200m at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (3/9) … Stopped the clock at 22.39 seconds in the 200m and 51.61 seconds for 400m at the Terrier Relays (3/30) … Posted a pair of top-15 finishes in the 200m and 400m at the Charlotte Invitational (4/13) … Also entered the starting blocks in the 200m at the 49er Classic (3/16) and the Duke Invitational (4/20) ... Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018-19 Indoor (Sophomore):
Ran a leg of the eighth-place 4x400m relay team and the 200m in 23.35 seconds at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/24) … Stopped the clock at 7.33 seconds in the 60m dash and 23.41 in the 200m at the JDL Team Challenge (2/7) … Competed in the 400m at the Camel City Invitational (2/1) … Crossed the line in the 200m at 23.46 seconds and ran a leg of the top-three 4x400m relay at the Patriot Games (1/26) … Competed in the 60m dash at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/20) … Leaned across the line of the 60m dash at 7.43 seconds and the 200m at 23.87 at the JDL Early Bird Duals (12/2).
2018 Outdoor (Freshman):
Opened the season with a sixth place result in the 200m (22.26 seconds) and tenth in the 100m (11.20) at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (3/10) … Helped lead the 4x400m relay team to a victory at the Wake Forest Outdoor Opener (3/24) and a third place finish as a member of the 4x100m relay team … Competed at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/5) in the 200m dash.
2017-18 Indoor (Freshman):
Placed seventh in the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/18) in the 200m dash (22.70 seconds) and helped lead 4x400m relay team to a sixth place finish … Stopped the clock in 21.94 seconds in the 200m dash at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27), while helping the 4x400m relay team to a third place finish (3:17.29) … Placed fifth in the 400m run (50.49) at the JDL College Kick-off Classic (12/2) … Took fifth in the 200m dash (22.72) at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/21) … Ran the 200m dash in 22.59 seconds at the Camel City Invitational (2/3) … Placed seventh in the 400m run with a time of 50.95 seconds at the JDL College Team Challenge (2/8).
Prep Years: Coached by Travis Gower at Walton High School … Tabbed an All-County team honorable mention (2015, ’17) … Named teams Outstanding Sprinter of the Year (2015, ’17) … Named Rookie of the Year (2014) … Selected as the Scholar Athlete of the Year Award recipient (2016-17) … Helped lead his team to a Region Championship and County Runner-up (2017) … Holds his school’s 200m record (21.55).
Personal: Born December 12, 1998 … Son of Kathryn Valakos and Craig Peeples.
Posted a career best 100m time of 10.88 seconds for fifth overall and also took fifth in the 200m at the VCU Final Qualifier (5/12) … Ran a leg of the eighth-place 4x400m team and competed in the 100m and 200m dashes at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/5) … Took eighth in the 100m and ninth in the 200m at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (3/9) … Stopped the clock at 22.39 seconds in the 200m and 51.61 seconds for 400m at the Terrier Relays (3/30) … Posted a pair of top-15 finishes in the 200m and 400m at the Charlotte Invitational (4/13) … Also entered the starting blocks in the 200m at the 49er Classic (3/16) and the Duke Invitational (4/20) ... Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018-19 Indoor (Sophomore):
Ran a leg of the eighth-place 4x400m relay team and the 200m in 23.35 seconds at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/24) … Stopped the clock at 7.33 seconds in the 60m dash and 23.41 in the 200m at the JDL Team Challenge (2/7) … Competed in the 400m at the Camel City Invitational (2/1) … Crossed the line in the 200m at 23.46 seconds and ran a leg of the top-three 4x400m relay at the Patriot Games (1/26) … Competed in the 60m dash at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/20) … Leaned across the line of the 60m dash at 7.43 seconds and the 200m at 23.87 at the JDL Early Bird Duals (12/2).
2018 Outdoor (Freshman):
Opened the season with a sixth place result in the 200m (22.26 seconds) and tenth in the 100m (11.20) at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (3/10) … Helped lead the 4x400m relay team to a victory at the Wake Forest Outdoor Opener (3/24) and a third place finish as a member of the 4x100m relay team … Competed at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/5) in the 200m dash.
2017-18 Indoor (Freshman):
Placed seventh in the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/18) in the 200m dash (22.70 seconds) and helped lead 4x400m relay team to a sixth place finish … Stopped the clock in 21.94 seconds in the 200m dash at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27), while helping the 4x400m relay team to a third place finish (3:17.29) … Placed fifth in the 400m run (50.49) at the JDL College Kick-off Classic (12/2) … Took fifth in the 200m dash (22.72) at the Wake Forest Invitational (1/21) … Ran the 200m dash in 22.59 seconds at the Camel City Invitational (2/3) … Placed seventh in the 400m run with a time of 50.95 seconds at the JDL College Team Challenge (2/8).
Prep Years: Coached by Travis Gower at Walton High School … Tabbed an All-County team honorable mention (2015, ’17) … Named teams Outstanding Sprinter of the Year (2015, ’17) … Named Rookie of the Year (2014) … Selected as the Scholar Athlete of the Year Award recipient (2016-17) … Helped lead his team to a Region Championship and County Runner-up (2017) … Holds his school’s 200m record (21.55).
Personal: Born December 12, 1998 … Son of Kathryn Valakos and Craig Peeples.
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