UNLV REBELS

Nickeisha Charles

Class: Senior Hometown: Arima, Trinidad High School: Eldorado Secondary School

Event: Sprints Birthdate: 04/25/1980 Experience: 3L

UNLV CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (1999-2002):
* NCAA All-American (400 meters - outdoor)
* UNLV school record holder (600 meters - indoor)
* Member of the Rebels' top relay team
* MWC record holder (4x400 meter relay - indoor)

UNLV Profile: The last of four Trinidad products to come through UNLV in the last four years...A speedy athlete who should show marked improvement after two impressive seasons...Already among the top of the conference in sprint events and adds much depth to the team...Also a member of the cross country team.

(2001-02 Junior): Earned NCAA All-America honors in the 400 meters...Placed eighth at NCAAs with a career best time of 52.33 seconds...Shattered a 19-year-old school record in the indoor 600 meters (1:33.70) at the Texas Tech Open to commence the 2002 indoor season...A member of the 4x400 meter relay team which holds the MWC all-time record in the event with a time of 3:41.35 captured at the University of Washington Invitational on Feb. 9...(2000-01 Sophomore): Placed second in the 400 meters at the MWC Indoor Championships with a career best time of 55.80 seconds...Made a top 8 finish at the league outdoor championships for fourth-place in the 400 (56.31)...(1999-00 Freshman): Finished sixth in the 400 meters at the MWC Outdoor Championships in a career-best 56.77...Trimmed a full second off her time in the 400...Just missed qualifying for the finals in the 400 at the league's indoor championships, finishing ninth in 58.57...Ran the second leg of the Rebels' mile relay team that placed second at the league indoor championships.

High School: Graduated in 1996 from Eldorado Secondary School in Arima, Trinidad...Led her high school team to a national championship...Named the school's Most Outstanding Athlete as a senior...A member of the national record-holding 4x400 meter relay team.

Personal: Nickeisha Kimone Charles...Born April 25, 1980, in Port of Spain, Trinidad, to parents Calvert and Georgia Charles...Kinesiology major at UNLV.

UNLV Career Bests

Indoor
200M		26.66		at SW Indoor Classic (1/27/01)
400M		55.80		at MWC Championships (2/23/02)
600M		1:33.70 (sr)	at Texas Tech Open (1/19/02)
Outdoor
200M		23.95		at MWC Championships (5/18/02)
400M		52.33		at NCAA Championships (5/30/02)