Lakeland University Athletics

2018: Competed in sprint events in the outdoor season as a freshman… Led team in the 200 and 400 meters, with a best time of 23.10 seconds in the 200 meters at the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Outdoor Championships May 4 and a time of 50.82 in the 400 on the same day… Also part of the team’s 4 x 400 relay that finished in 3:24.84 at the NACC Outdoor Championships May 5… Recipient of NACC Scholar-Athlete Award.

High School: Four-year, three-sport letter winner in basketball, baseball and track & field and also lettered one year in cross country… Three-time all-Eastern Wisconsin Conference selection in basketball, where he also was a two-time team captain and finished third in school history in scoring… Three-time team captain and three-time first team all-conference performer in baseball, where he was also named second team all-state… Member of three WIAA regional championship teams and as a senior was part of team that made it to Kiel’s first state tourney since 1969… Two-time captain on the track team, where he was a six-time conference champion, a three-time sectional champion and in 2016 was part of a state championship relay team in the 1600-meter relay… Named school’s outstanding male student-athlete as a senior… Member of National Honor Society and named Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter Stellar Student.
 
Personal: Born July 31, 1998… Son of Cory & Vanessa Nickel and Josh & Mesha Abler and has four brothers (Ethan, Owen, Griffin and Keegan) and two sisters (Charley and Kendall)… Also a member of the men's basketball team at Lakeland... Majoring in accounting and business administration.
 

Career ambition/goal: One day run my own business
Favorite movie: Coach Carter
Favorite musician: Drake
Favorite website: Barstool Sports
Favorite athlete: Giannis Antetokounmpo (NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks)
Favorite sports teams: Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks, Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin Badgers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas Longhorns