Nick Scheller

Photo by: Justin Tafoya, NCAA Photos

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Carver, Minn.
Squadron:
25 Redeye
High School:
Chanhassen

JUNIOR YEAR | 2023: Did not compete.

Received a medical turnback from the Academy during the 2022-23 academic year.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2021: Competed in four meets, earning the Falcons’ top finish in two…clocked a career-best 8K time of 23:31.4 to place seventh out of 149 runners at the Bill Dellinger Invitational…captured a top-20 finish in the 246-runner Nuttycombe Invitational (23:46.2, 19th)…posted a 24:17.4 to finish 25th at the Mountain West Championships…clocked a four-mile time of 20:14.9 to finish sixth in collegiate debut at the Air Force Open…earned the team’s Most Improved Award…academic all-conference selection.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2020: Did not compete during the pandemic-shortened season…academic all-conference selection.

HIGH SCHOOL: Chanhassen High School...Minnesota Cross Country Gatorade Player of the Year...five-time all-state honoree in cross country and track...finished second in the Minnesota AA Cross Country Championships as a senior...five-time participant at the state cross country championships...finished third in both the 1600-meter and 3200-meter races at the state’s AA Championships as a junior...combined for nine all-conference selections...champion of the Nike Cross Heartland Regional...participated in Nike Cross Nationals...school record holding in the 1600-meter, 3200-meter and 5000-meter events...also competed in Nordic skiing...three-time state qualifier...five-time all-conference selection...named to the Dean’s List eight times.

PERSONAL: Full name is Nicholas Michael Scheller...goes by Nick…nickname is “Gary”…son of Mike and Kelly Scheller...both parents ran cross country at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay...has two younger brothers, including one (Ben), who is a junior on the Air Force cross country and track teams...majoring in management...future plans include becoming a pilot...enthusiast of extreme water sports (“I do things like waterski pyramids, flips while tubing and five people wakeboarding at a time”) …member of Cadet Squadron 25.