Nikolai Rhodes

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Grasonville, Md.
High School:
Queen Anne's County
Position:
1500m | 5000m

JUNIOR YEAR | 2017: Clocked a 5K time of 16:02.7 to finish 58th at the Colorado State Invitational.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2016: Competed in two meets...posted a career-best 5K time of 15:33.5 to finish 34th at the season-opening Colorado State Invitational...clocked a five-mile time of 26:26.0 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (194th).

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2015: Competed in three meets...clocked a personal-best 8K time of 27:32.4 at the Woody Greeno Invitational (94th)...finished 68th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, following a time of 27:41.1...opened the season with a 5K time of 16:23.0 at the Colorado State Invitational (78th)...academic all-conference selection.

HIGH SCHOOL: Queen Anne’s County High School...earned a silver medal in the 3200-meter run at the 2015 MPSSAA state championships...also finished third in the 1600-meter run at that meet...personal-best times include 4:23 (1600-meter run), 1.58 (800-meter run) and 9:38 (3200-meter run)...received the West Point Society of Annapolis Leadership Award...class salutatorian.

PERSONAL: Son of Kevin and Karen Rhodes...nickname is “Fetty”...has one younger sister...majoring in legal studies...future plans include working in the intelligence field...served as Flight Commander...named to the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List...earned Jump Wings in the summer of 2016...hobbies include running and beating teammates in friendly games of Madden and NBA 2K...was adopted from Russia at the age of six...member of Cadet Squadron 06.