Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln) of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's track and field team is featured in the latest edition of Getting To Know The Warhawks Presented by UW Credit Union.
 
In 2020, Nickels was the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion and an All-American in the long jump. She recorded a season-best distance of 18-06.00 (5.64 meters) to claim her first-ever individual conference title. Nickels qualified in the event for the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships, but the meet was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Nickels also garnered first team College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District® accolades last season. She was selected as the team's Junior of the Year and Most Valuable Performer, and was the co-winner of the team's GPA of the Year award for the third straight year.
 
As a sophomore in 2019, Nickels reached the NCAA Indoor Championships in the long jump with a personal record mark of 18-09.25 (5.72 meters). She placed 12th in the event at the national meet. Nickels placed among the top seven in the long jump at both the indoor and outdoor conference meets, and earned the team's Indoor Season Performer of the Year and Co-Sophomore of the Year awards.
 
In 2018, Nickels reached the conference podium in the long jump at both WIAC meets, and was named the team's Co-Freshman of the Year.
 
A three-time USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree and three-year member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll, Nickels is majoring in accounting and finance.

Previous Getting To Know The Warhawks Features:
September 16 – Steven Wright, Men's Soccer
September 18 – Anna Boyd, Women's Soccer
September 22 – Michael Berentes, Football
September 24 – KellyAnn Sotiros, Volleyball
September 29 – Brian Kuehl, Men's Cross Country
October 1 – Julia Fewell (Loves Park, Ill./Harlem), Women's Cross Country
October 6 – Ashton Sinak, Golf
October 8 – Kyle Gannon, Football
October 13 – Emily Grunert, Women's Soccer
October 15 – Erin McNeil, Volleyball
October 20 – Paige Nierman, Women's Tennis
October 22 – Joey Pumo, Men's Soccer
October 27 – Tommy Matoska, Football
October 29 – Anna Perona, Women's Soccer
November 3 – Clinten Woerishofer, Men's Cross Country
November 5 – Emily Gillen, Volleyball
November 10 – Jake Herlache, Men's Swimming and Diving
November 12 - Peyton Attig, Bowling
November 17 – Skyler Budny, Women's Swimming and Diving
November 19 - Cadin Koeppel, Wrestling
November 24 - Adriana Green, Women's Basketball
November 25 - Jack Brahm, Men's Basketball
December 1 - Dwayne Ford, Men's Track and Field
December 3 - Sydney Davidson (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland), Women's Track and Field
December 9 - Vanessa Olinger, Gymnastics
December 11 - Quinn Halversen, Men's Track and Field
December 16 - Breontae Hunt, Men's Basketball
December 18 - Mary Conneely, Bowling