Eastern Connecticut State University

David H. Nicholson '06 was among the premier 400 meter runners in Division III, earning All-New England recognition a total of 38 times indoors and outdoors at 200 and 400 meters and with the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays at the Division III, Open and ECAC championships. Indoors as a senior, he became the program’s first male to earn NCAA Division III All-America honors in a running event with a sixth-place finish at 400 meters at the national meet. That year, Nicholson won New England Division III championships at 400 meters both indoors and outdoors. Nichols earned All-New England recognition (top eight finishers) both indoor and outdoor every year at 400 meters. He was a 27-time Little East Conference and New England Alliance champion indoors and outdoors in the 200 and as anchor on the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. His 400 meter time of 49.63 set in 2006 remains an LEC and NEA indoor championship record.  As both a junior and senior, he shared the department’s Male Athlete-of-the-Year Award. Nicholson was director of track & field/cross country at Lindenwood University until being hired at his alma mater in a similar capacity in the summer of 2022.