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2023 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Roster

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Bill Sabo/CSU-Pueblo
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Bradley Blume/SD Mines Athletics
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Nick Nowlen

  • Position Middle Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 135
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Arvada, Colo.
  • High School Ralston Valley

Biography

  • 2023 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (outdoor track & field)
  • 2023 All-RMAC second team (outdoor track & field, 800 meters)
  • 2022-23 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
  • 2022-23 All-RMAC second team (indoor track & field, 800 meters)
  • 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (cross country)
  • 2022 USTFCCA All-Academic Athlete
  • 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (outdoor track & field)
  • 2022 All-RMAC second team (outdoor track & field, 800 meters)
  • 2021-22 USTFCCA All-South Central Region (indoor track & field)
  • 2021-22 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
  • 2021-22 All-RMAC first team (indoor track & field, 800 meters)
  • 2021-22 RMAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week, Feb. 23
  • 2021-22 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, Feb. 21
  • 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2021-22 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, Dec. 13
  • 2021 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (cross country)
  • 2021 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (outdoor track & field)
  • 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2020-21 All-RMAC second team (indoor track & field, 800 meters)
  • 2020-21 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
  • 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2019 USTFCCA Academic Award (cross country)
  • 2019 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (cross country)
  • 2019 USTFCCA Academic Award (track & field)
  • 2018-19 RMAC Indoor Track & Field Co-Freshman of the Year (track)
  • 2018-19 All-RMAC first team (indoor 800 meters)
  • 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
College Bests
OUTDOOR INDOOR XC
200 23.56 (1.7)
400 50.54
800 1:50.46 800 1:51.46
1500 4:06.51 Mile 4:19.89
8K 25:45.5
10K 33:11.4

Career: Finished his career as the program's third-best individual all-time in the 800 meters, both indoors (1:51.46) and outdoors (1:50.46), behind only national champion Anthony Luna and All-American Shawn Lindbom. ... His best indoor time was the fifth-fastest ever run at MSU Denver, and he also had the eight-best clocking. Outdoors, his best two times ranked eighth and ninth, respectively. ... Was also part of the program's third-fastest 4x400 relay indoors and fourth-fastest outdoor 4x400.

2023 Outdoor: Ranked 48th nationally in the 800 meters with a top time of 1 minute, 51.16 seconds. ... Ran provisional-qualifying time of 1:51.16 at the APU Franson Last Chance on May 12, a performance that would have ranked 41st nationally heading into the weekend. ... Placed sixth in the 800 at the RMAC Championships in 1:55.27 on April 30 after qualifying second in 1:53.01 the previous day. ... Winner of the 800 at the April 21 Mines Mini Meet with a time of 1:53.45. ... Just missed a provisional qualifying time in the 800 for the second time, running 1:51.56 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 14 for a season-best raw time that was just off the standard of 1:51.48 and just behind his best converted time of 1:51.51. ... Placed second in the 800 at the Cal State Los Angeles Twilight on April 13 with a 1:54.18 clocking. ... Third in the 800 at the CSU Pueblo Open on April 1 in 1:53.19. ... Finished third in the 800 at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 25. With the conversion for altitude to 1:51.51, he just missed the provisional qualifying time of 1:51.48.

2022-23 Indoor: Ranked 25th nationally in the 800 meters with a converted best of 1 minute, 51.12 seconds. ... Also ranked 97th nationally in the mile (a converted 4:11.24). ... Placed sixth in the 800 at the RMAC Championships on Feb. 25 and also ran for the ninth-place 4x400 relay. ... Won the 800 at the Feb. 17 Air Force Collegiate Open in 1:55.15. ... Competed at the prestigious David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 10-11, running a personal-best mile of 4:19.89 while turning in an 800 of 1:57.53. ... Won the 800 at the Jan. 28 Mountain Lion Open in 1:53.74, which -- with the conversion for altitude and track size to 1:51.12 -- was a provisional qualifying time for Indoor Nationals and at the time ranked seventh in the country. Also ran a leg on the winning 4x400 relay.  ... Placed second in the mile at the UCCS Invitational on Jan. 21 with a time of 4:24.55. ... Finished fourth in the mile at the Dec. 10 UCCS Pre-Holiday Invitational, eclipsing his previous best in the event by 19 seconds while running 4:22.73 -- with the conversion to for altitude and track size to 4:11.24, he just missed a provisional time for Indoor Nationals and at the time ranked 10th in Division II.

2022 Cross Country: At the South Central Regional Championships, ran 10 kilometers in 36 minutes, 16.5 seconds to finish in 135th place. ... Finished 41st at the RMAC Championships on Nov. 5, running 8K in 26:17.5. ... At the UCCS Open on Oct. 21, ran 8K in 26:48.7, good for 23rd place. ... Placed 52nd at the Roadrunners Invitational on Sept. 222 after running the 7.8K course in 25:53.3. ...  Finished 25th at the season-opening UCCS Rust Buster on Sept. 3, running 8K in 26:55.3.

2022 Outdoor: Ran a personal-best 800 of 1 minute, 50.46 seconds at the Azusa Pacific Last Chance Meet on May 13, but just missed qualifying for NCAA Outdoor Nationals with a time that wound up 40th-best in Division II for the season. It solidified his status as the third-fastest individual in the event in program history and it was the eighth-fastest time run by a Roadrunner in the 800. ... Finished fifth in the 800 at the RMAC Championships on May 1 in 1:54.46 after qualifying second in 1:54.19 in preliminaries. Also ran on the fourth-place 4x400 relay that clocked 3:18.53. ... Had a strong 1:51.19 clocking in the 800 at the Mount SAC Relays on April 14, finishing 25th in the prestigious race. ... Posted another outstanding, personal-best time of 1:50.68 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 13, finishing 45th in the prestigious event with a Division II Outdoor Nationals provisional qualifying time. At season's end, it was the ninth-fastest time ever run by an MSU Denver competitor in the event. ... Smashed his personal best in the 800 while finishing third at the CU Invitational on April 9 in 1:51.76. ... Finished eighth in the 800 at the Maverick Classic on April 2 with a time of 1:54.06, just .05 off his career best.

2021-22 Indoor: At the NCAA Championships on March 11, finished 13th in preliminaries for the 800 meters in 1 minute, 52.18 seconds, a time that ranked as the eighth-fastest ever run by an MSU Denver competitor. ... Finished second in the 800 at the RMAC Championships on Feb. 26 in 1:53.32. ... Won the 800 at the Mines Twilight on Feb. 19 in 1:53.05, with the conversion for altitude and track size to 1:49.79, his time ranked second in Division II and wound up sixth in Division II at season's end. ... Chopped another second off his personal best in the 800 for the second day in a row, this time winning the GVSU Big Meet (Saturday) on Feb. 12 in 1:51.46, which ranked third among individuals in program history and is the fifth-fastest ever run at MSU Denver. He also ran on the first-place 4x400 relay that finished in 3:21.92, making it the third-best unit in program history. ... Clipped more than a second off his personal-best time in the 800 at the GVSU Big Meet (Friday) on Feb. 11, finishing 23rd in 1:52.50. ... Sailed to a third-place 800 time of 1:55.16 to finish third at the Mines Winter Classic on Feb. 5. ... At the Mountain Lion Open on Jan. 29, ran on the first-place 4x400 relay and turned in a personal-best mile of 4:41.55 to finish 11th. ... Won the 800 (1:56.45) and ran on the first-place 4x400 relay in the season-opening UCCS Pre-Holiday Invitational at Multi on Dec. 11.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field: Ran a personal-best 1500 time of 4:06.51 to finish 32nd at the Spank Blasing Open on March 27. ... Opened the season at the CSU-Pueblo Early Bird and ran the 1500 in 4:16.05, good for 33rd place.

2020-21 Indoor Track & Field: Sailed to a season-best 800 time of 1:56.23 to finish fourth at the RMAC Championships on Feb. 28. ... Finished third in the 800 (2:00.89) at the Mines Front Range Invitational #4 on Feb. 20. ... Placed eighth in the 800 (2:08.78) at the Grizzly Invitational on Feb. 6. ... Finished seventh in the 800 (2:04.67) in a triangular at Western Colorado on Jan. 30.

2020 Cross Country: At the RMAC Championships on Oct. 24, finished 57th with an 8-kilometer time of 27 minutes, 2.2 seconds. ... Ran 8K in 28:55.8 to finish 71st at the Maverick Invitational on Oct. 10. ... Finished 20th at the UCCS Open on Sept. 18, running 8K in 28:01.0.

2020 Outdoor: No season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor: Ran a leg for the seventh-place distance medley relay at the RMAC Championships on Feb. 29. ... Placed fifth in the 800 at the Mines Friday Night Invitational on Feb. 21, running 2:01.6. ... Turned in a season-best 800 time of 1:58.59 on Day One of the Grand Valley State (Mich.) Big Meet on Feb. 14, finishing 59th. ... Ran a leg on the first-place distance medley relay at the Mountain Lion Open on Feb. 8. ... Ran on the third-place 4x400 and the fourth-place distance medley relay while also finishing 11th in the 800 (2:03.74) at the Mines Winter Classic on Jan. 31-Feb. 1. ... At the Chadron State Open on Jan. 18, finished seventh in the 800 (2:11.80) and ran on the fourth-place 4x400 relay. ... Opened the season by placing fourth in the mile (4:55.66) at the Air Force Holiday Open on Dec. 6.

2019 Cross Country: Finished a well-placed 48th with a personal-best 10K time of 33 minutes, 11.4 seconds at the Division II South Central Regional on Nov. 9. ... Sailed to a personal-best 8K time of 25:45.5 to place 53rd at the RMAC Championships on Oct. 26. ... Ran a strong time of 27:08.8 in tough conditions at the Lewis (Ill.) Crossover on Oct. 12, finishing 140th. ... Finished 32nd at the Colorado College Invitational on Sept. 14 with an 8K time of 27:40.7. ... Nearly turned in a personal best in the season-opening UCCS RustBuster on Sept. 7, running 8K in 27:05.2 for 51st place.

2019 Outdoor Track & Field: Ran a personal-best 800 meters time of 1 minute, 53.0 seconds to qualify first in the preliminaries, then placed fourth in 1:54.93 in the finals at the RMAC Championships, April 26-28. His prelim time, converted to 1:52.68, ranked eighth in the RMAC for the season...Also ran on the fourth-place 4x400 relay, which finished in 3:20.44...At the Bryan Clay Invitational, ran the 800 in 1:54.26 for 94th place and was also on the 18th-place 4x400 relay (3:23.16) at the April 17-19 meet...Ran personal bests in the 1,500 (4:12.69) and 200 (23.56, 1.7) at the Mines Kit Mayer Invite on April 13, finishing seventh and 34th, respectively...At the Colorado Invitational on April 5-6, placed 11th in the 800 (1:56.70) and ran on the 10th-place 4x400 relay (3:24.43)...Finished 19th in the 1500 at the Spank Blasing on March 30 with a time of 4:26.17...Ran a personal best in the 400 of 50.54 to place 11th at the Fum McGraw on March 23, where he also ran on the third-place 4x400 relay (3:26.88).

2018-19 Indoor Track & Field: Earned RMAC Co-Freshman of the Year for track...Placed 16th in the 800 at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 9 with a time of 1:55.05...Finished second in the 800 at the RMAC Championships on Feb. 23 with an indoor personal-best time of 1:54.01 (the time, converted to 1:50.89, ranked fourth in the RMAC for the season and was well under the provisional qualifying standar of 1:53.25). Also ran on the fourth-place distance medley relay (10:21.40) and the eighth-place 4x400 (3:27.42)...Won the 800 at a triangular hosted by Colorado School of Mines on Feb. 15 with a time of 1:56.59...At the Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open on Feb. 8-9, ran on the first-place DMR (10:25.41), the second-place 4x400 (3:28.07) and also placed 11th in the 800 (2:01.25)...Ran the 800 in 1:58.40 for 24th place at the Colorado Invitational and also ran on the eighth-place 4x400 (3:25.69) at the Jan. 31-Feb. 2 meet...Ran the mile in a personal-best 4:48.91 at the Mines Division II Invite & Multi on Jan. 26, and also ran on the third-place 4x400 relay (3:34.44)...Made his MSU Denver indoor debut at the CSC Open on Jan. 20, placing ninth in the 800 (2:05.29) and running on the fourth-place 4x400 (3:37.56).

2018 Cross Country: Ran 10 kilometers in 36:27.2 at the Division II South Central Regional Championships on Nov. 17, good for 162nd place...Ran an 8K personal-best time of 27:03.6 at the RMAC Championships on Nov. 3, finishing 58th...Ran 8K in 27:49.4 at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open on Oct. 13, placing 123rd...Finished 71st at the Roadrunners Invitational on Oct. 6, with an 8K time of 27:35.2...Ran 8K in 28:21.4 at the Mountaineer-Cowboy Open on Sept. 15, finishing 43rd...Made his MSU Denver debut at the season-opening UCCS Rustbuster Invite on Sept. 1, running 8K in 27:23.6.

High School: Ralston Valley High School class of 2018...All-state first team in 800 meters after finishing third at the Class 5A state meet with a time of 1:55.16. Also qualified in the 400 and in the 4x800 relay...Jeffco League MVP for track & field, 2018...PRs of 49.94 in the 400, 1:55.16 in the 800 and 4:39.67 in the 1,500...Recorded a PR of 16:24 in cross country (5K)...Coached by Jordana LeSavage and Matt Lloyd...Two-time All-Jeffco League first team in cross country, track and soccer...Had seven goals and two assists in two seasons of varsity soccer for the Mustangs...Ralston Valley track & field MVP, 2018...Ralston Valley Sportsman of the Year and Athlete of the Year...Eight-time varsity letterwinner.

Personal: Born in Wheat Ridge, Colo...Birthday is Jan. 12...Son of Matt and Alyson Nowlen...Has a sister, Kelly...Majoring in hotel management.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

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  • 2020Sophomore

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  • 2021Sophomore

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  • 2022Junior

    Middle Distance
    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2023Senior

    Middle Distance
    5'10" 135 lbs