2025 Cross Country Roster

Maria Nikolaou

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Nicosia, Cyprus
  • Prev School Nicholls

Biography

2025 Outdoor (Nicholls)
  • Competed at six meets
  • Opened the outdoor schedule as a member of the 4x800m team that placed second at the Louisiana Classic (9:30.97)
  • Claimed the top spot on the podium in two events at the Pelican Relays, including the 800m (2:20.34) and the 4x400m (4:07.61)
  • Placed 2nd in the 1,500m with a time of 4:51.90 at the Strawberry Relays
  • Featured in four events at the Southland Outdoor Track & Field Championships, highlighted by a 7th place finish in the 4x100m (50.11)
2025 Indoor (Nicholls)
  • Competed at all four meets during the season
  • Claimed top-8 finishes in two events to open the season at the LSU Purple Tiger, including 8th with the 4x400m relay team (4:13.03) and 4th in the 600m (1:38.65)
  • Earned a 1st place finish in the 800m at the McNeese Indoor Invite with a time of 2:18.86
  • Secured another top-5 finish, placing 4th in the mile at the LSU Twilight (5:14.15)
  • Established two personal best times at the Southland Indoor Track & Field Championships in the 800m (2:15.37) and the 3,000m (10:12.34)
2024 Cross Country (Nicholls)
  • Competed at five meets
  • Established a new personal best time in the 5k at the Nicholls XC Invitational, placing 10th with a time of 18:26.8
  • Recorded her personal time in the 6k the following week at the Arturo Barrios Invite (22:03.7)
  • Featured in the 6k at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships
2024 Outdoor (Nicholls)
  • Competed at five meets
  • Claimed two top-5 finishes in her first career outdoor event, placing 5th in the 1,500m (4:47.65) and 3rd in the 4x800m (9:54.14) at the Louisiana Classic
  • Earned the top spot on the podium in the 1,5000m at the SE Louisiana Strawberry Relays with a PR of 4:43.63, also recorded her best time in the 400m (1:02.50)
  • Featured in three events at the Southland Outdoor Track & Field Championships, was a part of the 4x400m relay team that finished 9th (4:02.02)
2024 Indoor (Nicholls)
  • Featured at four meets
  • Opened her indoor career with what still stands as her PR in the 600m, finishing 5th at the LSU Purple Tiger (1:38.27)
  • Placed top-3 in two events at the McNeese Indoor Invite, including the 800m (2nd, 2:17.27) and the 4x400m relay team (3rd, 4:14.32)
  • Accomplished her PR in the mile run at the LSU Twilight, securing a top-10 finish (9th, 5:12.53)
  • Competed in four events at the Southland Indoor Track & Field Championships, claiming top-10 finishes in the 4x400m (10th, 4:07.71), DMR (7th, 12:45.97), and the 800m (5th, 2:18.66)
2023 Cross Country (Nicholls)
  • Featured in six meets
  • Debuted at the UNO XC Opener with her personal best time in the 4k, placing 19th with a time of 14:52.0
  • Recorded back-to-back top-10 finishes in the 5k at the LSU Cross Country Invite (10th, 19:12.0) and the Nicholls XC Invite (3rd, 19:11.2)
  • Competed in the 6k at her final three meets, including at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships