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Carson Nicoletti

Men's Cross Country Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Men's Cross Country Expands Recruiting Class

Nicoletti joins four previous signees.

DETROIT -- Wayne State University head men's and women's cross country, and women's track & field head coach Grant Lofdahl has announced the signing of Carson Nicoletti (Shelby Twp., Mich. / Utica), who will be a Warrior this fall.

Nicoletti joins the four previous signees -- Eli DiCerbo (Clinton Township, Mich. / Fraser and Macomb Mathematics Science and Technology Center), Corban Hauch (West Olive, Mich. / Zeeland West), D'Anthony Shaw (Romulus, Mich. / Summit Academy North) and Stevan Stajic (Belle River, Ont. / Tecumseh Vista Academy).

Carson Nicoletti, 5-10, Shelby Township, Mich. / Utica
High School:  Will be a 2021 graduate of Utica High School ... would have earned four varsity letters in both cross country and track (except for spring 2020 due to COVID) ... won six races as a senior for the Chieftains and coach Megan Berry ... led Utica to a 25th-place finish at the 2020 MHSAA Division 1 state cross country meet by placing 25th in a time of 15:54.2 ... won the 2020 MHSAA regional meet by clocking in at a school-record time of 15:29.7 ... improved his finish at regionals every year going from 42nd (16:58.0) to 26th (16:33.3) to 18th (16:22.8) as a junior ... took first place in the 2020 Macomb County Championship race (15:55.8) ... served as a cross country team captain both his junior and senior seasons ... competed at the 2018 MHSAA state track meet as a member of the 4x800m relay ... ran both the 1600m race and the 4x400m relay at the 2018 MHSAA Regional meet and was the top freshmen in the 1600m race ... participated at the state meet as a sophomore in the 1600m race (4:30.65), after finishing third at the Macomb County Championships ... broke the school record for 3200m (9:34.15) in a meet at Oxford in mid-April 2021 ... was a four-year Academic All-State honoree.

Personal:  Full name--Carson J. Nicoletti ... born on December 2, 2002, in Troy, Mich. ... son of Joshua and Annemarie Boyce ... has three brothers, Mason, Jacob and Gavin ... plans to major in Marketing.

Coach Lofdahl on Carson Nicoletti:  "We are ecstatic to add Carson to our squad for 2021.  He has a great attitude and work ethic, and brings a very mature and patient approach to his training.  Carson is also an outstanding racer, as evidenced by his six victories last cross country season, including Macomb County and Regional titles.  He should make a smooth transition to collegiate competition and he's a great fit for our cross country program."
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