Wayne State University Athletics

2014:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors ... competed in all seven meets ... finished 18th overall (21:18.41) at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/6) ... ran a 26:24 at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/12) ... placed 10th overall (25:51.77) at the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/4) ... crossed the finish line at 26:06.0 at the Lucian Rosa Invitational (10/11) ... was third overall (26:03.28) at the LSSU Invitational (10/25) ... posted a career-record of 25:02.2 at the GLIAC Championships (11/8) ... earned a 42nd-place finish with a time of 32:25 in the 10K at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/22).

2013:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team ... ran in four meets ... made season debut at SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/5), placing 36th with an 8K time of 28:11.57 ... finished 16th (27:43.88) at the Michigan Intercollegiates (10/11) ... ran a season-best 8K time of 26:28.4 to place 30th at the GLIAC Championships (10/26) ... earned a 66th-place finish with mark of 33:22 in the 10K at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/9).

2012:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team ... placed 14th (21:14) at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/8) ... had a career best 12th place (26:51) finish in the Mack Cooper Classic (9/14) ... placed 62nd (26:53) at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/29) recorded a 36th place finish (25:30) at the GLIAC Championship (10/20) ... finished the year 42nd (32:15) in the Midwest Regional (11/3) ... earned the squad's Coaches Award ... 2012-13 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2011:  Participated in four of seven meets in 2011 ... placed 28th (23:20.39) at Detroit Titan Invite (9/10) ... recorded season-best 15th place finish (26:45) at George Mason Invite (10/1) ... finished Michigan Intercollegiate Championships in under 30 minutes (29:25.08, 105th) (10/7) ... placed 41st (27:10.08) at the GLIAC Championship meet (10/22).

High School:  A 2011 graduate of Dakota High School ... earned All-State accolades as a senior (2010) after finishing 20th at the state meet (15:46.8) ... won both the 2010 Macomb County cross country meet and the Macomb Area Conference Red Division championship meet title for coach Michael Timpa ... named All-Division MVP after running a 15:43 for 5k to break the school record ... ran a 4:24.60 for 1600m in the 2011 Harold Arft outdoor meet ... holds the DHS record for two miles (9:47) ... was Academic All-State after earning Academic All-County honors ... served as a team captain in both cross country and track.

Personal:  Full name--Nicholas J. Culbertson ... born December 23, 1992, in Clinton Township ... son of James and Kathy Culbertson ... has two older sisters, Jennifer and Jacquelyn ... Jenni was a four-year letter winner (2003-06) for WSU and was an all-region runner (2003) and an Academic All-American (2006-07) ... is an accounting major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2011, Fall 2012 and Winter 2013 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2012.