Nickolette Dunbar

Position:
Throws
Weight:
null
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Opelousas, La.
High School:
Whippany Park
Prev School:
LSU

Dunbar Top Marks

Accolades

Honorable Mention All-American, outdoor shot put (2021)
All-American, outdoor shot put (2019)

2021-22

Outdoor

Competed at the NCAA East Preliminary in the shot put
Scored in the shot put at the SEC Championships, taking fifth

Indoor

Competed in the shot put six times during the season, including the SEC Championships, winning the Charlie Thomas Invitational and LSU Twilight

2020-21

Outdoors

Finished 24th at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 15.72 meters
Advanced to the NCAA Championships after taking eighth in the shot put at the NCAA East Preliminary with a throw of 16.74 meters
Posted a career-best mark in the shot put (17.22m) and discus (45.17m) at the SEC Championships
Earned All-SEC honors in the shot put with a third-place finish at the conference championships
Placed third in shot put (15.56m) and placed eighth in discus (44.72m) at the Crimson Tide Invitational
Achieved a silver medal in shot put at the Pepsi Florida Relays with a mark of 16.29m
Awarded the silver medal in shot put (15.53m) and seventh place in discus (43.57) at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays
Opened the season with a silver medal in shot put (16.16m) and a 14th place finish in discus (41.97m) at the Tiger Track Classic

Indoors

Placed fifth in shot put (16.22m) at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships
Awarded silver in the women's shot put event with a mark of 16.14m at the Tyson Invitational
Placed sixth in shot put at the South Carolina Invitational with a mark of 15.94m
Recorded a second place finish in shot put at the Carolina Challenge with a mark of 15.86m
Opened the season with a third place finish in shot put at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a mark of 15.95m

2019-20

Indoors

Competed in shot put at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships throwing for a mark of 14.82m.
Traveled to the Vanderbilt Music City Invite and finished second in shot put with a mark of 53-9.75 (16.40m).
Finished runner up in women's shot put at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a mark of 54-3.75 (16.55m).
Traveled to the Indiana University Relays and finished third in shot put, clearing a mark of 53-8.25 (16.36m).
Finished second in shot put with a throw of 51-11 3/4 (15.84m) at the Samford Invitational.
Finished fourth in shot put (15.44m) to start the indoor season at the UAB Blazer Invitational.

2018-19

Outdoors

Finished fourth in the shot put at the LSU Invitational with a mark of 54-10 (16.71m)
Finished fourth in the shot put at the War Eagle Invitational with a mark of 52-8 1/4 (16.06m)
Finished fourth in the shot put at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a mark of 52-3 1/4 (15.93m). Also finished 10^th in the hammer throw with a mark of 150-8 (45.92m)
Finished third in the shot put at the Battle on the Bayou with a mark of 51-10 1/2 (15.81m)
Finished seventh in the shot put at the Florida Relays with a mark of 53-0 (16.15m)
Finished third in the shot put at the Florida State Relays with a mark of 50-5 1/4 (15.37m). Also finished seventh in the hammer throw with a mark of 159-1 (48.49m)

Indoors

Finished fourth in the shot put, while recording a season best, at the SEC Indoor Championship with a mark of 52-10 1/4 (16.11m). Also finished 23^rd in the weight throw with a mark of 50-8 1/4 (15.45m)
Finished third in the shot put at the Music City Challenge with a mark of 52-10 (16.10m). Also finished 28^th in the weight throw with a mark of 55-11 (17.05m)
Finished third in the shot put at the Carolina Challenge with a mark of 52-6 3/4 (16.02m)
Finished third in the shot put at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a mark of 51-10 1/2 (15.81m)
Finished sixth in the shot put at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a mark of 51-9 1/4 (15.78m). Also finished 19^th in the weight throw with a mark of 56-3 1/4 (17.15m)
Finished seventh in the shot put at the Blazer Invite with a mark of 49-7 1/4 (15.12m). Also finished 12^th in the weight throw with a mark of 56-8 (17.27m)

2017-18

Outdoors

Redshirted after transferring from LSU

Indoors

Redshirted after transferring from LSU

2016-17 (Louisiana State University)

Finished fifth in the shot put at the USA Track & Field Junior Championships in Sacramento, Calif., with an effort of 52-0 (15.84m)
Finished 22nd at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with an effort of 51-2 1/4 (15.60m)
Recorded and outdoor personal best of 53-11 (16.43m) at the NCAA East Preliminary to qualify for the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Finished fifth in the shot put at the 2017 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 52-8 1/4 (16.05m)
Won the shot put at the LSU Alumni Gold meet with a mark of 51-1 3/4 (15.58m)
Posted a personal-best mark of 146-6 (44.65m) in the discus at the Battle on the Bayou
Finished seventh in the shot put at the 2017 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships with an effort of 50-2 3/4 (15.30m)
Won the shot put at the LSU Twilight meet with an indoor season-best throw of 54-1 3/4 (16.50m) to earn SEC Women's Freshman of the Week honors
Made her collegiate debut at the Purple Tiger Invitational and finished sixth in the shot put with a personal best of 55-5 1/2 (16.90m)
Named to the 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Prep Highlights

One of the elite shot putters in the United States at the youth level during her career at Whippany Park High School in New Jersey
Won the shot put at the 2016 New Balance Indoor Nationals with a then-personal best of 54-7 1/2 (16.64m) that was the fourth-best indoor mark in U.S. high school history at the time
Was also one of the nation's leading shot putters during the 2016 outdoor season after setting a then-outdoor personal best of 52-7 3/4 (16.04m), which ranked No. 3 on the U.S. outdoor high school list
Won back-to-back silver medals in the shot put at the 2015 and 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals
Ranked as the No. 3 shot putter on the U.S. high school list in 2015 with a seasonal best and then-New Jersey state record of 51-2 3/4 (15.61m)
Became the first shot putter in the history of New Jersey high school athletics to eclipse the 50-foot mark with a meet-record throw of 50-8 (15.44m) at the 2015 Penn Relays
Broke a 24-year-old New Jersey state record and 35-year-old Penn Relays meet record with that mark
Finished sixth in the shot put at the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia
Silver medalist in the shot put at the 2015 USA Track & Field World Youth Trials
2015 NJSIAA Group 2 state champion in the discus
2015 NJSIAA Group 1 indoor state champion in the shot put
2015 NJ.com Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Won the 2013 NJSIAA outdoor state champion in the shot put as a freshman
State outdoor runner-up in both the shot put and discus in 2014
Also a two-year letterwinner in basketball

Personal Information

Daughter of Karl and Pamela Dunbar
Father, Karl, was Alabama's defensive line coach in 2016 and 2017 and is currently the defensive line coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers
Father played college football at LSU and in the NFL with the Steelers, Saints and Cardinals
Brother, Karmichael II, is a graduate assistant football coach at Tennessee
Sister, Mickel, is a student at Louisiana-Lafayette
Born April 5, 1998
Majoring in communication studies