The Nicholls women’s track and field team had another record-setting day this weekend at the LSU Alumni Gold event. Junior Jaimee Springer earned the top spot in javelin Saturday, her fifth title in the last six meets.
Springer has not placed lower than second in any meet this season, steadily improving through the season to throw a personal best of 152 feet and one inch last weekend, after setting a new facility record at Ole Miss the previous week.
“My consistency in practice is showing up at each meet,” Springer said. “If I’m not improving on my overall distance I always make sure to focus on one part of my technique at each meet. I may have not thrown what I would’ve liked, but if I can walk away from it knowing I improved even slightly on my technique then I consider that a good day on the runway.”
Even with her string of success, Springer insists that anyone could beat her at any time.
“This streak is most certainly better than my freshman and sophomore year, so it feels awesome,” Springer said. “I don’t consider myself to be on a roll though because there can always be a girl that could out throw me. Javelin is very tricky that way. It only takes one throw to win it all.”
The win in Baton Rouge puts Springer in position to qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary meet this summer, though the Alberta, Canada native has bigger aspirations.  
“My goal this year is not only to qualify for regionals, but to make the Final 16 there,” Springer said. “From there I’d like to make the top 12 to qualify for NCAA Nationals in Eugene, Oregon.”
While Springer has been bringing in titles, sophomore Tessni Carruthers and junior Jackie White have found success on the track. Carruthers set a new Colonel record in the 1500 meter at LSU with a time of 4.29.92, a record set a week earlier by White. The time marked the first ever time under four and a half minutes for a Nicholls runner in the event.
White finished eighth in the event Saturday, while also placing fifth in the 800 meter at the event. White and Carruthers hold the no. 1 and no. 2 in the Southland Conference in the event, respectively. The pair hold the top spots in the 1500 meter as well.
Additionally, sophomore Kryshell Rolle, who sits at third in conference in the event, brought the team a top 10 performance with a fifth place finish in the 400 meter hurdles, while senior Aja Scott finished 10th in the javelin. Both Scott and Springer rank in the top 10 in the Southland Conference, Springer in third and Scott in seventh.
“The team is on pace to do wonders this season,” Springer said. “We have a lot of versatility on this team, which is beneficial going into conference.”
The squad’s success has come hours away from campus, though Nicholls has not hosted a meet. Springer and her teammates had to rely on motivating each other while constantly competing on the road. Still, the team plans to go out and try to break more records when the conference meet comes around.  
“It’s tough for our team since we don’t have a fan base that comes and watches us each week, let alone a facility for them to watch us,” Springer said. “It’s our job to put up the distances and times to let people know that we’re a group of girls that need to be taken seriously here at Nicholls.”
The Colonels will head to Lake Charles, Louisiana on May 10 to compete in the Southland Outdoor Championships.