Crawford and Fowler represent the women's squad in the 1500 meters
Caldwell's Personal Bests High Jump: 5-6 (Indoor); 5-5 (Outdoor - tied for sixth in school history)
2012 Outdoor
Currently ranks tied for sixth, along with Samantha Howell, on the all-time Wake Forest charts in the high jump with an outdoor personal-best mark of 5-5 (1.65 meters) ... Cleared a height of 5-5 three times during the season, including at the ACC Championship en route to an 11th-place finish ... Also placed second at the WSSU Invitational and tied for fourth at the Tiger Track Classic with her 5-5 mark ... Finished eighth in the high jump at the Wake Forest Open with a jump of 5-4.25.
2012 Indoor
Turned in a season-best jump of 5-6 at the Hokie Invitational en route to a seventh-place finish overall ... Finished 13th at the ACC Championship after jumping a height of 5-5 ... Cleared a height of 5-5 at both the Va. Tech Elite (tied for 10th) and the Liberty Kickoff (fifth place) ... Finished first overall in the event at the UNC Invitational with a jump of 5-5.
Background
Earned four varsity letters in track and field and two varsity letters in basketball at Dexter High ... A two-time state champion in the high jump at the Michigan Indoor Track Series Championships in 2010 and 2011 ... Also a two-time high jump state champion at the Michigan Outdoor Track Series Championships in 2010 and 2011 ... Recorded two top-five finishes in the high jump at the New Balance National Championships in Greensboro, including third place in 2010 and fourth place in 2011 ... Placed 11th in the high jump at the Nike Indoor National Championships held in Boston during the 2010 season ... Finished first overall in the High Jump Intermediate division at the 2009 USATF Youth Outdoor Championships ... Played basketball all four years of high school ... Placed first in the high jump at all Michigan High School Athletic Association meets ... Undefeated in the high jump during the 2011 outdoor season ... Regional MHSAA Division I High Jump champion from 2009-11 ... Set a regional and field record by clearing a height of 5-9 at the Regional meet ... Set the Dexter High School high jump record as a freshman in 2008 and broke the record three additional times ... Track and Field team co-captain in 2010 and 2011 ... Track and Field Team Co-MVP from 2009-11 ... An All-State and All-Conference performer all four years of high school ... An All-Area selection in 2008, 2010, and 2011 ... Named an Academic All-State Scholar Athlete from 2008-11 ... Received the Southeastern Conference Sportsmanship Award in 2010 and 2011 ... Named an All-American Youth Athlete at the New Balance National Championships in 2010 and 2011 ... 2011 Dexter High School Athlete of the Year ... 2011 Dexter High School Basketball Most Improved Award ... Received the 2008 Dexter High Up and Coming Award ... A member of the Honor Roll with Highest Honors during all terms at Dexter ... A member of the National Honor Society ... A first-chair viola player in the Concert Orchestra.
Personal
Full name is Nyki Hannah Caldwell ... Daughter of Jerry Caldwell and Oveta Fuller ... Born on November 4, 1993, in Michigan ... Has an older brother, Brian (age 25), and a twin sister, Maya (age 17) ... Currently undecided on a major ... Former teammates now running collegiately include Becca Pilkerton (Minnesota), Steve Ferguson (Grand Valley State), Ben Carruthers (Michigan State), Kristen Yarrows (Wisconsin), and Bobby Aprill (Michigan).
Up Close with Nyki
One word I would use to describe myself is...Optimistic.
If I was not high jumping at Wake Forest, I would play...Basketball or volleyball.
If I could appear on the cover of any magazine, it would be...Essence.
My role model is...My mother.
My favorite restaurant is...Olive Garden.
One food that I absolutely will not eat is...Asparagus.
Something that I cannot live without is...My twin sister.
If I could vacation to anywhere in the world, I would travel to...The Virgin Islands.
One fact that most people don't know about me is...I hate to wear shoes.
My favorite television shows are...The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and What Not to Wear.
If I could invite three people, dead or alive, to dinner, I would choose...Michelle Obama, Usher, and Maya Angelou.
My dream job is to...Be a pediatrician, travel, and meet a lot of new people every day.
My favorite book is...The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah.
