THIBODAUX, La. -- Tuesday morning, Nicholls State University head track & field/cross country coach Stefanie Slekis announced program alumnus Hannah Naquin will rejoin the Colonels as an assistant coach, pending approval from the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.

"We are thrilled to have Hannah return to Nicholls as a member of our coaching staff," Slekis said. "Hannah was the first student-athlete I met on my first visit to Nicholls and I was impressed with her dedication to both her academics and athletics over the course of coaching her during her senior year. Hannah has already done a tremendous job in her first two weeks with our program. She brings great energy to every practice and understands the importance we place on the student-athlete experience at Nicholls. Hannah brings a wealth of knowledge from her personal experiences at Nicholls as a student-athlete and understands my vision for the program and how she can support our team continuing a strong academic tradition that we have established since Hannah's senior year and continuing our upward direction in the conference standings."

While competing for the Colonels from 2014-18, Naquin participated in a wide range of events across both indoor and outdoor track & field, and currently holds nine total Top Ten placements on the program's all-time lists, including:

Indoor Top Ten
800m: 2:23.80, 10th
One-Mile: 5:02.80, 3rd
Pentathlon: 2405, 6th
High Jump: 4-06.75, 10th
Distance Medley Relay: 12:23.40, 6th

Outdoor Top Ten
5000m: 19:38.85, 9th
400m Hurdles: 1:07.51, 10th
4x800m Relay: 9:44.21, 6th
Sprint Medley Relay: 4:20.70, 8th

Naquin received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Nicholls in May 2018 and a Master of Science in Sport & Exercise Psychology from the University of East London in December 2019. 

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