Nickerson opened her sophomore outdoor season by hurdling her way to a ECAC Championship qualifying time while contesting the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational in Myrtle Beach. SC. The second-year Mountaineer finished fifth overall out of 47 entrants. Taking second in her preliminary heat, Nickerson crossed the line in 14.51s. Owning an one-half second lead over the rest of the Northeast Conference, Nickerson ranks 31st overall amongst ECAC automatic qualifiers. She also ran on the Mount’s 4x100 relay team, which logged an ECAC-qualifying time (47.73) in Myrtle Beach.