Nickkia enters her first season with the CSU women's cross country team...Graduated from Tri-Cities High in East Point, GA.

Personal: Daughter of Mia Upshaw...Favorite food is Grandma's baked beans...Favorite movie is Legally Blonde...Enjoys traveling and making candles in her spare time...Lists her grandma as her hero and having the most influence on her life...Lists her brother as her role model in sports.