2011-12
• Stands tied with former teammate Casey Johnson for the lead in ASU career stroke average, at 74.86 strokes (in 69 rounds).
• Posted a 74.11 stroke average, good for fifth on ASU's single-season list. He holds two of the top six places on the list.
• Claimed sixth place at the Donald Ross Intercollegiate, with a 72-67-70=209 (-1).
• Won the Harmony Spring Break Match Play at 70-73=143 (-1).
• Took home 15th place at the C&F Bank Invitational with a 69-75-75=219 (+6).
• Represented ASU at the Southern Conference Tournament with a 77-79-75=231 (+15) to place 40th.
• Led the Mountaineers in three tournaments on the year.

2010-11
• Opened the season with a 70-76-79=225 (+9) in 44th place at the Spring Hill Suites Invitational.
• Placed 46th at the Telich Sun Life Financial/CSU Invitational with a 79-76=155 (+13).
• Carded a 68-78-78=224 (+8) at the Davidson Invitational in 27th place.
• Tied for 29th place at the Barefoot at the Beach Challenge with a 76-72-74=222 (+6).
• Led ASU and tied for sitxh place at the Mission Inn Spring Fling with a 74-73-74=221 (+5).
• Won the Don Benbow/North-South Invitational on the strength of his program-record tying 65 in the opening round.
• His 65-73=138 (-4) at the tournament marked the second-lowest 36-hole total in ASU history.
• Paced the Apps at the Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational in 20th place with a 73-73-73=219 (+3).
• Finished 15th at the Southern Conference Tournament at 70-76-73=219 (+3).
• Led the Mountaineers and ranked fourth in program history with a 74.33 stroke average in 30 rounds on the season.
• His 75.33 career stroke average ranks third all-time for Appalachian.

2009-10
• Placed 50th at the Mission Inn Intercollegiate with a 83-79-77=239 (+26).
• Fired rounds of 73-73=146 (+4) to tie for 16th (out of 85) at the Don Benbow Invitational to open the spring.
• His 146 tied for the 18th best 36-hole score in program history.
• Averaged 77.83 strokes in 12 official rounds for the year.
• Carded a 76 at the University Cup and teamed with Rumbidzai Masamvu to win their match with a combined 70.

Salem Baptist Christian School
• Earned first team all-state honors four times.
• Named school’s golfer of the year all four years.
• State champion junior and senior years.

Personal
• Born Joshua Luke Nichols on April 15, 1991.
• Son of Ed and Darlynn Nichols.
• Majoring in management.