THIBODAUX, La. -- Monday afternoon, Nicholls State University head cross country and track & field coach Stefanie Slekis announced the entirety of the 2019 recruiting class, securing the signatures of 18 student-athletes who are set to join the Colonels come next fall. Slekis managed to push the Red & Gray brand internationally while forming this year's group, locking up commitments from natives of both Denmark and the Netherlands as well as prospects hailing from Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas and, of course, Louisiana.