Irish champion David Gillick and Paul McKee will be aiming to qualify for the 400m final while steeplechaser Roisin McGettigan is currently ranked seventh fastest European this year in her event.
Nugent is likely to be the final Burnley signing of a transfer window that has seen them recruit David Edgar, Steven Fletcher, Tyrone Mears, Brian Easton, Richard Eckersley, Andre Bikey and Joe McKee.