Nicole Santos

5-4, Sophomore, Distance
Parkman, ME
Homeschool

Nicole Santos returns for another year with the Lady Jacket track team as a distance runner.....completed a successful rookie campaign with the CU women's cross country squad this past fall.....ran in all eight meets in 2006.....registered a season-best 18:35 to place 21st of 268 runners at the NAIA Nationals to earn All-America accolades.....placed eighth of 131 runners at the NAIA Region IX meet touring the 5,000 meters in 18:37.....helped CU capture the NCCAA National Championship with a 10th-place finish (19:25) that earned All-America honors.

2005-06 - Scored 10 indoor individual points and 16 outdoor points.....season-best effort of 10:45 produced an eighth-place finish at the NCCAA Indoor Championship.....recorded a season-best 5:31.08 performance in the mile run to place 14th at the Cedarville Indoor Invitational.....earned fifth-place positions in the 10,000 meters at both the NCCAA Outdoor Championships (39:33.83) and the American Mideast Conference Championship (41:25.93).....placed third in the 5,000 meters at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open with a time of 19:25.91.

High School - Homeschool graduate.....completed a two-sport high school career.....two-year letter winner in track & field at Piscataguis Community High School.....placed sixth in the mile run and eighth in the 800 meters at the state of Maine championships her junior season.....finished fifth in the mile and seventh in the 800 meters at state meet during senior campaign.....also a one-year letter winner in field hockey.....earned the Coach's Award both junior and senior seasons....National Honor Society student.

Personal - Carries a nursing major at Cedarville University.....born 8/29/87 in Dover-Foxcroft, ME.....daughter of Frank and Tracy Santos.....has one younger brother.