Nicole Santos
5-4, Junior, Distance
Parkman, ME
Homeschool
- NAIA Indoor All-American (5,000) - 2007
- NAIA Outdoor All-American (5,000; 10,000) - 2007
- NCCAA Indoor All-American (5,000) - 2007
- NCCAA Outdoor All-American (10,000) - 2007
Nicole Santos returns to the Lady Jacket track team as a distance runner.....posted an outstanding second season with the CU women's cross country program.....earned NAIA All-America status for a second consecutive year with a 12th-place finish in 18:08 for the 5,000 meters.....was individual runner-up at the NCCAA Nationals with a time of 18:14 to lead CU to its second straight NCCAA championship.....finished first at the AMC/NAIA Region IX meet with a career-best 17:55 as Cedarville captured a third straight title.
2006-07 - Totaled 63 individual points in the indoor/outdoor track seasons.....named an NAIA Indoor All-American for her fifth-place finish in the 5,000 meters (17:59.53).....placed third in the 5K (17:52.10) at the NCCAA Indoor Nationals for All-America status.....garnered NAIA Outdoor All-America honors for her fourth-place finish in the 10K (36:44.40) and a fifth-place spot in the 5K (17:49.18) to help the Lady Jackets to a national runner-up banner.....captured the 5,000 meter title at the Wittenberg Invitational with a time of 17:58.20.....added a first-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the Yellow Jacket Outdoor Open with a 37:15.82 performance.....posted a 36:40.29 effort in the 10K at the NCCAA Outdoor Championships to finish second and earn All-America honors.....placed second in the 5K (18:01.99) and 10K (37:27.32) at the AMC Championship to earn All-AMC Second Team.....completed a successful rookie campaign with the CU women's cross country squad.....ran in all eight meets.....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 tenth-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 - Dean's List student as a nursing major at Cedarville University.....born 8/29/87 in Dover-Foxcroft, ME.....daughter of Frank and Tracy Santos.....has one younger brother.
