Nicole Kuznia Class: Senior Hometown: Olivia, Minn. High School: BOLD Height: 5-8

2002: Competed in seven races in her senior season and scored in six of them for the 'Cats … Finished as Northwestern's fourth runner at both the 6K NCAA Championships (167th overall in 22:06.8) and the 6K Midwest Regional (37th overall in a personal-best 21:47.68) … Won the individual championship at the first race of the season, the 6K Illinois State Invitational (22:38.46) … Also broke the 22-minute mark for 6K at the Pre-National Invitational (21:56.5) … Scored as NU's second runner at the 6K Roy Griak (22:16.4) … Scored as the Wildcats' third runner at the 5K Notre Dame Invitational (18:22) … Also ran at the 5K Big Ten Championships (18:37.9) … Academic All-Big Ten.

2001: Ran in six races and scored in all six as NU's fourth finisher … Finished 38th overall at 5K Big Ten Championships (18:16.3) … Was 64th overall at 6K NCAA Midwest Regional (22:55.5) … Best finish was 12th overall at 5K Bradley Open (18:44) … Also raced in 5K Illinois Invitational (18:19), 6K Roy Griak Invitational (22:44.1) and 6K Purple Race at the Pre-National Invitational (23:33) … Academic All-Big Ten.

2000: Ran in seven of eight races, scoring three times … Sixth overall at 2-mile UIC Opener (11:26) … Finished 21st overall at 6K Lakefront Invitational (22:28) … Also scored in 6K Roy Griak Invitational (22:32) … Finished 17th overall at 5K Bradley Open (18:44) … Ran at 5K Big Ten Championships (19:17).

1999: Competed in six of eight races for Northwestern, scoring in three … Took eighth overall at the Lakefront Invitational (18:29), 11th overall at the Purdue Invitational (18:09.90) and 31st overall at the South Florida Invitational (19:09.59) … Sixth Wildcat across the finish line at the Big Ten (18:58.97/64th) and NCAA District 5 Championships (18:42/67th) … Also ran at Sam Bell Invitational (19:41.00/78th).

High School: Seven-time Minnesota state champion in cross country and track … Won 30 conference and sectional championships … Won 13 all-state awards in track and six in cross country … Six-time letterwinner in cross country and track … Team captain her junior and senior years … Also lettered four times in basketball and was captain as a senior.

Personal: Born Nicole Lee Kuznia on 12/2/80 … Daughter of Curt and Fay Kuznia … 1999 Junior Miss Minnesota … Member of Northwestern's Student Athletic Advisory Council … Double major in economics and communication studies.

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