Nicole Painter

Class: Senior Hometown: Mililani, Hawaii High School: Mililani High School

Experience: 3L

Nevada:

(2010-11) Cross Country: Ran in each of the Wolf Pack's six meets ... Took third at the Twilight Meet (16:47) ... Finished 49th overall and third for Nevada at the Sundodger Invitational (23:18) ... Placed eighth at the Nevada Chase Race (21:05). Indoor Track & Field: Made the travel squad for the WAC Championships. Outdoor Track & Field: Competed in four meets on the year.

(2009-10) Indoor Track and Field: Did not compete. Outdoor Track and Field: Finished 19th in the 10,000m run at the Cal-Nevada Championships (40:55.39). Cross Country: Competed in five meets for Nevada ... Best finish was 15th in the open 5K race at the Bronco Invite (19:35) ... Recorded a top-50 finish at the 5K WAC Cross Country Championships (21:25) ... Finished 25th in the 4K Nevada Twilight Meet (17:42).

High School: Attended Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii ... Lettered four years in track and field and four years in cross country ... Also played soccer... Won a high school championship in the 1500m in 2007 ... Also won cross country championships in 2006 and 2008 ... Top times include: 1500m (5:15 in 2007); cross country/three mile (19:41 in 2008); 3000m (11:22 in 2009); and 800m (2:36 in 2009) ... Served as the track team captain in 2008-09 and the cross country team captain in 2007-08 ... Named cross country MVP in 2006 and 2008 ... Was the Western Division Champion in cross country in 2006 and 2008 ... Named to the first team in cross country 2006-09.

Personal: Majoring in elementary education ... Member of HO2Y club in high school ... Also a national history qualifier in 2008 and was a member of the associated students of MHS from 2007-09 ... Loves to surf, go to the beach and spend time with friends ... Likes Olive Garden ... Favorite movies include Anchorman and Zoolander ... Chose Nevada because her grandparents live in Reno ... Role model is her coach Nate ... Has two siblings: Danielle, and Kelsey ... Daughter of Greg and Denice Painter ... Born in August of 1991.

Nevada Wolf Pack Women's Cross Country

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