Nikki Hiltz Season 2015-16

Height5-4
ClassR-So
HometownSanta Cruz, Calif.
Previous SchoolOregon
Nikki Hiltz
Nikki Hiltz
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  • 2015 All-Region


Redshirt Senior (2017)
NCAA South-Central Regional Champion... Started off her season with a sixth place finish at the UC Riverside Invitational (Sept. 16) with a time of 20:15.90, the best time for the Razorbacks… At the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 29), Hiltz ran a 16:55.10, the 26th time overall and second-best for Arkansas… At Pre-Nationals (Oct. 14), she ran a time of 20:15.20 which was the best time for the Razorbacks… At the SEC Championships, Hiltz ran a time of 20:49.50 placing 12th overall and helping Arkansas win the SEC Conference Title… In the NCCAA South-Central Regional (Nov. 10) she earned All-Region honors with a time of 19:35.50 which finished her first overall, and helped lead Arkansas to a first place finish… In the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 18), Hiltz finished second for the Razorbacks and 87th overall at 20:37.20

Redshirt Senior (2016)
Kicked off her second season with Arkansas at the Riverside Invitational (Sept. 17) with the eighth-best time, fourth-best time for the Razorbacks, with a 20:35.10 … At the Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 1), Hiltz ran a 16:41.90, a personal best, good enough for the eighth-best overall time, fifth-best for Arkansas … During the Pre-Nationals meet (Oct. 15), she posted a 21:07.40 which was the fourth-best time for the Razorbacks … In her next meet, the SEC Championship (Oct. 28), she was able to post a 20:55.60, helping Arkansas to achieve the SEC Conference Title … In the Cross Country Championships (Nov. 19), Hiltz gave the Razorbacks their fourth-best time at 21:04.80

Redshirt Sophomore (2015)
Debuted for Arkansas at the UC Riverside Invitational placing seventh (Sept. 12) … Posted a fourth place finish for Arkansas with a time of 17:53.70 … Competed in the Missouri Southern Stampede racing to an eighth place finish (Sept. 19) … Posted a time of 17:25.20 placing third for Arkansas … Raced in the Chile Pepper Festival finishing 20th (Oct. 3) … Set a personal record in the 5K by posting a time of 17:04.48 ... Bested the field in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational B-Race (Oct. 16) by racing to a time of 20:53.40 ... Finished 34th at the SEC Championships (Oct. 30) with a time of 20:57.10 ... Hiltz set a personal record of 20:22.10 at College Station, Texas in the NCAA South Central Regional (Nov. 13) ... The personal record led her to a fourth place finish for Arkansas and 11th overall.

Oregon
Made Oregon debut at the Bill Dellinger Invitational ... Also appeared at the Washington Invitational ... Redshirted the outdoor, indoor and cross country seasons ... Outdoor – Clocked in at 4:36.65 in the 1,500 meters at the OSU High Performance meet running unattached.

High School
Was the 2012 California state 1,600 meter champion for as a junior Aptos High School, winning in a high-school best 4:42.45 ... That was the third-best time among U.S juniors in 2012 ... Came back from injury late in her senior year to take second in the 1,500 and third in the 800 at the 2013 California state meet ... Had a prep best run of 2:09.50 at the 2013 sectional meet leading up to the state championships ... Also took third in her section of the mile at the Stanford Invitational (4:51.52) ... Was third in the 1,600 in California as a sophomore in 2011 ... In cross country, placed fifth at the 2010 state meet ... Later that year, placed 17th at the Foot Locker XC Nationals.

Personal
Born on Oct. 23, 1994 ... Daughter of Tom and Liz Hiltz ... Has one sister; Michaela ... Majoring in sociology and criminal justice.
Nikki Hiltz

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Nikki Hiltz

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2016-17

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