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Nikki Zielinski
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Anaheim Hills, Calif.
Bio
Zielinski Features
ยปย Undergraduate Student Profile (School of Public Health; July, 2018)
ยปย Neal And Zielinski Hitting Ground Runningย (GoHuskies.com; Oct. 25, 2016)
2018-19 (Track): Did not compete during the track season ... (Cross Country): Ran at the seasonโs first race, the Stanford Invitational, where she was 45th overall and the No. 5 scorer on the squad โฆ earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.
2017-18 (Track): Raced four times during the outdoor season, two 3,000-meters and two 5,000-meters โฆ was fourth in the 3k at the Ken Shannon Invite to close the season, running 9:53.20 โฆ seventh in the 3k at the Pepsi Team Invitational in 9:57.85 โฆ ran a 17:14.29 time for 5k at the Stanford Invitational in her first run of the year โฆ fifth in the 5k at the UW-WSU Dual in 17:24.87 โฆ a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention ...ย (Cross Country): Ran in the top-seven for the Huskies at every race, helping UW qualify for and finish 21st at the NCAA Championships โฆ had a tough outing at nationals in Louisville, finishing 234th overall, seventh on the squad โฆ was 79th at the West Regional meet, sixth on the team, in 21:12 โฆ was 42nd at the Pac-12 Championships in 20:07, the sixth Husky finisher โฆ seventh on the squad at the Wisconsin Invitational in 22:03 for 177th overall โฆ the No. 5 scorer at the Dellinger Invitational in 28th-place in 19:56 โฆ took seventh at the season-opening Sundodger Invite in 20:54 โฆ named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.
2016-17 (Track): Redshirted the track season ... (Cross Country):ย Impressive freshman season saw her run in the top-seven at every race including her first NCAA Championships, helping the Huskies finish 12th nationally โฆ at her first nationals, finished 162nd overall in Terre Haute, crossing in 21:08 as the sixth Husky finisher โฆ helped the Dawgs to a big team title at the Wisconsin Invitational, scoring as the No. 5 finisher in 45th-place with a time of 20:57 โฆ also scored at the Washington Invitational in eighth-place overall, fifth among Huskies, in 20:19 โฆ at her first Pac-12 Championships finished 50th overall and seventh on the squad as UW was runner-up โฆ finished 54th at the West Regional meet, sixth on the team, in 20:46 โฆ first race was at the Sundodger Invite, competing unattached and placing sixth overall in 20:39.
High School and Personal: Born in Los Angeles โฆ parents are Lauren and Jeff Zielinski โฆ has one older sister, Brooke โฆ a 2015 Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships competitor, finishing 25th in the finals in December โฆ qualified for the Foot Locker national meet by taking seventh in the West Regionals โฆ finished sixth in the 2015 D-II CIF State Cross Country Championships and won the Crestview League title, and was fifth at the state meet as a sophomore in 2013 โฆ ran at the 2016 New Balance Nationals on the track in North Carolina, taking 11th in the 5,000-meters in 17:08.66 โฆ at the 2016 California state meet, was 10th in the 3,200-meters and was fourth her sophomore year โฆ ran at the 2016 Azusa Meet of Champions taking fourth in the 3,200m in 10:47.61 โฆ Crestview League champ in the 3,200m as a senior โฆ the Crestview League cross country course record-holder โฆ scholar-athlete award winner from 2012-16 and National Honor Society member graduating with a GPA of 4.6.
Major Meets
2016 Pac-12 XC - 50th (7th UW)
2016 Regional XC - 54th (6th UW)
2016 NCAA XC - 162nd (6th UW)
2017 Pac-12 XC - 42nd (6th UW)
2017 Regional XC - 79thย (6th UW)
2017 NCAA XC - 234thย (7th UW)
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Outdoor Bests
3000mโฆโฆ.9:53.20
5000mโฆโฆ.17:14.29
Academic Honors
2018 Pac-12 All-Academic XC 2nd Team
2018 Pac-12 All-Academic TF Honorable Mention
2017 Pac-12 All-Academic XC 2nd Team
ยปย Undergraduate Student Profile (School of Public Health; July, 2018)
ยปย Neal And Zielinski Hitting Ground Runningย (GoHuskies.com; Oct. 25, 2016)
2018-19 (Track): Did not compete during the track season ... (Cross Country): Ran at the seasonโs first race, the Stanford Invitational, where she was 45th overall and the No. 5 scorer on the squad โฆ earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.
2017-18 (Track): Raced four times during the outdoor season, two 3,000-meters and two 5,000-meters โฆ was fourth in the 3k at the Ken Shannon Invite to close the season, running 9:53.20 โฆ seventh in the 3k at the Pepsi Team Invitational in 9:57.85 โฆ ran a 17:14.29 time for 5k at the Stanford Invitational in her first run of the year โฆ fifth in the 5k at the UW-WSU Dual in 17:24.87 โฆ a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention ...ย (Cross Country): Ran in the top-seven for the Huskies at every race, helping UW qualify for and finish 21st at the NCAA Championships โฆ had a tough outing at nationals in Louisville, finishing 234th overall, seventh on the squad โฆ was 79th at the West Regional meet, sixth on the team, in 21:12 โฆ was 42nd at the Pac-12 Championships in 20:07, the sixth Husky finisher โฆ seventh on the squad at the Wisconsin Invitational in 22:03 for 177th overall โฆ the No. 5 scorer at the Dellinger Invitational in 28th-place in 19:56 โฆ took seventh at the season-opening Sundodger Invite in 20:54 โฆ named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.
2016-17 (Track): Redshirted the track season ... (Cross Country):ย Impressive freshman season saw her run in the top-seven at every race including her first NCAA Championships, helping the Huskies finish 12th nationally โฆ at her first nationals, finished 162nd overall in Terre Haute, crossing in 21:08 as the sixth Husky finisher โฆ helped the Dawgs to a big team title at the Wisconsin Invitational, scoring as the No. 5 finisher in 45th-place with a time of 20:57 โฆ also scored at the Washington Invitational in eighth-place overall, fifth among Huskies, in 20:19 โฆ at her first Pac-12 Championships finished 50th overall and seventh on the squad as UW was runner-up โฆ finished 54th at the West Regional meet, sixth on the team, in 20:46 โฆ first race was at the Sundodger Invite, competing unattached and placing sixth overall in 20:39.
High School and Personal: Born in Los Angeles โฆ parents are Lauren and Jeff Zielinski โฆ has one older sister, Brooke โฆ a 2015 Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships competitor, finishing 25th in the finals in December โฆ qualified for the Foot Locker national meet by taking seventh in the West Regionals โฆ finished sixth in the 2015 D-II CIF State Cross Country Championships and won the Crestview League title, and was fifth at the state meet as a sophomore in 2013 โฆ ran at the 2016 New Balance Nationals on the track in North Carolina, taking 11th in the 5,000-meters in 17:08.66 โฆ at the 2016 California state meet, was 10th in the 3,200-meters and was fourth her sophomore year โฆ ran at the 2016 Azusa Meet of Champions taking fourth in the 3,200m in 10:47.61 โฆ Crestview League champ in the 3,200m as a senior โฆ the Crestview League cross country course record-holder โฆ scholar-athlete award winner from 2012-16 and National Honor Society member graduating with a GPA of 4.6.
Major Meets
2016 Pac-12 XC - 50th (7th UW)
2016 Regional XC - 54th (6th UW)
2016 NCAA XC - 162nd (6th UW)
2017 Pac-12 XC - 42nd (6th UW)
2017 Regional XC - 79thย (6th UW)
2017 NCAA XC - 234thย (7th UW)
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Outdoor Bests
3000mโฆโฆ.9:53.20
5000mโฆโฆ.17:14.29
Academic Honors
2018 Pac-12 All-Academic XC 2nd Team
2018 Pac-12 All-Academic TF Honorable Mention
2017 Pac-12 All-Academic XC 2nd Team
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