Nichole Smith Class: Junior Hometown: Mercer, Pa. High School: Mercer Area Event: Distance

2006-07: [Cross Country] -- Competed in five meets including the ECAC Championships. [Indoors] -- Second-place finisher at the Gulden Relays in the 5,000 meters and at the Bucknell Winter Classic in the 3,000 ... set a personal record in the 3,000 (10:53.75) at the Bison Open and Multi. [Outdoors] -- Won the 3,000 steeplechase at the Jim Taylor Invitational (11:42.90) ... set a personal record in the 1,500 (4:58.07) at the Sam Howell Invitational ... established a personal-best and the fourth-best time in Bucknell history for the 3,000 steeplechase (11:20.70) at the Bison Outdoor Classic ... at the Patriot League Championships, finished 12th in the steeplechase.

2005-06: [Cross Country] -- Ran in three races, with a top finish of 16th at the Bison Open. [Indoors] -- Competed in four meets, running season bests in the 3,000 (11:02.55) at the Bucknell Winter Classic for ninth and in the 5,000 (19:42.48) at the Bucknell Heptagonal for 11th place. [Outdoors] -- Placed in the top ten for the 3,000 steeplechase in all four meets she participated in the event ... season best for the steeplechase came at the Paul Kaisser Classic (11:47.00) good for fourth place ... notched a season-best time in the 5,000 (19:23.76) at the Bison Outdoor Classic ... competed in the steeplechase at the Patriot League Championships in 12:02.09 for 10th overall.

Personal: Daughter of Thomas and Nancy Smith ... has one brother Joseph and one sister Melissa ... lettered four times in cross country and four times in track and field at Mercer Area Senior High School ... cross country district champion her junior and senior years ... state medalist her sophomore, junior, and senior year and qualified for states all four years of high school ... placed 10th and was a state qualifier in the 4x800 ... state qualifier in the 1,600 her junior and senior years ... sociology major.