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