Nicola Hood

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Dumfries, Scotland
	High School: Dumfries Academy

	Height / Weight: 5-0 / 110
	Event: Distance
	Experience: 2L

04/24/2012

Stevens: UNM/Fidelity Investments Honor The Best Lobo Scholar-Athletes

Awards banquet recognizes outstanding Lobo performances in the classroom

NEW MEXICO:

2011 Indoor: Finished eleventh place, unattached,in the 1 mile run at the New Mexico Invitational with a time of 5:13.59...Fifth-place unattached finish in the mile at the New Mexico Classic and Multis, posting a time of 5:08.10.

2011 Outdoor: Recorded a sixth-place finish in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 10:33.57...At the New Mexico Tailwind Invitational, Hood registered a 6th-place finish in the 1500mwith a 4:46.56 time and a 14th-place finish in the 800 meter run with a 2:25.19 time.

HIGH SCHOOL:

A 2008 graduate of Dumfries High School in Dumfries, Scotland...Broke the Scottish senior record for steeplechase at age 18.

PERSONAL:

Born in Dumfries, Scotland...Daughter of David, a court clerk, and Janice, a bank manager...Has two sibilings, Jillian and Ben...Hobbies include running, music, shopping, traveling, and meeting new people...Favorite athletes are Rory Fraser and Mo Farah...Favorite food is anything Italian...Majoring in public relations.

PERSONAL BESTS:

800-meters: 2:25.19
1,500-meters: 4:46.56
3,000m steeplechase: 10:33.57