Bio

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Became first Indiana University East women's cross country runner to qualify for NAIA National Championships. ... Finished 292nd at NAIA National Championships on Nov. 21 in Vancouver, Wash. ... Qualified for NAIA National Championships with second-place finish at Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference meet on Nov. 6 in Nashville, Tenn. ... ... First IU East women's cross country runner named to All-KIAC team. ... Set school record with 5K time of 21:30 at KIAC meet on Nov. 6. ... Earned highest individual placing for any IU East cross country women's runner with sixth-place finish at Earlham College Invitational on Oct. 3. ... KIAC Runner of the week for week of Sept. 7 and week of Nov. 9. ... First IU East women's cross country runner to earn KIAC Runner of the Week honors.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Four top-50 finishes in six races. IU East's top runner in four of six races. ... Finished three seconds away from a trip to the NAIA National Championships with an 11th-place finish and then-school-record time of 22:36 at the Kentucky Intercollegiate Conference Championships. ... Academic All-KIAC selection.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference and academic all-conference performer at Hagerstown High School. IHSAA regional and semistate qualifier in cross country

ALL ABOUT NICOLE

AREA OF STUDY: Nutrition/Dietetics

WHY NICOLE CHOSE IU EAST: Close to home, affordable, Indiana University degree and a chance to run.

MOST MEMORABLE CROSS COUNTRY/DISTANCE RUNNING MOMENT: Qualifying for semistate as a high school junior and earning high school all-conference honors.

PARENTS: Kent and Sandy House

SIBLING: Jessica

FAVORITE FOOD: Pineapple and ham pizza

FAVORITE TV SHOW: "Tool Academy"

FAVORITE SUBJECT: Science

FAVORITE IU EAST CLASS: Chemistry

FAVORITE IU EAST PROFESSOR: Lecturer Errol Huffman

FAVORITE MOVIE: "Without a Paddle"

HOBBIES: Swimming, biking, running and scrapbooking

NON-ATHLETE I ADMIRE MOST: My parents