Bio

As a Senior: All-Sunshine State Conference… All-South Region…South Region Runner of the Year…All-American…SSC all-championship team…NCAA South Regional all-championship team…USTFCCCA all-academic…SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll with perfect 4.0 GPA...D2ADA Academic Achievement Award…Competed in all eight races for Tampa…Posted four top-10 finishes and placed in top-25 in all eight meets…Opened the season with a ninth-place finish at UT Early Bird Classic (9/2)…Was 22nd at the USF Invitational (9/9) and 12th at the Florida State Invitational (9/23) with a season-best 5K showing at 18:19.69…Competed at the Lehigh Invitational (9/30), placing 22nd overall in first 6K race of season…Was fifth at the Disney Classic (10/8)…Ran to a fourth-place finish at SSC Championships (10/22), completing the course in 22:08.69…Claimed the NCAA South Regional (11/5) individual championship with a season-best 6K showing of 21:43…Capped off career with a 24th-place finish at NCAA Championships (11/19), posting a time of 22:07.

As a Junior: USTFCCCA all academic honors…Was named as an All-American…Named to the USTFCCCA all region team…USTFCCCA Female Runner of the Year…Was also named SSC Runner of the Year and a member of the all-conference team…Earned SSC Runner of the Week on four different occasions…Named to the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Member of the SSC all conference team…Participated in nine events…Won the NCAA South Regional in a time of 20:50.1 while setting regional course record…Also won the SSC Championships (11/6) in a time of 20:39.98…Had five other top 10 finishes while competing in the NCAA Division II National Championships, UT Early Bird Classic (9/3), Gator (9/18), Lehigh (10/1), Florida State (10/8), and Florida Tech Invites (9/11), including winning the Florida Southern Invite (10/22) with a time of 20:59.

As a Sophomore: All-SSC…All-South Region…SSC all-tournament team…NCAA South Regional all-tournament team…SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Earned five top-10 finishes including two top-five finishes…Placed third at the SSC Championships…Earned a sixth place finish at the NCAA South Regional…Placed 18th of 228 at the Florida Invitational…Earned an 11th place finish of 69 runners at the FSU Invitational…Placed fifth at the Florida Tech Invitational..Earned a ninth place finish at the Early Bird Classic…Finished seventh at the Pre-Nationals.

As a Freshman (2008): All-SSC…All-South region…USTFCCCA All-Academic…Participated in seven races…Finished third at the SSC Championships…Also finished third at the NCAA South Regional…Competed at the NCAA Championships.

As a Freshman (2007): Did not compete as a freshman following an injury. Received a medical redshirt.

High School: Ran for Bruce Calhoun at Seminole High School...Named Pinellas County Runner of the Year in 2005...Placed fourth in the 3,200 and fifth in the 5K at the state track meet...Set the school record in the 5K..Also ran track, where she finished fourth in the state...Nominee for the Wendy's High School Heisman.

Personal: Member of the Dean's List...Recipient of the Florida Runners Club Scholarship...Volunteers once a week at Seminole Elementary School...Daughter of Nino and Sara Nicolosi and Tom and Peggy Hayduke...Brother, Tony, was a four-year letterwinner and award winner for UT men's cross country team...Also has a borther (TJ) and sister (Kaylee)...Elementary education major…Birthdate: 12/30/88.