Nikki Chapple

Hometown: Melbourne, Australia High School: Balwyn Event: Distance

2006 -- Indoor - placed ninth in 5,000 meters (16:55.68) at Iowa State Classic and 14th (17:10.14) at Big Ten Championships... Outdoor - placed seventh in 1,500 meters (4:32.13) at Drake Relays... placed 23rd in 5,000 meters (17:11.03) at Big Ten Championships... letterwinner.

2005 -- Indoor - led team in 3,000 (9:38.19) and 5,000 meters (17:04.12)... placed fifth in 3,000 meters (9:42.90) and ninth in 5,000 meters (17:04.12) at Big Ten Championships... placed third in 3,000 meters (9:38.19) at Husker Invite... Outdoor - ran collegiate-best 4:30.76 in 1,500 meters at Florida Relays... won 1,500 meters at Mark Messersmith Invite (4:43.66) and placed second at Shamrock Invite (4:35.35)... ran lead leg on school-record setting 6,400-meter relay (20:40.89) at Drake Relays... placed third in women's category and was collegiate winner in Drake Relays 8,000-meter road race (28:54)... letterwinner... Cross Country - placed 35th at Big Ten Championships (22:31) and NCAA regional (22:21)... placed 24th (17:56) at Willamette Invite and 69th (21:40) at NCAA Pre-Nationals... letterwinner.

2004 -- Indoor - led team in 3,000 and 5,000 meters... provisionally qualified in 3,000 meters (9:34.17) at Husker Invite and in 5,000 meters (16:27.04) at Alex Wilson Invite... runner-up in 5,000 meters (17:11.68 - 26 laps) and placed third in 3,000 meters (9:37.80) at Big Ten Championships... won 5,000 meters (16:48.21) at ISU Classic and mile (4:59.85) at Gold Country Classic... placed third in mile (4:54.92) at Illinois Invite... ranks fourth in 3,000 meters, sixth in 5,000 meters and 10th in mile on Iowa's all-time best performers list... Outdoor - provisionally qualified for NCAA Championships in 10,000 meters with a collegiate-best 35:06.35 at Mt. SAC Relays... that time ranks fifth on Iowa's all-time bests list... led team in that event... placed eighth in 10,000 meters (36:23.92) and 11th in 5,000 meters (17:21.78) at Big Ten Championships... letterwinner ... Cross Country - one of two Hawkeyes to compete in every race... led Iowa in five consecutive meets, including the Big Ten Championships... ran collegiate-best 21:04 at NCAA regional, which ranks second in school history... set school and Ashton Course 4,000 meters record with her winning 14:09 at Hawkeye Triangular... led team in 5,000 (17:18) and 6,000 meters (21:04)... placed 18th at Big Ten Championships (21:48) and 46th at NCAA Pre-Nationals (21:39.7)... runner-up at Hawkeye Invite (10:28), which ranks third in school history... placed fifth at Murray Keating Invite (17:18.30)... letterwinner.

2003 -- Cross Country - led team at Big Ten Championships, placing 15th in 21:45... also ran season-best 6,000 meters (21:45) at Pre-National Invite... placed 32nd at NCAA regional (22:31)... letterwinner.

High School -- placed 42nd at 1998 World Junior Cross Country Championships in Morocco... also represented Australia in 3,000 and 5,000 meters at 1998 World Junior Athletics Championships in France... earned Ministerial Sporting Blue award in cross country... earned senior sports prize for winning Victorian dual state athletics championships in 1,500 and 3,000 meters... set Victorian state schools records in 1,500 and 3,000 meters and Victorian record in 5,000 meters for age 20-and-under women... coaches were Brian Hodgson and Pam Turney.

Personal -- born February 9, 1981... daughter of Chris Chapple and Shirley Washington... art major with a studio emphasis.

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