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Nikki Garland Senior |
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Nikki Garland Senior |
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All-PBAC and All-Region runner who looks to return to the
NCAA Championships as a senior. 1999: Finished first or second in every meet until Regionals during the season ... Captured the GSU Twilight, Pre-PBAC, Winthrop Invitational and GSU Invitational meets during the season ... Earned All-PBAC honors with a second-place finish (18:29.7) at the PBAC Championships ... Finished fifth at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in a time of 22:38.41. 1998: Earned All-PBAC and All-Region honors for the Pirates as a sophomore. 1997: Became only the third Pirate cross country runner to qualify for the NCAA Championships as an individual ... Finished 86th out of 132 runners at Nationals as a freshman ... Earned All-PBAC and All-Region honors. HIGH SCHOOL: Ran track and cross country at Valdosta HS. PERSONAL: Born Melanie Nicole Garland on March 29, 1979, in Valdosta, Ga., her hometown ... Daughter of Melvin and Hattie Garland ... Majoring in physical education ... Lists gymnast Dominique Dawes as a favorite sports personality. |