Arizona
2004 (Senior): One of the Wildcats' strongest returning distance runners... Will play a strong role in building team confidence during the 2003 cross country season... Expected to have an impact at the conference championships during the track season... 2003 (Redshirt Junior): Sat out the 2002 cross country season, saving a redshirt year... Team's only steeplechase runner... 2002 (Junior): Sat out the 2002 track season, saving a redshirt season... Placed 25th at the Pac-10 Cross Country Championships and 43rd at the NCAA West Regional... 2001 (Sophomore): Finished 19th (21:24.41) as the team's No. 3 runner at the Pac-10 Cross Country Championships... Finished 51st (22:07) at the NCAA West Regional during cross country... Placed ninth at the Purdue Invitational and 45th at the Notre Dame Invitational.
Boise State
Ran for the Broncos' cross country and track and field teams as a freshman in 1999-2000... Had best times of 9:53 in the 3000m and 17:17 in the 5000m... Second at the conference meet in the 5000m and seventh in the 3000m.
High School
Ayala High School, Chino Hills, Calif.: Earned four letters in both cross country and track and field... First-team All-Sierra League pick all four years... Ayala Scholar-Athlete of the Year and San Bernardino County Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1998-99.
Personal
Nicole Marie Gurnicz... Born June 11, 1981, in Des Plaines, Ill... Daughter of Peter and Cynthia DelDuca... Has two brothers, Dominic and Francis, and one sister, Chastin... Lists several hobbies, including soccer, traveling, going to the beach and people watching... Academic major is business.
