Nicol Traynor Class: Sophomore Hometown: Basking Ridge, N.J. High School: Ridge Position: Distance

2008-09:
Cross Country: Captured second place at the SPider Alumni Open with a time of 11:20.00...finished in a time of 22:39.00 at the Salty Dog Invite capturing second place...was named A-10 performer of the week 9/15...finished in a time of 20:47 capturing 14th place at the Paul Short Invitational...captured eleventh place with a time of 21:02 at the Penn State Nationals...placed third with a time of 17:48.1 at the A-10 conference championship receiving All-Conference honors...captured 14th place at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 21:29.1...

2007-08:
Cross Country: Named the Spiders' Most Outstanding Rookie Performer... Finished 11th at the A-10 Championship to earn All-Conference honors and was second on the team behind Kylee Schuler as the Spiders took the runner-up spot... Was the 12th freshman at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship helping lead the Spiders to a ninth place team finish.

Indoor: Ran on the gold-medal-winning 4x800m relay at the A-10 Championship along with Diana Filtz, Amy Van Alstine, and Tara Markey... Also at the A-10 Championship, finished 10th in the one mile and took fifth in the 3,000m (10:00.67).

Outdoor: Was the Spiders' Track MVP... One of four Spiders to qualify for the NCAA Regional Championship, clinching her spot with a time of 16:42.96 in the 5,000m at the A-10 Championship... That performance in the 5,000m at the A-10 was good for the bronze medal and earned her All-Conference honors... Captured her second A-10 bronze on the 4x800m relay with Diana Filtz, Paloma Krakower and Tara Markey in a time of 9:06.92... Ran 16:54.89 for the 5,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays in Los Angelos...Her time in the 1,500m of 4:38.72 at Georgia Tech was team's second-fastest of the season.

High School:
Was one of only nine seniors in the state of New Jersey to compete in the N.J. Cross Country Meet of Champions all four years... Named Third Team All-State in cross country as a junior and Second Team as a senior... Holds five school track records... Won the county title as a senior in the 1,600 and 3,200 during the both indoor and outdoor seasons, setting the meet records in both events outdoor... Won her school's Scholar-Athlete Award as a senior... Holds personal best marks of 5000 Meter Run - 17:31.97 set at the 2007 Nike Outdoor National meet, 3200 Meter Run - 10:32.86 run at the NJ 2007 Meet of Champions, 1600 Meter Run - 4:56.53 set in the 2007 NJ State Championships, 3000 Meter Run - 9:59.89 run at the 2007 Penn Relays. Was also an All-Conference and All-District backstroker.

Personal: Born May 6, 1989... Daughter of Mike and Martha Traynor.