Nicole Tully (née Schappert; born October 30, 1986) is an American middle- and

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. She holds best of 4:05.89 minutes for the

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and 15:05.58 minutes for the

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. She was the American national champion over the latter distance in 2015. She ran middle-distance for

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and was an NCAA All-American in 2011. She represented the United States at the

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in 2013.

Career

Early life and college running

Born to Ken Schappert and Jane Ackerman, Tully grew up in a sporting family. Her father has competed nationally in middle-distance running and for

, while was an

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finalist for the school in swimming. Tully grew up in

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and won state titles in running while attending Pope John Paul II High School briefly attended

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but, dissatisfied with her running development, transferred to her parents' alma mater. She began a business and marketing major at Villanova and met her future husband, Sean Tully, on the

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track team.Gambaccini, Peter (2015-07-13)
National 5K Champ is New to Event, Works Full-Time
''Runners World''. Retrieved on 2015-08-05. Running for the Villanova Wildcats under coach

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, in her freshman year Tully placed sixth in the

at the

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championships. She was in the top thirty at the 2009

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and was fifth in the

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championships over 1500 m. She enjoyed her most successful collegiate season during her last year at Villanova in 2011. She was twice runner-up in Big East competition (1000 m indoors, 1500 m outdoors) and came sixth at the 2010

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over

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.Nicole Tully
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2015-08-05.

Professional

After graduation, Nicole began studying for a master's degree in communication at

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and also continued running. In 2011 she improved her 1500 m best to 4:10.02 minutes and had her first national placing at the United States 5K Championships, coming seventh. A new best in the

mile run The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to ...

came in 2012 and her time of 4:30.65 to win at the Morton Games ranked her in the top ten globally. She ranked tenth nationally in the 1500 m at both the

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and the

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. By the end of the season she had knocked three seconds off her best, recording 4:06.87 minutes in Italy. Nicole failed to make the national finals in 2013 but made her international debut at the

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and made the 1500 m final, placing eighth. In her first appearance on the major international track circuit, she set a 3000 m best of 8:55.48 minutes to place tenth at the

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in New York. At the

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, Nicole Schappert placed 17th on 1500 meters representing Hoka 1 1/ NYAC in a time of 4:13.47. Working with Frank Gagliano at NJNY Track Club, she began to run over longer distances in 2015, starting with a fourth-place finish over

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at the

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. Nicole ran 4:11.65 in the 1500 m beating

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in Princeton. She ran her first

at the

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in May and surprised by taking third in a time of 15:05.58 minutes – this met the qualifying standard for the national team and was over 25 seconds faster than she anticipated before the race. In her second outing over the distance she won the national title at the

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, beating much favoured opposition. Tully ran 2016 Olympic standard in

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(4:05.89) in

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18 July 2015. Tully finished the 2015 year ranked 25th in the world in

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after finishing 14th in the 5000 m 2015 IAAF World Championships. On 1 May 2016, Nicole improved her personal best in 5000 m to 15:04.08. Nicole made the 5000 m final at 2016 US Olympic Trials (track and field). Nicole ran a personal best mile at 2016 Sir Walter Miler hosted by

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in 4:29.78.

Personal records

;Outdoor *

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– 2:02.86 min (2012) *

– 4:05.89 min (2015) *

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– 4:29.78 min (2016) *

– 8:55.48 min (2014) *

– 15:04.08 min (2016) ;Indoor *1500 meters – 4:12.33 min (2015) *Mile run – 4:31.34 min (2015) *3000 meters – 9:00.84 min (2014) *

Two miles The 2 mile (10,560 feet or 3,218.688 metres) is a historic running distance. Like the mile run, it is still contested at some invitational meets due its historical chronology in the United States and United Kingdom. It has been larg ...

– 9:39.38 min (2015)

National titles

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: 2015

International competitions

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tully, Nicole Living people 1986 births Track and field athletes from Florida American female middle-distance runners American female long-distance runners Villanova Wildcats women's track and field athletes Rutgers University alumni Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Sportspeople from Delray Beach, Florida Villanova Wildcats women's cross country runners Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's cross country runners USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American women