Nikki Hiltz (born October 23, 1994) is a mid-distance runner from

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. Hiltz attended

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, where in 2012 they won the CIF California State Championship in the 1600 meters. Hiltz is a 6 time

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n. Hiltz is openly gay, and came out as

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and

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, March 31, 2021.

High school

Hiltz won 6

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(CIF)

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titles while attending

.
Their 6 titles: ''2011 — 1600 m (4:51.94), 800 m (2:12.65) ''2012 — 1600 m (4:51.89), 800 m (2:10.10) ''2013 — 1600 m (4:44.93), 800 m (2:09.50) While attending Aptos Middle School, Hiltz ran a 400 m in 1:07.41 (2009), an 800 m in 2:51.54 (2008), a high jump of 1.37 m (2009), and long jump of 3.94 m (2008).

High school personal bests

University (
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Hiltz is a 6 time

n. They began their college career at

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in 2014 before transferring to

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in 2016. At the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Hiltz finished in 8th place with a time of 4:38.47 in the mile for the

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. Hiltz was a 2015

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Track and Field Team Champion as a member of the

at the

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. After the 2015 season, Hiltz transferred to

. In 2016 Hiltz, along with

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teammates Daina Harper, Therese Haiss and Jessica Kamilos, placed 5th in the DMR (Distance Medley Relay) with a time of 10:59.22 at the

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. Hiltz placed 6th in the mile, finishing with a time of 4:34.57 at the

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. In 2018, they earned First Team

honors in the 1500m Outdoors at the

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for the

. They also placed 3rd in the mile at the

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University personal bests

Professional

2018

In 2018, Hiltz signed with

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and trained with The Mission Athletics Club based in California after running a 1500 m time ranked in the top 100 in the world. In January of the same year they ran a then-personal best 2:05.16 in the 800 m. Later in the year Hiltz ran the

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Falmouth Mile placing 4th in 4:32.29. They followed up with a 5th place finish at the

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Ed Murphey Mile with a time of 4:32.59. They also ran the

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Hoka One Long Island Mile placing 12th in 4:39.23. Hiltz ranked 92nd in the world in the 1500 m with a personal best of 4:09.14.

2019

Hiltz ran an indoor 3000 m (9:04.32) at the JDL Fast Track Invitational, won the indoor mile (4:31.42) at the Husky Classic, and at the 2019 USA Track & Field Indoor Championships placed 5th in the mile (4:32.40) and 15th in the 2 mile (9:55.50). Hiltz won the 800 m (2:01.37) at the 2019 Bryan Clay Invitational, won the 1500 m (4:07.71) at the 2019 USATF Distance Classic, runner-up in the 1500 m (4:05.56) at 2019 Portland Track Festival, won the 800 m (2:02.93) at the 2019 Adrian Martinez Classic, won the 1500 m (4:05.97) at the 2019 Sunset Tour. They also placed 3rd in the 1500 m (4:03.55) at the

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. Hiltz ranked 19th in the world in the 1500 m with a personal best of 4:01.52 in the semi-finals of the

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Nikki Hiltz and Dominique Scott in Boston

2020

Hiltz ran the mile at the

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in 4:24.45, splitting a 1500 m time of 4:07.09 and placing 5th with an indoor personal best.

Race director

In 2020, Hiltz organized Virtual Pride 5k races and donated proceeds to the

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2021

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, Hiltz competed in the 1500 m at

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2022

September 11th, Hiltz finished 2nd at 2022

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in 4:17.4 behind winner

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Personal bests

Competition record

International competitions

Domestic competitions

References

External links

Nikki Hiltz's Aptos High School results
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Nikki Hiltz's University of Arkansas official Track profile
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