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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Ursuline College sophomore Nicole Burlinson ran a school record time of 2:10.67 in the 800 meter finals at the NCAA Division II National Championships on Saturday (March 15) evening, good for a fifth place finish. By virtue of scoring four team points, she earned NCAA Division II All-American honors.

There are nearly 1,500 student-athletes who compete in the 800 meter run during the course of the year and only 17 qualified for this weekend's National Championships. To see the results from the 800 meter final, click here.

Burlinson, also an All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference performer in cross country, set four individual school records this indoor season. She holds five UC indoor records from last season in addition to running on two record-setting relay teams.