If the American sports fans didn’t know about Nikki Hiltz before, they do now. The 29-year-old, nonbinary runner won the women’s 1,500-meter final in dominant fashion on Day 10 of the U.S.
Track and Field Olympic Team Trials on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon. The Aptos native, a former standout at University of Oregon and later University of Arkansas, is Paris bound for the 2024 Summer Games, their first Olympics. Hiltz blazed to the win in a personal-best and meet record 3 minutes, 55.
33 seconds. Their previous best was 3:59.64, set at at Diamond League Monaco on July 21, 2023.
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz wins the women's 1,500-meter final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon.
(George Walker IV - The Associated Press) Aptos native Nikki Hiltz reacts after winning in the women's 1,500-meter final on Day 10 of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon.
(Patrick Smith - Getty Images) Aptos native Nikki Hiltz celebrates after winning the women's 1,500-meter final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon.
(George Walker IV - The Associated Press) Bronze medalist Elle St. Pierre, gold medalist Nikki Hiltz, and silver medalist Heather McKay pose with their medals after competing in the women's 1,500-meter final on Day 10 of the 2024 U.S.
Olympic Team Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday. (Patrick Smith - Getty Images) After doing just enough t.
