Nicole Varca
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- Birth Date:
- January 19th
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- Height:
- 5'0
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Wethersfield, Conn.
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- High School:
- Wethersfield
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- Position:
- Mid Distance/Jumps
Bio
AS A JUNIOR...
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
- 200M RUN
- Finished 11th (29.22) at the University of Southern Maine Open on 1/28
- 600M RUN
- Finished 3rd (1:45.36) at the University of Southern Maine Open on 1/28
- Finished 8th (1:43.98) at the Wesleyan Invitational on 2/4
- Finished 5th (1:45.72) at the Kelly Invitational on 2/11
- 800M RUN
- Finished 7th (2.33.32) at the Pioneer Invitational on 1/21
- 1000M RUN
- Finished 7th (3.14.31) at Northeastern University on 12/10
- 1 MILE RUN
- Finished 16th (5:46.57) at the Tufts Invitational on 1/14
AS A SOPHOMORE...
CROSS COUNTRY
- Won the team's Most Improved Performer award
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
- Won the team's Most Improved Performer award
- 800m RUN
- Finished tenth (2:36.68) at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
- 4x400m RELAY
- Ran the third leg for the 13th-place relay team (4:29.63) at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
- LONG JUMP
- Finished 22nd (4.64m, 15'2.75") at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
- Won the team's Coaches' Appreciation award
- 200m DASH
- Finished 21st (29.80s) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic
- Finished 21st (29.22s) at the Smith College Pioneer Classic
- Finished 33rd (28.61s) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
- Finished 16th (29.23s) at the Regis Pride Classic
- 800m RUN
- Finished 27th (2:49.49) at the Wesleyan Invitational
- Finished 29th (2:39.30) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic
- Finished 16th (2:27.97) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
- 1500m RUN
- Finished 12th (5:17.77) at the Smith College Pioneer Classic
- Finished 30th (5:16.61) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
- LONG JUMP
- Finished 25th (3.63m, 11'11") at the Wesleyan Invitational
- Finished 25th (3.88m, 12'8.75") at the Tufts Snowflake Classic
- 4x400m RELAY
- Completed the final leg for the ninth-place relay team (4:20.69) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
- Ran the second leg for the first-place relay team (4:23.29) at the Regis Pride Classic
- 4x800m RELAY
- Ran the second leg for the first-place relay team (10:16.69) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
- Ran the second leg for the 13th-place relay team (10:00.44) at the New England DIII Championships
AS A FRESHMAN...
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
- 200m DASH
- Finished 47th (31.24s) at the Fitchburg State Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational
- Finished 37th (31.13s) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
- Finished 21st (31.34s) at the Regis Pride Classic
- 400m RUN
- Finished 29th (1:13.25) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
- Finished 25th (1:07.38) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
- Finished fifth (1:09.08) at the Regis Pride Classic
- 800m RUN
- Finished 36th (3:00.53) in her Emmanuel debut at the Wesleyan Spring Invitational
- Finished 55th (3:05.29) at the Fitchburg State Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational
- LONG JUMP
- Finished 13th (4.07m, 13'4.25") at the Wesleyan Spring Invitational
- Finished 13th (4.22m, 13'10.25") at the Fitchburg State Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational
- Finished 13th (4.24m, 13'11") at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
- Finished 18th (4.17m) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
- Finished sixth (3.99m, 13'1.25) at the Regis Pride Classic
- 4x800m RELAY
- Ran the third leg for the third-place relay team (10:47.32) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
- Ran the first leg for the third-place relay team (11:34.55) at the Regis Pride Classic
BEFORE EMMANUEL...
- Varca was a three-sport athlete at Wethersfield High School (Wethersfield, Conn.)
- Ran four years of Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
- Captained all three teams in her senior year.
PLAYER PROFILE
- Major: Secondary Education / History
- Career Aspirations: to become a high school history teacher
- Favorite Movie: Mean Girls
- Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby
- Favorite Pre-Race Meal: pasta
- Favorite Late-Night Snack: ice cream
- Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: Jean Yawkey Center
- Most Exciting Athletic Experience: breaking the 4x800m relay school record in senior year of high school
- Most Respected Professional Athlete: Steve Prefontaine