Nicole Hardisty   Year: Freshman Hometown: Beaverton, Ore. Date of Birth: 11-21-89 Previous School: Valley Catholic HS Events: Javelin, Sprints

HIGH SCHOOL: All-around athlete… Helped her Valley Catholic team to back-to-back West Valley League basketball titles and place second and third at state, respectively, in the Oregon Class 3A tournament… Also helped track team to the league title her senior year when she ran her best 200 meter time with a pulled quadriceps in her right left and a pulled tendon in her right knee… Has high school personal bests of 13.48 in the 100, 27.08 in the 200, and 112-2 in the javelin… Also ran on several relay teams during her four years.

PERSONAL: Born November 21, 1989 to Chris and Dan Hardisty… Has one brother, Richard (20)… Hobbies include playing sports, camping, singing, and photography… Has been studying the Japanese language since she was four… Her grandfather, Jim Cole, created the first iron wood for golf… Is majoring in Mathematics at LCSC.

NICKNAME: Niki, Nickel, Nick
FAVORITE MOVIE: The Dark Knight
FAVORITE FOOD: Chicken divan with rice
FAVORITE PHRASE: You can always do what you set your mind to

FAVORITE BOOKS: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque; The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini; and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Doctor Who, House
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Romano's Macaroni Grill

FAVORITE MUSICIANS: Linkin Park, Nickelback, Dashboard Confessional, Rascal Flatts

CD YOU ARE LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW: X&Y by Coldplay
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTS MOMENT: Getting to play in the 3A basketball championship game my junior year

WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB: Teaching high school math
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS: Living abroad and possibly married

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT LCSC: It's a small and beautiful campus