Nicholas Arciniaga is an American

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who competed at the

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and finished 7th at the

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Running career

High school

Arciniaga attended Fountain Valley High School, where he ran cross country and track under coach Barry Migliorini. He started out as an 800-meter runner before he made a transition to longer-distance events.

Collegiate

Arciniaga competed in college for the

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and graduated in 2006. He specialized in the 5K. He was also the men's 1500-meter champion at the 2005 Cal-Nevada Track & Field Championships.

Post-collegiate

After college, Arciniaga moved to distance-running hub

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, where he began a training program with coach Greg McMillian. In 2007, Nick ran 2:17:08 at

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in November. In 2009, Nick ran 2:13:46 at

in November. In 2011 (January 30), Arciniaga competed in the Chevron

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where he finished 2nd in a time of 2:11:30. During the summer that same year, Arciniaga competed in the men's marathon at the world championships where he finished 41st. In 2012, Arciniaga placed 8th representing McMillan Elite adidas in 2:11:56 at 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston, Texas on January 14, 2012. In 2013, Arciniaga won the

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and placed 1st in St. Paul, MN in a season best time of 2:13:11 on October 6 at 2013 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. In 2014, Arciniaga finished 7th at the

. Nick Arciniaga was 9th in 2:14:31 in Duluth, MN at 2014 Grandma's Marathon on June 21. In 2015, he began training for the 10K on the track with Scott Smith, peaking in the spring. On May 1, 2015, he set his 10,000 meter personal best in the second section of the men's 10K at the Payton Jordan Invitational, recording 28:29.71.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arciniaga, Nicolas Living people American male long-distance runners American male marathon runners California State University, Fullerton alumni 1983 births