Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  Three-year returning letterwinner.....PBC All-Academic Team 2014, 2015, 2016....Ran in 5 of 6 meets in 2015....Finished 93rd at the 2015 PBC Championship Meet....Finished 20th at the 2015 USCA Pacer Intercollegiate Meet....Competed in 5 of 6 meets as a sophomore in 2014....Finished 12th at 2014 FMU Invitational with personal-best 5K time....Placed 100th at 2014 PBC Championships with a personal-best 6K time.....Ran in six of seven meets as a freshman in 2013....Finished 100th at the 2013 Peach Belt Conference Championship Meet (6K).....Season-best time (26:01) and finish (24th) at 2013 FMU Invitational....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society.....PBC Presidential Honor Roll 2014, 2015....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2013 (fall), 2014 (spring and fall), 2015 (spring).

PERSONAL:  Born Nicole Haley Edlmann in Summerville, S.C.....A graduate of Bishop England High School....Award-winning swimmer for the Battling Bishops....Nickname is Niki.

PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Nurse....Favorite Superhero when growing up: Starfire....Favorite Athlete: Ryan Lochte....Favorite Sports Team: USA Swim Team....Favorite Movie: Mad Max: Fury Road....Favorite TV Show: Grey’s Anatomy....Favorite Food: Hibachi....Favorite Vacation Spots: Neuschwanstein, Germany and Munich, Germany....Celebrity Crush: Jai Courtney....Favorite Sports Other than Your Own: Swimming, Martial arts, and Zumba....Favorite Website: iTunes....Favorite Social Media Site: Facebook....Your Motivation Music: Anything that sounds good....Favorite Thing About FMU: Nursing Program....Favorite Off-Field Activity: Swimming, dancing, and being with friends....Goals for Upcoming Season: Improve my 5K time and contribute to the team....Hobbies: Drawing, listening to music, exercising, writing stories, and doing nail art....Interesting Notes: I went to the High School State Championship four years in a row; I’m a 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do; I’m half-German and half-Hispanic; I’ve traveled to Germany and England....Brush With Greatness: I met Olympic swimmers Staciana Stitts and Robert Margalis. Met Iron Man triathlete, Mirinda Carfrae. I also swam in the Olympic Pool in Munich, Germany, where Mark Spitz won his seven gold medals.