BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State College senior distance runner Nicole Mauro will be heading to an NCAA Division III championship meet for the second time in the past four months. 

Mauro's qualifying time of 17:24.82 in the 5,000-meter run was good enough to earn a spot at the 2008 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships which will be held at Ohio Northern University on March 14th and 15th.  She will be one of 12 competitors in the 5,000-meter race.

A native of Mashpee, Massachusetts, Mauro registered her qualifying time at the ECAC Division III Championships this past weekend held at Harvard University as she broke the BSC school record in the 5,000 for the fourth time this season.

Mauro has been impressive throughout the indoor track season as she has broken or helped to break a total of 10 school records during the 11 meets that the Bears competed in. Along with the 5,000-meter run, Mauro has eclipsed the school marks in the 3,000 (twice), the one mile run (once), the 4 x 800 medley relay (twice), and the distance medley relay (twice).

This past November, Mauro competed in the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship at St. Olaf College in Minnesota as she placed 135th in a field of 280 runners.

Click on the links below for the host website and the list of participants for each event:

2008 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships

2008 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championship Participants