Nick Arciniaga

Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Hometown: Fountain Valley, CA Age on race day: 28 Best Qualifying Performance: 2:11:30, Houston, 2011 PRs: Half-Marathon, 1:03:22 (2010); Marathon, 2:11:30 (2011) Olympic Trials Marathon History: 17^th – 2:17:08 (2008)

Career Highlights:

2^nd – 2011 Chevron Houston Marathon, 2:11:30 (PR) 3^rd – 2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon, 2:11:48 5^th – 2009 Ohme 30K

Additional Highlights:

2011

2^nd – Chevron Houston Marathon (2:11:30) 4^th – USA 25K Championships 14^th – USA Track & Field Championships 10,000m 41^st – IAAF World Championships Marathon (2:24:06) 

2010

7^th – USA Half Marathon Championships (1:03:22 PR) 15^th – NYC Half (1:03:48) 3^rd – USA 25K Championships 3^rd – Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon (2:11:48) 15^th – Bank of America Chicago Marathon (2:18:12) 2^nd – USA Club Cross Country Championships 10K

2009

3^rd – Papa John’s 10 Miler 5^th – Ohme 30K 8^th – ING New York City Marathon, 2:13:46

Of Note:

Graduated from Cal State-Fullerton in 2006 with a degree in accounting … Promised father he would get a “real job” after the Chicago Marathon if he didn’t run well; posted 2:16:58 in his marathon debut for the 2008 Trials “A” standard … Top American in the 2008 Boston Marathon, 10^th in 2:16:13 … Set his PR at Chevron Houston Marathon 2011 after pacing Team USA Arizona / McMillan Elite teammate Brett Gotcher through 25K; ended up finishing second, ahead of Gotcher. Twitter: @nickarciniaga