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Nicole Bush Wins Gold at the 2008 NACAC Under 23 Championships
 
The Spartan All-American ran away from the field to finish first in the 3000m steeplechase.
 
 
 

 
Nicole Bush made her first appearance in Red, White and Blue, winning a gold medal at the NACAC Under 23 Championships on Saturday.
 
 

July 22, 2008

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State track & field All-American Nicole Bush represented the United States in grand fashion this weekend, winning gold in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2008 North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Under 23 Track & Field Championships in Toluca, Mexico.

Bush, who finished fourth at the recent U.S. Olympic Trials, battled the extreme mid-afternoon heat and the high altitudes to take an early lead and never look back, posting a winning time of 10:42.17.

The NACAC Under-23 Championships are held every two years in one of the 32 member nations of the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association.

Team USA easily dominated the medal count with 62 total medals: 28 gold, 26 silver, 8 bronze. Mexico finished a distant second with 19 medals, followed by Canada (3rd-15 medals), Jamaica (4th-11 medals) and the Dominican Republic (5th- 6 medals).