“My final instructions were ‘Don’t try to make an Olympic final, just try to place as high as you possibly can,’’’ a ...

“Telling myself every single day that I belong.” Now Hiltz belongs in the Olympic final. Ethiopia’s Deribe Welteji won that second semifinal heat in a faster-than-it-looked 3:55.10 ...

Nikki Hiltz grabs the lead with two laps left in the indoor 1500m and hangs on to win, achieving the middle-distance double at the USATF Indoor Championships.

Nikki Hiltz is the first person to win five consecutive U.S. 1500m titles including both indoor and outdoor tracks. Hiltz followed their U.S. indoor 3000m title on Saturday by winning the 1500m on ...

Nikki Hiltz delivered in a big way, completing the 1,500m and 3,000m sweep at the 2025 USATF Indoor Championships. In both races, Hiltz executed perfectly. On Saturday, Shelby Houlihan led the 3 ...

With the pair of wins, Hiltz now has six national titles. “I PR’d in the mile, PR’d in the 3k, and then won the mile and the 3k at USAs, it doesn’t get much better than this,” Hiltz said.