Jo Yurcaba is a reporter for NBC Out.
Transgender and nonbinary middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz ran the second fastest time ever of any American in the women’s 1500-meter race at the U.S. Olympic Trials Sunday, qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Hiltz, who uses they/them pronouns, charged ahead of Elle St. Pierre and Emily Mackay in the final stretch of the race, finishing with a time of 3:55:33, a trials record. All of the top eight finishers set a new personal best time, according to OutSports.
“We all had to rise because of her … Awesome team we’re sending to Paris.” Pierre and the second place finisher, Emily Mackay, also qualified for the Paris Olympics Sunday. Hiltz wrote in a social media post Monday that a childhood dream of theirs came true when they qualified for the Paris Olympics. “I’m not sure when this will fully sink in,” they wrote.
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