Already the most decorated athlete in Nevada women's track and field history, Nicola Ader is looking to cap her college career with one final All-American honors.

“I know what I’m capable of, and it’s time to shine,” Ader said before leaving for Eugene, Ore., which will host this year's NCAA Championships.

It’ll be one last meet in a Wolf Pack uniform for the senior, which she called a bittersweet moment. Nationals cull the top-24 athletes in each event, with Ader qualifying in the heptathlon.

“The legacy that she’s left on this program is unmatched,” her coach, Scott Williamson, said. “Her name is all over the record book. Anybody that comes in here, they’re gonna see her name for many, many years. She’s on a different kind of level. She really has raised the standard.”

The six-time All-American will compete the heptathlon on Friday and Saturday at Hayward Field. She has the seventh-best score in the nation this season with 5,836 points. The top-eight finishers in the nation earned first-team All-American honors. The next eight get second-team All-American honors. Ader said she's feeling healthy and confidence heading into her last college meet.

“I’m much more confident in myself now,” Ader said. "In previous years, I struggled with feeling like a little kid. This year, I know what I’m capable of. I put a really good mark out there. And I know I can do even better. It was a solid competition the mark (of 5,836 points) I put out there, but there was no PR (personal records) in it. There were no really high highs in it. I just know there's just so much more in storage.”

The native of Germany is one of the most decorated Wolf Pack athletes to compete in Silver and Blue, making her final meet for the school one that comes with a lot of emotion.

"The university has given me a lot over the last five years," Ader said. "And just knowing that it will come to an end, it’s definitely sad but I’m just so grateful for everything and everybody who’s been so supportive along the way."

The heptathlon includes eight events split over two days. Those include the 100-meter hurdles, 200 meters, 800 meters, high jump, long jump, shot put and javelin.

"She’s come a long way in so many different aspects,” Williamson said. “Just the competition that she's gained and the competition that she's had this year is really kind of built on that level of confidence. She knows that she can go there and do some really special things. When you’re confident you can do great things. She’s kind of shown that she’s ready for the big-time performance at the big national meets.”

The favorite in the heptathlon is Florida sophomore Anna Hall, whose 6,458 points this season, second-best mark in NCAA history and top score in the world this year. To reach the podium, Ader would most likely have to add 100 points onto her school-record score of 5,836 points. She thinks it's attainable.

“While I like to call it a stupid piece of glass and wood, hopefully I think a little differently about it once I hold it in my hands,” Ader said of potentially earning a trophy. “And I’m really excited, honestly. That has always been my dream to be at the podium at national championships, and it's my last chance. Obviously, it adds a little bit of pressure, but I'm much more confident in my capabilities. I’m just ready.”

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