Nicole Aish (maiden name Jefferson, born March 8, 1976) is a long distance runner who is a U.S. National Championship Marathon winner and a bronze medalist at the 2003 Pan American Games in the 5,000 metres.
[1] She ran cross country and track at Western Colorado Mountaineers with Elva Dryer.
Aish set multiple school records[2] on her way to becoming the national champion at the 1998 and 1999 NCAA Division II Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 3,000 metres.
She finished her college career also as the one mile national champion in the 1999 NCAA Division II Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships.
[5] They ran together and won respective men's and woman's titles in the Monterey Half Marathon.