The NAU Review — A record-breaking run, a new view of CO2, Flagstaff 🚲 Month and an NAU Online grad heads to law school

May 10, 2022

Nur sets NCAA record in 5,000-meter run

Competing with some of the world’s fastest 5,000-meter runners, the stage was set for Abdihamid Nur and Nico Young to make history at Friday night’s Sound Running Track Meet in San Juan Capistrano, California. And make history they did—the pair of Lumberjacks quickly moved into the top five and held their spaces, eventually finishing in first and second. Nur finished with an NCAA record-breaking time of 13:06.32, and Young finished at 13:11.30, the third-fastest collegiate time in history.

🎓 Destination: Law school 🎓

Arizona was an unplanned detour for NAU grad Samantha Barrera. Originally from the UK, she was sightseeing through the American Southwest before heading to New Zealand for a job. But she fell in love, got married and got divorced after her then-husband abused her. Participating in that domestic violence trial made her want to become a lawyer. But first, she needed a bachelor’s degree. Barrera earned her associate’s degree and then found NAU’s Personalized Learning program. Last weekend, she graduated with a degree in liberal studies, a Distinguished Senior award from NAU Online and Statewide and a scholarship offer to attend the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law.