Bio

Honors & Awards

• Two-time American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team (2019-20)
• Two-time Letterwinner (2018-19)

2020 | Junior

• Named to American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team
• Ran in three meets for the Storm
• Tallied a time of 30:22.8 in the 6K at the American Rivers Conference Championships

2019 | Sophomore

• Appeared in five meets for Simpson
• Capped off her sophomore slate with a 5K time of 25:01.2 at the American Rivers Conference Championships

2018 | Freshman

• Ran in five meets during rookie season
• Produced her top 6K mark at the Dan Huson Invite with a 27:57.3
• Finished 22nd at the Bill Buxton Invitational in her first collegiate race

High School

• A 2018 graduate of Emmetsburg High School
• Coached by Katie Heddinger
• Earned academic all-conference honors
• Elected as cross country captain senior year
• Four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track
• Qualified for team state in 2015 and 2017

Personal

• Parents are Jim and Diane Nelson
• Has one brother, Robert, and two sisters, Maggie and Katie
• Majoring in English with a minor in secondary education