Bio

Honors & Awards

• Named to American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team (2020)
• Letterwinner (2019)

2020 | Sophomore

• Named to American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team
• Ran in all five races this fall for Simpson
• Finished third on the team at three events, with two fifth-place performances
• Tallied 34th at the American Rivers Conference Championships
• Ended third at the Nebraska Wesleyan Dual and sixth in the Loras Triangular

2019 | Freshman

• Competed in all six meets for the Storm
• Ran a personal-best 8K of 28:06.9 at the Dan Huston Invitational
• Finished seventh on the team and 58th overall at the American Rivers Conference Championships

High School

• A 2019 graduate of Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center High School
• Coached by Colin Shawgo
• Named all-conference on three occasions
• Finished third as a team at state during sophomore year
• Earned All-State honors during junior and senior seasons for cross country and track and field
• Obtained all-conference honors during junior and senior years for track and field
• Received Academic All-State recognition in cross-country, track and field and basketball

Personal

• Son of Rod and Cozy Nelsen
• Has two sisters, Kennedy and Jazlyn
• Majoring in actuarial science and history