Mary Nelson
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Emmetsburg, Iowa
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- High School:
- Emmetsburg
Bio
Honors & Awards
- A-R-C All-Academic (2019)
- Two-time Letterwinner (2018-19)
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