Utah State University Athletics

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2019 XC).

2020 (FR)
Cross Country (2019): Ran in five races during the season with her best finish coming at the Utah Open, where she placed third with a time of 19:03.1… Best finish of the season came at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational as she captured eighth place with a time of 19:11.4… Finished with the 22nd-best time (18:16.90) at the Montana State Cross Country Classic… Placed 35th with a time of 22:21.9 in the “B” Race at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational… Finished 140th with a time of 21:32.8 at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letterwinner in track & field and cross country at Desert Hills High School in St. George, Utah… Helped lead the Thunder women’s cross country squad to a team title during her senior season… Earned all-state and MVP honors in cross country, placing sixth in the three-mile run at the 2018 UHSAA 4A State Cross Country Championships with a time of 18:31.1… Also placed second at the Region 9 Cross Country Championships in the three-mile run with a time of 17:52.1… Ran a personal-best time of 16:58.8 in the three-mile run at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic… Ran career-best times of 5:09 in the mile-run, which was recorded at the Region 9 Championships, 10:57 in the two-mile run, 2:21 in the 800-meter run and 18:04 in the 5,000 meters… Graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was ranked first in her class out of 480 students… Also earned academic honors and was a two-time academic all-state recipient… Also played soccer at Desert Hills HS.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Craig and Aliesa Nelson… One of six siblings…Majoring in elementary education.