Personal
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Parents are Ray and Pamela Nelson
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Enjoys mountain biking, cross country skiing, racquetball, tennis, frisbee, and most outdoor activities
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Abig Wolfram Alpha fan
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Was a member of the Timpview HS Bomb Squad
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Played the Greek god Narcissus in a 6th-grade school play
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Majoring in statistics.
Before BYU
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Three-year letterwinner in both track and cross country at Timpview HS in Provo, UT
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Named a Timpview all-around student athlete
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Earned academic all-region accolades
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Named the school's MVP in cross country his junior and senior years
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2008 region champion and state champion in 2007 and 2008
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Gatorade Player of the Year in 2008
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Nike Southwest cross-regional runner-up
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Nike cross-nationals individual qualifier in 2008
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Bob Firman Invitational champion as a senior.
Summary
MWC Scholar-Athlete (2010)
Stats
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2009: Freshman |
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Place |
Event |
Time |
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15 |
BYU Autumn Classic* |
20:30.2 |
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23 |
UC Riverside Invitational |
24:54.4 |
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49 |
Bill Dellinger Invitational |
24:49.2 |
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4 |
Pre-Nationals Invitational (Open) |
25:00.8 |
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17 |
MWC Championships |
24:55.5 |
* - Unattached
2009 | Freshman Year
Named MWC Co-Freshman of the Year following his 17th-place finish at the MWC Championships ... came in fourth place in the open race of the Pre-Nationals Invitational with an 8K time of 25:00 ... finished in 49th place at the Bill Dellinger Invitational ... earned a 23rd-place finish at the UC Riverside Invitational ... achieved a 15th-place finish at the BYU Autumn Classic with a four-mile time of 20:30.