Jonathan Nelson Athlete Profile

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Jonathan Nelson

Jonathan Nelson
Height: 5-9 Weight: 140 Class: Sophomore Roster Years: 2009 | 2012 Hometown: Provo, UT Last School: Timpview High School

Personal

  • Parents are Ray and Pamela Nelson
  • Enjoys mountain biking, cross country skiing, racquetball, tennis, frisbee, and most outdoor activities
  • Abig Wolfram Alpha fan
  • Was a member of the Timpview HS Bomb Squad
  • Played the Greek god Narcissus in a 6th-grade school play
  • Majoring in statistics.

Before BYU

  • Three-year letterwinner in both track and cross country at Timpview HS in Provo, UT
  • Named a Timpview all-around student athlete
  • Earned academic all-region accolades
  • Named the school's MVP in cross country his junior and senior years
  • 2008 region champion and state champion in 2007 and 2008
  • Gatorade Player of the Year in 2008
  • Nike Southwest cross-regional runner-up
  • Nike cross-nationals individual qualifier in 2008
  • Bob Firman Invitational champion as a senior.

Summary

MWC Scholar-Athlete (2010)

Stats

2009: Freshman
Place Event Time
15 BYU Autumn Classic* 20:30.2
23 UC Riverside Invitational 24:54.4
49 Bill Dellinger Invitational 24:49.2
4 Pre-Nationals Invitational (Open) 25:00.8
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.