Personal
- Parents are Ray and Pamela Nelson
- Enjoys mountain biking, cross country skiing, racquetball, tennis, frisbee, and most outdoor activities
- A big 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
| 2014: Junior |
|---|
| Place | Event | Time | Distance |
| 3 | Utah Open | 19:19.0 | 6k |
| 7 | BYU Autumn Classic | 20:31.0 | 4 miles |
| 10 | Notre Dame Invitational | 23:33.0 | 5 miles |
| 36 | Wisconsin Adidas Invitational | 24:13 | 8k |
| 3 | WCC Championships | 23:28 | 8k |
| 98 | NCAA Championships | 31:30.9 | 10k |
| 2013: Sophomore |
|---|
| Place | Event | Time | Distance |
| 1 | Utah Open | 18:58.7 | 6k |
| 5 | Autumn Classic | 20:10.2 | 4 miles |
| 22 | Griak Invitational | 24:51 | 8k |
| 27 | Wisconsin Adidas Invitational | 23:49 | 8k |
| 13 | WCC Championships | 23:55 | 8k |
| 68 | NCAA Championships | 31:02.1 | 10k |
| 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
