Personal
- Parents are Howard and Janet Nielsen
- Has three brothers and four sisters
- Loved gymnastics since she was little, but couldn't start until 11 years old because there was no club where she lived
- Honor roll student for two years at Green Valley High School
- Majored in elementary education
- Likes to sing
Before BYU
- 1998 Region I beam champion in high school
- 1998 Nevada sate all-around champion
- 1998 Nevada state vault champion
- 1998 Nevada state floor champion
- State runner-up in beam
- Coached by Jiani Wu and Yuejiu Li at Las Vegas Flyers Club
- Level 10 all-around champion and beam champion
Stats
Career High:
| Beam: | 9.875 | vs. USU, Utah | 3/16/01, 3/23/01 |