University of North Dakota Athletics

2014-15 (Freshman): Selected to the Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team … Named to UND's Fall 2014 Dean's List and Spring 2015 Dean’s List ... Named to UND’s Spring 2015 President’s Honor Roll … Placed eighth in the mile run at the SDSU Open with a time of 4:48.40 … Ran a season-best time of 27 minutes, 47.55 seconds in the 8,000-meter run at the Ron Pynn Classic … Earned his first letter.

Before UND: A 2014 graduate of Vilseck American High School in Vilseck, Germany ... A four-year letterwinnner in both track and cross country as a prep ... Earned All-DoDDS Conference honors in cross country in 2011 and 2012 ... Was the conference runner-up in 2012 after placing 13th in 2011 ... Placed fourth in the 3,200-meters at the 2013 DoDDS European Track Championships ... Placed sixth in the same event in 2014 ... Placed fourth in the 4x800 relay at both the 2011 and 2014 conference championship ... Finished sixth in the same event in 2013 ... Also lettered twice in wrestling as a prep ... Qualified for the DoDDS European Wrestling Championships during the 2010-11 season ... Member of the National Honor Society ... A National Merit Scholarship semfinalist in 2013.

Personal: Majoring in chemistry ... Son of David and Joan Nelson ... Father played hockey at Bemidji State University ... Brother, Michael, runs cross country at Saint John's (Minn.) University.