Kevin Nielsen
Multi-Events
Ht
6'
2"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Granite Bay, 
California
Last School
Granite Bay High School
Roster Years
2012 | 2015-2018


Personal

  • Wife's name is Samantha
  • Parents are Tricia and David
  • Has four sibilings including a twin 
  • Major is facility and property management
  • Also recruited by Arkansas and UC Berkely

Before BYU

  • Coached by Coach Kent

Stats

Personal Bests
Points/Mark/Time Event Meet
5728 Heptathlon 2017 MPSF Championships
7695 Decathlon 2018 NCAA Championships
7.54m (24' 9") Long Jump 2017 Boise State Challenge
2.06m (6' 9") High Jump 2016 BYU December Invite
4.76m (15' 7.25") Pole Vault 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships
12.75m (41' 10") Shot Put 2018 NCAA Championships
39.51m (129' 7") Discus 2018 Robison Invitational
50.63m (166' 1") Javelin 2018 Robison Invitational
8.22 60m Hurdles 2017 MPSF Championships
7.08 60m 2016 BYU Cougar Indoor
10.93 100m 2017 UNLV Invite and Sheila Tarr Multis
22.08 200m 2018 Mark Faldmo Invitational
48.88 400m 2017 Texas Relays
2:39.32 1000m 2016 MPSF Indoor Championships
4:28.45 1500m 2017 Texas Relays
14.68 110m Hurdles 2018 Robison Invitational

Career Stats

 

Mission

  • Houston
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2012

Sophmore Year 2016

Indoor

  • Set the school record in the heptathlon at the MPSF Championships with a score of 5,640 points; finished third overall
Junior Year 2017

Indoor

  • Earned All-America Second Team honors by taking 10th in the heptathlon (5,630) at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Senior Year 2018

Indoor

  • Scored 4457 points to finish fourth in the heptathlon at the Columbia Challenge
  • Took second place in the heptathlon at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a score of 5491 points

Outdoor

  • Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships after scoring 7,475 points in the decathlon at the Robison Invitational
  • Named a first-team All-American after taking eighth place in the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a score of 7,695 (No. 5 all-time at BYU)
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2015

Medical Redshirt Year 2015