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Class
Senior
Hometown
Provo,
Utah
Last School
Timpview High School
Roster Years
2010 | 2014-2016
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
Stats
Personal Bests | |||
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Time | Event | Venue | |
3:58.78 | 1500 meters | 2010 BYU Cougar Invitational | |
4:11.21 | Mile | 2014 Armory Invitational | |
8:11.24 | 3000 meters | 2014 UW Invitational | |
14:16.83 | 5000 meters | 2014 MPSF Championships |
Mission
- Neuquen
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2010
Indoor
- Took second at the 2010 BYU Indoor Invitational in the 3000 meters (8:38.18)
Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Placed 10th at the Stanford Invitational in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:35.60
- Finished in 11th place at the BYU Cougar Invitational in the 1500 meters (3:58.78)
- Took 11th in the mile at the BYU Robison Invitational in 4:22.11
- Took second in the 5000 meters (15:42.82) at the Wildcat Twilight Open Meet
Sophmore Year
2014
Indoor
- Placed third in the 3000m in 8:38.65 at the BYU Indoor Invitational
- Took 13th at the UW Invitational in the 3000m with a personal best time of 8:11.24
- Finished in fourth in the mile at the Armory Invitational in 4:11.21
- Took 14th at the MPSF Championships in the 5000m in 14:16.83
Junior Year
2015
Senior Year
2016
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- M Track & Field | Jul, 23
15 Cougars Named All-Academic
- W Track & Field | May, 28
Cougars ready for West Preliminary
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 28
Cougars ready for West Preliminary
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 08
Bringhurst leads Cougars at Armory Invitational
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 01
Jared Ward leads Cougars at UW Invitational
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 30
Distance runners to debut as BYU track goes to UW Invitational