Milwaukee Athletics

Collegiate Honors
• All-League Second Team (2017 Pentathlon)

Nelson's Cross Country Bio

2018 Indoor: Capped her collegiate career with another impressive performance in the multi, taking 10th overall in the pentathlon at her final Horizon League Championships ... started her final season taking fifth in lone jump, ninth in the 60m hurdles and 10th in high jump at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 13 ... one week later, turned in a season-best hurdle time of 9.62 at the home Tierney Classic ... came in seventh in hurdles, ninth in high jump and 11th in shot put at her final home meet - the Panther Tune-Up - Feb. 17 ... named to the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2017 Outdoor: Pushed through a nagging injury to still score and take seventh in the heptathlon at the league outdoor championships ... also came in ninth in javelin, 14th in long jump and 17th in the 100m hurdles at the conference meet ... was runner-up in the 100m hurdles and seventh in javelin at the season opener Mar. 25 ... had a busy day April 7 at Marquette, finishing third in the 100m hurdles, fifth in javelin, seventh in the 200m and ninth in long jump ... came in fifth in javelin, sixth in long jump and seventh in the 100m hurdles at the Pacesetter Invite April 22 ... competed at the 108th running of the Drake Relays, helped the shuttle hurdle relay post the fifth-fastest time in program history.

2017 Indoor: Finished the indoor season by bringing home the silver medal in the pentathlon at the Horizon League Championships ... combined score after those five events of 3,268 points now ranks her fifth in UWM history ... also came in 10th in the 60m hurdles and 11th in high jump at the league meet ... started the season taking fourth in the 60m hurdles and fifth in high jump at Whitewater Jan. 14 ... had a busy day one week later, taking fifth in the 60m hurdles, ninth in long jump and 18th in the 300m at the home Tierney Classic ... cleared 1.50m (4-11) in high jump at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 18.

2016 Outdoor: Successfully returned from injury, scoring and taking seventh in the heptathlon at the Horizon League Championships ... made first appearance on the year Mar. 26 at the Edmonds Invite, taking sixth in both the 200m and javelin ... placed fifth in the 100m hurdles, 10th in javelin and 16th in long jump at the Lee Calhoun Memorial April 15 ... was 11th in high jump at the Drake Alternative May 1.

2016 Indoor: Did not compete and maintained junior eligibility.

2015 Indoor: Came in third in the pentathlon, posting PRs in four events for a career-best score of 3044 points at the Horizon League Championships ... also competed in the high jump - taking 11th - and 60m hurdles - 12th - at the league meet ... came in fifth in the 60m hurdles and shot put and seventh in the 300m and long jump at the John Tierney Triangular Jan. 23 ... finished fourth in the 60m hurdles, eighth in the high jump and long jump and 14th in the shot put at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 20 ... in all, posted 13 top-10 finishes on the season. 2015 Outdoor: Finished fourth in the hepthatlon at the Horizon League Championships with a PR point total of 3,865 points ... came in fifth in the 400m hurdles, ninth in long jump and 10th in the 100m hurdles at the Billiken Kickoff Mar. 21 ... finished third in the 100m hurdles, seventh in javelin and eighth in long jump at Marquette April 10 ... posted a season-best 100m hurdle time of 14.92 at the Drake Alternative in prelims before taking fourth in finals ... also ran the 200m once on the year, taking 48th at the EIU Big Blue Classic.

2014 Indoor: Finished sixth in the pentathlon at the Horizon League Championships ... came in fifth in both high jump and the 600m in collegiate debut at the John Tierney Triangular Jan. 17 ... competed in the rare indoor 400m hurdles event once on the year, taking eighth at the Jack Jennett Invitational Feb. 1 ... finished runner-up in long jump and fifth in high jump at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 22. 2014 Outdoor: Competed in the heptathlon at the Horizon League Championships ... came in eighth in the 400m hurdles and 11th in the 100m hurdles at the Cougar Classic Mar. 22 ... finished third in the long jump and sixth in the javelin at the Marquette Duals April 4 ... had season-best marks in the 400m hurdles (1:10.36), long jump (4.88m) and javelin (18.35m) at the Gateway Invite April 19.

High School: Three-time state champ in 300m hurdles ... five-time state qualifier in track, having also earned a trip to the Wisconsin state meet in the 100m hurdles, taking fifth as a senior ... also qualified for cross country state meet three times, earning all-conference honors as a senior ... named academic all-state three years ... also played basketball for three years.

Personal: Daughter of Erik and Wendy Nelson ... born in Duluth, Minn. on June 8, 1995.