2017-18 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2020... Was named to the GSC All-Decade Team as an honorable mention.
2017... finished in 83rd at the NCAA Division II National Championship race with a time of 22:19.8... finished in sixth-place at the NCAA Division II South Region Championship with a time of 21:52.41... won the individual title at the GSC Championship with a first place time of 17:33.65... GSC Runner of the Week three times... owns the top time in the 5K in Montevallo Division II History with a time of 17:13.5 and in the 6K with a time of 21:24.83.
2016... Was named a Bronze Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll… was named a co-recipient of the athletic department's Margaret Blalock Award for the female Student-Athlete of the Year... was named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team… was named the Peach Belt Conference Runner of the Year for the third consecutive season… was named the Peach Belt Conference Runner of the Week three times during the season… was named a NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region selection… was named an All-Peach Belt Conference selection… won two individual races and registered a top-10 finish in six of the seven events she competed in for the Falcons during her junior season… claimed the individual title in the Jacksonville State Foothills Cross Country Invitational with a season-best 5K time of 17:49… also claimed the individual title in the Florida State Invitational with her time of 18:07 in the 5K event… posted a season-best 6K time of 21:29.5 at the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championship, which placed her third overall in individual standings.
2015... Was named a Bronze Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... was a recipient of the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Award... was named a co-recipient of the athletic department's Margaret Blalock Award for the female Student-Athlete of the Year... was named the Peach Belt Conference Runner of the Year... was named the Peach Belt Conference Runner of the Week twice... was named a NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region selection by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association... was named an All-Peach Belt Conference selection... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors... was named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic team... competed in all seven events for the Falcons during her sophomore season... recorded two of the top 10 5K times and one of the top 10 6K times in program history during her second season with the Falcons... registered five top-5 finishes... won three individual races... claimed the individual title at the Crimson Classic with a career-best 5K time of 18:17.2... set a new program record in the 5K with her time of 17:13.4, which placed her 26th overall... won the individual title at the Furman Classic with a season-best 6K time of 22:06.9... also won the individual title at Falcon Classic with a time of 22:21.3 in the 6K event.
2014... Shared the athletic department's Margaret Blalock Award as the Female Student-Athlete of the Year... was named the Peach Belt Conference Runner of the Year... was named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region team... was named All-Peach Belt Conference... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic team honors... was named the Peach Belt Conference Runner of the Week three times during the season... was named a Gold Scholar on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll... competed in all seven events for the Falcons during her freshman season... claimed the individual title in three events and posted a top-10 finish in five events during her first season with the program, including the top 5K time and top 6K time in school history... claimed the individual title at the Earl Jacoby Memorial at UAH, the GRU Invitational and the Peach Belt Conference Championship... posted a school-record time of 21:24.8 in the 6K at the Peach Belt Conference Championship... posted the school-record 5K time with her time of 18:39.5 in the Earl Jacoby Memorial at UAH.
High School... Graduated from T.R. Miller High School in Brewton, Ala... earned her team's Coaches Award in cross country.
Personal... Is a Biochemistry major at Montevallo... is the daughter of Robert and Pauline Nelson... has one brother, Brandon, and three sisters, Amber, Karisa and Allie.
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