Jonathan Nelson Athlete Profile - MCC

Jonathan Nelson

Class

Junior

Hometown

Provo,

Utah

Last School

Timpview High School

Roster Years

2009 | 2013-2014

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

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

MWC Scholar-Athlete (2010)

2014: Junior
Place	Event	Time	Distance
3	Utah Open	19:19.0	6k
7	BYU Autumn Classic	20:31.0	4 miles
10	Notre Dame Invitational	23:33.0	5 miles
36	Wisconsin Adidas Invitational	24:13	8k
3	WCC Championships	23:28	8k
98	NCAA Championships	31:30.9	10k

2013: Sophomore
Place	Event	Time	Distance
1	Utah Open	18:58.7	6k
5	Autumn Classic	20:10.2	4 miles
22	Griak Invitational	24:51	8k
27	Wisconsin Adidas Invitational	23:49	8k
13	WCC Championships	23:55	8k
68	NCAA Championships	31:02.1	10k

2009: Freshman
Place	Event	Time
15	BYU Autumn Classic*	20:30.2
23	UC Riverside Invitational	24:54.4
49	Bill Dellinger Invitational	24:49.2
4	Pre-Nationals Invitational (Open)	25:00.8
17	MWC Championships	24:55.5

* - Unattached

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2009

Named MWC Co-Freshman of the Year following his 17th-place finish at the MWC Championships
Came in fourth place in the open race of the Pre-Nationals Invitational
Finished in 49th place at the Bill Dellinger Invitational
Earned a 23rd-place finish at the UC Riverside Invitational
Achieved a 15th-place finish at the BYU Autumn Classic

Sophmore Year 2013

Finished first overall at Utah Open in first race since 2009
Took fifth at the Autumn Classic and third for the Cougars, using a late surge to pass two Portland runners and help BYU beat their conference rivals
Placed 22nd overall and fifth for the Cougars at the Griak Invitational, helping the Cougars to first place overall
Took 27th overall and third for BYU to help the Cougars to a second place finish at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational
Took 13th overall at the WCC Championships, earning All-WCC honorable mention honors
Placed 68th at the NCAA Championships as the third Cougar to finish