Lindsey Sowards Nielson Athlete Profile - WCC

Lindsey Sowards Nielson

Class

Senior

Hometown

Alamosa,

Colorado

Last School

Alamosa High School

Roster Years

2009-2013

Parents are Martin and Lorna Sowards
Father ran cross country for Adams State College
Enjoys singing, playing the piano, reading, crocheting, being with family and friends, listening to music, taking naps, and interacting with animals
Majoring in Spanish teaching with a minor in TESOL K-12

Four-year letterwinner in both track and cross country at Alamosa HS
Owned a perfect 4.0 GPA in high school
Team captain all four years
Ranked as the No. 1 female athlete in her school and valley for four years
Regional champion her senior year in cross country after second and third-place finishes other years
An all-state runner, coming in third her sophomore year and eighth place as a senior
Named all-state in track for four years, earning multiple individual regional and state championships in several events and a member of several relay championship teams

2012: Junior
Place	Event	Time	Distance
4	BYU Autumn Classic	17:23.1	3Mile
32	Toledo Bubble Buster	13:57.7	4K
148	Wisconsin Invitational	20:30.0	6K
20	WCC Championships	21:21.0	6K
25	Mountain Region Championships	21:18.0	6K

* - Unattached

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2009

Sophmore Year 2010

Placed 18th at the Utah State Open in 17:48.9
Took 21st at the Aztec Invitational in 19:02.2
Ended the season at the Bob Firman Invitational with a 15th place finish in 19:12.9

Junior Year 2012

In first race of the year, led the Cougars to a second-place finish placing first for BYU and fourth overall at the BYU Autumn Classic
Placed third for BYU and 32nd overall at the Toledo Bubble Buster in 13:57.7
Finished third for BYU and 148th overall in 21:04.0 at the Wisconsin Invitational
At the WCC Championships, finished third for BYU and 20th overall in 21:21.0
During the Mountain Region Championships, placed second for BYU and 25th overall in 21:18.0 and received All-Mountain Region honors