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Senior
Hometown
Alamosa,
Colorado
Last School
Alamosa High School
Roster Years
2010-2014
Personal
- 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
Before BYU
- 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
Stats
PERSONAL BESTS: Mile- 4:56.54; 3000m- 10:00.67; 5000m- 16:34.13; 400m- 1:00.57
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2011
Indoor:
- Began the season with a win in the mile (5:13.33) at the BYU Indoor Invitational
- Placed fifth in the 3000m at the Snake River Open (10:18.31)
- Finished second in the 3000m at the Air Force Invitational (10:30.25)
Outdoor:
- Won the 3000m in 10:00.67 at the Trojan Tri-Meet
- Finished second in the 5000m at the Robison Invitational (17:55.36)
- Won the 5000m in 17:48.21 at the BYU Twilight Meet
Sophmore Year
2012
Indoor:
- Competed in the 3000m at the Husky Classic and finished 28th in 10:03.87
Junior Year
2013
Indoor:
- Opened 2013 with a second-place finish in the mile with a time of 4:56.54 at the Blue and Orange Opener
- Placed third in the 5,000m with a time of 16:34.76 during the Armory Collegiate Invitational
- During the MPSF Indoor Championships, finished sixth in the 5,000m with a time of 16:43.76
Outdoor:
- Began the outdoor season with a 10th-place finish in the 1,500m with a time of 4:27.28 at the Sun Angel Classic
- During the Mt. Sac Relays, placed 18th in the 5,000m with a time of 16:35.13
- Finished 15th overall in 400m with a time of 1:00.57 at the BYU Robison Invitational
Senior Year
2014
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2010
Medical Redshirt Year
2010
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Nielson and Carlisle overcome Texas A&M runners, claim first and second
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Women’s track to face top competition at Trojan Invitational
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Top-27 women's track athletes head to MPSF Indoor Championships
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Three Cougars score with top finishes at Armory Collegiate Invite
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Women's distance runners dominate at Blue & Orange Invitational
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2013 women's track and field season preview