Personal
- Born in Tustin, California
- Parents are Curt and Cathy Nelson
- Majoring in Fitness and Wellness Management
Before BYU
- Lettered once in cross country and four times in track at Brea Olinda High School
- Graduated with a 4.0 GPA
- Was a BOHS, All Orange League and CIF Scholar Athlete
- Holds school records in the 200m, 400m, 800m, 4x100m, 4x400m and 4x800m
- Holds league record in the 200m and 4x400m relay
- League champ in the 200m, 400m, 800m, 4x100m and 4x400m
- Division III 800m runner-up in 1997
- 800m champion in 1998
- Placed eighth and ninth in the 800m at state championships in 1997 and 1998 respectively
- Finished fourth in the 800m at the 1998 Junior Olympics
Finished third in the 800m in a time of 2:13.04 at the Cal Poly Invitational. . . second-place finish at the UTEP Invitational with a time of 2:11.90. . . placed third in the 800m (2:15.18) at the UNLV Invitational. . . fourth-place finish in the 800m with a time of 2:12.20 at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays. . . ran the 800m in 2:14.39 at the Robison Invitational to finish third. . . fifth-place finish at the Texas Relays in the 800m with a time of 2:13.03. . . finished third in the 800m (2:12.27) at the BYU Tri-Meet. . . placed third at the Utah Collegiate Championships with a time of 2:13.16.
Second-place finish in the 800m at the Wilson Motor Open with a time of 2:25.24. . . finished seventh in the 800m (2:16.89) at the UTEP Invitational. . . placed fifth at the UNLV Invitational with a time of 2:17.03.