2014-15 Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
2013-14: Member of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that set a new school record (3:24.55) at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship … finished in ninth place at the MVC Championship in the 100-yard freestyle (51.88) … set a new season best in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.49) at the MVC Championship … recorded a new season best in the 50-yard freestyle (24.07) and was a member of the third place 200-yard freestyle relay team (1:33.93) at the MVC Championship; the 200-yard freestyle relay’s time was the best of the season … named to the all-conference team … member of first-place 400-yard freestyle relay team (3:34.99) at the Butler Invite … on the 200-yard medley relay team (1:48.67) that claimed first place at the Butler Invite … member of the 800-yard freestyle team that finished first (7:34.63), and the 200-yard medley relay team that finished seventh (1:47.23) at the Zippy Invitational … member of the first-place 400-yard freestyle relay team (3:27.00) at the Zippy Invite, setting a new season best … named to the 2014 MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... spring grade-point average (GPA): 3.75 … cumulative GPA: 3.65.
2012-13: Received MVC Honorable Mention honors ... named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... swan a personal-best time during the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.73) at the MVC Championship ... member of the second-place school record breaking 200-yard freestyle relay (1:33.80) at the MVC Championship ... member of the first-place 400-yard medley relay (3:59.81) at a dual meet against Washington (Mo.) ... member of the first-place 200-yard medley relay (1:49.99) at a dual meet against Nebraska-Omaha ... part of the first-place 10x50-meter freestyle relay at the Copa Coqui Invitational ... member of fourth-place 200-yard freestyle relay (1:35.39) at the Zippy Invitational ... part of the first-place 200-yard freestyle relay (1:36.20) and took first in the 50-yard freestyle (24.22) and 100-yard freestyle (52.51) at a dual meet against Illinois ... part of the first-place 200-yard medley relay (1:49.64) team and earned first in the 50-yard freestyle (24.76) against conference opponent Northern Iowa ... member of the second-place 200-yard freestyle relay (1:37.11) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:33.87) at the Dennis Stark Relays.
2011-12: Received MVC First-Team All-Conference honors ... earned first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (24.56) in a conference meet against Evansville ... first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (53.17) against Evansville ... member of the first-place 200-yard medley relay team in dual meets against Evansville and Nebraska-Omaha ... earned a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (24.43) at a dual meet against Illinois ... participated in the Saluki Miler Open Water and Notre Dame Relays ... first-place finish against UNI in the 50-yard freestyle (24.65) ... earned second place in the 100-yard freestyle (51.15) during the MVC Championship ... named Most Valuable Swimmer and Newcomer of the Year at the team awards banquet.
Boylan Catholic HS: Four-year varsity swimmer ... team captain senior year ... YMCA club team record-holder in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle ... member of the YMCA record-holding 200-yard relay team ... led Boylan Catholic to the conference title all four years and sectional champions her sophomore, junior and senior years ... also competed for the track and field team for four years ... state qualifier in track her last two years ... conference champion in all events ran her last two years ... National Honor Society member ... four-year honor roll student ... four-year Scholarly Athlete Award winner.
Personal: Born March 22, 1993 ... daughter of Jeff and Connie Nelson ... majoring in nursing.
Personal Bests: 50-yard freestyle: 23.64; 100-yard freestyle: 51.66; 200-yard freestyle: 1:53.73.
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