Jonathan Nelson - M Track & Field

Jonathan Nelson

Distance #0

Class

Senior

Hometown

Provo,

Utah

Last School

Timpview High School

Roster Years

2010 | 2014-2016

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

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2010

Indoor

Outdoor

Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Placed 10th at the Stanford Invitational in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:35.60
Finished in 11th place at the BYU Cougar Invitational in the 1500 meters (3:58.78)
Took 11th in the mile at the BYU Robison Invitational in 4:22.11
Took second in the 5000 meters (15:42.82) at the Wildcat Twilight Open Meet

Sophmore Year 2014

Indoor

Placed third in the 3000m in 8:38.65 at the BYU Indoor Invitational
Took 13th at the UW Invitational in the 3000m with a personal best time of 8:11.24
Finished in fourth in the mile at the Armory Invitational in 4:11.21
Took 14th at the MPSF Championships in the 5000m in 14:16.83