Personal Records
Cross Country: 5000m - 16:25.40 ... 6000m - 21:25.0 ... Four Mile - 21:07.20 ... 8000m - 26:07.92 ... 10000m - 34:02.2
Andrew Nelson's Race-by-Race Results
2016: Ran in all seven races … finished in the top-30 with a time of 21:25.0 at Oakland’s Golden Grizzly Open (9/2) … placed 15th (27:14.1) at the Ray Helsing Bulldog Invite (9/10) … notched a time of 26:34 at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (9/19) … set a new 8k personal-best at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 26:07.92 (10/1) … garnered a 16th-place finish with a time of 28:18.6 at the Michigan Intercollegiate (10/7) … crossed the finish line in 27:31.1 at the GLIAC Championships (10/22) ... finished the 10k NCAA Midwest Regional (11/5) in a time of 34:16.48.
2015: Competed in all six meets … posted a mark of 16:25.40 in the 5k race at the EMU Celebration (9/5) … finished ninth with a new personal-best (21:07.20) at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/12) … completed the course in 27:50.00 at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/19) … placed eighth with a time of 26:54.00 at the Michigan Intercollegiate (10/9) … recorded a season-best (26:38.60) in the 8k race of the GLIAC Championships (10/24) … finished 26:38.60 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/7).
2014: Ran in all seven meets ... placed 31st (21:42.52) at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/6) ... posted a time of 26:49 at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/12) ... finished 32nd (26:50.53) at the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/4) ... ran a 26:46.2 at the Lucian Rosa Invitational (10/11) ... came in 11th overall (27:35.75) at the LSSU Invitational (10/25) ... broke his personal best 8K time with a mark of 26:29.9 at the GLIAC Championships (11/7) ... notched a time of 34:02.2 at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/22).
2013: Ran in first six meets ... made his collegiate debut at the Detroit Titan Invitational (9/7), finishing 32nd with four-mile time of 22:45.88 ... posted season-best time in the 8K of 26:49 to place 104th at the MSU Spartan Invitational (9/13) ... finished 89th (27:34) at the Western Ontario Invitational (9/21) ... placed 39th (28:15.93) at the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational (10/5) ... recorded time of 28:11.35 to finish 25th at Michigan Intercollegiate (10/11) ... had open time of 27:55.2 at the GLIAC Championships (10/26).
High School: A 2013 graduate of Romeo High School ... was a three-year cross country letterwinner for the Bulldogs and coach Mike Buslepp, a former Wayne State letter winner ... earned All-Region honors as a senior after running a 15:52 for 5K ... was a two-time All-County selection ... selected All-League accolades his last three seasons at RHS ... was a two-year bowling letter winner and a three-year track letter winner ... served as a team captain in all three sports and was all-league in all three sports.
Personal: Full name--Andrew P. Nelson ... born November 11, 1994, in Warren ... son of Mark and Maureen Nelson ... has a younger brother, Adam ... is a business administration/management major ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2014, Fall 2014, Winter 2016, Fall 2016 and Winter 2017 ... is a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council
... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
| Andrew Nelson's Career Statistics |
| 2013 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
22:45.88 |
32nd |
| MSU Spartan Invitational |
26:49 |
135th |
| Western Ontario Invitational |
27:34 |
89th |
| SIU-Edwardsville Invitational |
28:15.93 |
39th |
| Michigan Intercollegiate |
28:11.35 |
25th |
| GLIAC Championships |
27:55.2 |
Open |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
DNR |
DNR |
| NCAA Division II Championships |
DNR |
DNR |
| 2014 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
21:24.52 |
31st |
| MSU Spartan Invitational |
26:49 |
122nd |
| SIU-Edwardsville Invitational |
26:50.53 |
32nd |
| UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational |
26:46.2 |
50th |
| LSSU Invitational |
27:35.75 |
11th |
| GLIAC Championships |
26:29.9 |
72nd |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
34:02.2 |
115th |
| 2015 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| EMU Celebration |
16:25.40 |
69th |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
21:07.20 |
9th |
| MSU Spartan Invitational |
27:50 |
156th |
| Michigan Intercollegiate |
26:54.00 |
8th |
| GLIAC Championships |
26:38.60 |
74th |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
33:32.20 |
105th |
| 2016 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| Oakland Golden Grizzly Open |
21:25.0 |
26th |
| Ray Helsing Bulldog Invite |
27:14.1 |
15th |
| MSU Spartan Invitational |
26.34 |
99th |
| Greater Louisville Classic |
26:07.92 |
36th |
| Michigan Intercollegiate |
28:18.6 |
16th |
| GLIAC Championships |
27:31.1 |
71st |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
34:16.48 |
154th |
