The 5-foot-4 senior raced to victory at the OSSAA Class 6A state meet this past season in a time of 17:27.4 to help steer the Rams to the team championship. Nelson was the top Oklahoma finisher at the Nike Cross South Regional, crossing the finish line in tenth at 17:56.2. A winner in 3 of her 6 races, she placed fourth at the Chile Pepper Festival in Arkansas in a season-best 17:26.0.
Nelson has maintained a weighted 3.61 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to run cross country and track at Oklahoma State University this fall.
Nelson has volunteered locally with the planning and operations of various athletic events on campus, Nelson also has donated her time locally as part of Leadership Group in weekly tutoring of local elementary school students in a variety of subjects throughout the year.
