Redbirds finish first day of competition at MVC Championships in second-place.
2011-2012: Received 2011-12 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 ... first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (24.56) earned a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (24.43) at a dual meet against Illinois ... second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (51.66) participated in the Saluki Miler Open Water and the 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 2012 awards banquet.
Boylan Catholic HS: Four-year varsity swimmer...team captain senior year...YMCA club team record-holder in the 50 and 100-free... member of the YMCA record-holding 200-yard relay team... led Boylan Catholic team to the conference title all four years and sectional champions her sophomore, junior and senior years... also competed four-year varsity in track... state qualifier in track her last two years... conference champion in all events ran her last two years... National Honors society member... four-year honor roll student... four-year Scholarly Athlete Award winner.
Personal: Born 3/22/93... daughter of Jeff and Connie Nelson... majoring in nursing ... earned a 4.0 during the 2011 fall semester.
