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Aaron Nelson
Aaron Nelson

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Walla Walla, Wash.

High School:
Walla Walla

Experience:
1V

11/09/2012

Top-Five Finishes For Huskies At Regionals

Senior Joey Bywater assures himself of an individual NCAA bid while hoping the team qualifies as well.

11/06/2012

NCAA Regional Action Comes To Seattle

The Husky women's team looks to earn a fifth-consecutive NCAA West Regional title.

10/27/2012

Dawgs Run Tough At Pac-12 Championships

Washington will now host the NCAA West Regional meet on Nov. 9

10/24/2012

Race Is On For Pac-12 Titles In SoCal

Katie Flood looks to defend her individual Pac-12 title as the Huskies are one of four teams ranked in the top-six nationally.

10/12/2012

Huskies Make Strides In Large Wisconsin Fields

Flood and Bywater lead the Huskies once again with Pac-12s just two weeks away.

11/10/2012

2012 NCAA West Regionals

Washington hosts Regionals at Jefferson Park Golf Course.

09/19/2012

2012 Sundodger Invite

The Husky cross country teams win the team titles at Lincoln Park in West Seattle.

Nelson Features
» Eclectic Freshman Class Energizes Husky Men (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 7, 2011)

2012 (Cross Country): Ran in the top-five every time he competed in the fall, including the two championship races ... placed 25th at the Pac-12 Championships, third on the squad, in an 8k time of 24-minutes, 15-seconds, an improvement of 12 places from his first year ... was the No. 5 finisher for the Dawgs at West Regionals, placing 49th overall in 30:32 as the Huskies finished fifth as a team ... fourth among Huskies at the Adidas Wisconsin Invite, placing 158th overall ... started the season with a fifth-place finish, second on the squad, at the Sundodger Invite at Lincoln Park.

2011-12: Was the top freshman on the Husky roster in his first fall season, and one of UW's most consistent runners ... after running unattached at the season-opening Sundodger, he went on to score for the Huskies at every race ... first race with the Husky jersey on was at the Roy Griak Invite in Minneapolis, where he finished 67th as the No. 3 Washington finisher, clocking 25:18 ... was third among Huskies at the loaded Wisconsin Invitational, placing 170th ... ran well at his first Pac-12 Championships in Arizona, finishing 37th in 24:26 and fourth on the squad ... the third UW finisher at NCAA West Regionals, placing 67th in a time of 30:49 for his first 10k ... placed 14th at the Sundodger in his first college race in 24:47 ... (Track): Ran just once on the track season, completing the 3k at the UW Invitational in 8:26.91 ... redshirted the outdoor season and did not compete unattached.

High School and Personal: Born in Moreno Valley, California ... parents are Juliet and Rob Nelson ... has one younger sister, Rachel ... one of the top distance runners in the state, took third at the Washington 4A State Cross Country Championships in the fall of 2010 ... named second team Northwest Region and first team All-State, and won the CBBN league title ... fourth at the 2010 Nike Pre-National meet ... placed 10th at the Nike Cross Nationals Northwest Regional, fifth among seniors ... named Big Nine Conference Runner of the Year in December 2010 ... as a junior in 2009, placed 20th at the cross country state championships ... on the track , took 13th at the Washington 4A state meet in the 1,600-meters as a senior ... ran at New Balance Indoor Nationals in 2011, placing seventh in the 5,000-meters in 15:12 ... 12th in the 3,200-meters at the 2011 Arcadia Invite in a PR of 9:16 ... was third at districts in the 3,200-meters as a junior and senior ... fifth at the 2010 Pasco Invitational at 3,200m in 9:18.65 ... also lettered two years in wrestling.

Major Meets
2011 Pac-12 XC - 37th (4th UW)
2011 Regional XC - 67th (3rd UW)
2012 Pac-12 XC - 25th (3rd UW)
2012 Regional XC - 49th (5th UW)

Collegiate Best Marks
3000m.......8:26.91i

Go Huskies!