University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Bests

2015-16
Indoor Track & Field
Clocked 51.71 seconds for 400 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Took 10th in the 100 meters and 15th in the 200 meters at the Summit League Championships … clocked a wind-aided best of 10.95 for 100 meters and 22.74 for 200 meters … ran a season-best 51.49 seconds for 400 meters at the Husker Spring Invitational.

2014-15
Indoor Track & Field
Redshirted.

Outdoor Track & Field
Redshirted.

2013-14
All-league honoree for both indoor and outdoor seasons ... at the Summit League Outdoor Championships, helped 4x100 to a win while individually finishing fourth in the 200 and seventh in the 400 ... helped 4x400 win the indoor league title while individually finishing second in the 200 and third in the 400 at the meet ... posted league's top indoor 400 time of 48.55 ... helped 4x100 to a win and the 4x400 to a runner-up finish at the Sioux City Relays. Individually placed fourth in the 200 at that meet ... placed second in the 200 at the Mt. Marty Twilight ... was third in the 100 and fourth in the 200 at the Wildcat Classic ... during indoor season, placed second in the 400 at the Jack Johnson Classic and third in the 200 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet.

2012-13
Earned Newcomer of the Championship honors for both the indoor and outdoor Summit League Championship meets...ran a leg on the winning 4x100 relay and won the 200 in a season-best time of 21.49 at the Summit League Outdoor Championships...added a fourth-place finish in the 400 and 4x400 relay...won the 400 and helped the 4x400 to a league title at the Summit League Indoor Championships to earn All-Summit League honors...placed eighth at the USA Junior Championships in the 200 to earn junior All-American status...won the 200 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays...was part of 4x100 and 4x200 relays that won at the Sioux City Relays...won the 200 at the Duals and placed fourth in the 400...won the 200 at the USD Alumni Meet.

Prep
Talented sprinter from Madison High School...was Class A champion in the 400 meters (49.03)...state runner-up in the Class A 200 meters...anchored Class A state runner-up 4 x 100 relay.

Personal
Son of Doug and Cindy Nielsen...Health sciences and accounting double major and is in the Pre-Occupational Therapy program.