University of South Dakota Athletics

2025
Appeared and started in all 29 matches and 113 sets … recorded 218 kills at a .235 swing rate with 66 digs and 78 blocks (10 solo) …  had a career-high 12 kills twice once in a four-set win over Denver (Oct. 23) where she swung an errorless .632 and at Omaha (Oct. 11) … recorded her first career ace at South Dakota State (Nov. 1) … had a three-game stretch where she averaged 9.3 kills with a .529 hitting percentage … at the tail end of that stretch, she had 18 kills on an errorless 26 swings over the last five sets played … hit .300+ in seven matches, +.400 three times and +.600 once … matched her career-high of eight blocks against Florida Gulf Coast (Sept. 12) … hit .292 for 10 kills with four blocks and three digs against Omaha (Nov. 6) … had 12 matches with 3+ blocks and six with 4+ … had a four-match stretch near the end of the year where she had double-digit kills in all four matches and tallied 10 total blocks.


2024
Appeared in 16 matches and made 15 starts in her freshman season … helped lead South Dakota to its fifth Summit League Tournament Championship and fifth NCAA DI National Tournament appearance … totaled 100 kills and 36 total blocks (seven solo) … had a career-high eight total blocks in just her second match as a Coyote to go with nine kills and a .421 swing rate against Air Force (Sept. 1) … had five matches with three or more blocks … put down a career-high 11 kills against Saint Louis (Sept. 21) … had 10 kills and a .500 swing rate in a 3-1 win over Iowa State (Sept. 14). 

Prep
A four-year varsity contributor for the Bulldogs earning all-state honors three times in South Dakota Class A ... set a school record for career kills with 1,410 to go with 315 total blocks ... posted totals of 429 kills, averaged 5.7 kills per set and had a.466 hitting percentage as a senior while helping Madison post a 20-8 record ... earned an AAU national all-star award twice while playing with Sanford Sports Academy ... also played basketball and competed in track and field at Madison ... owns the program's record in the high jump with a 5-6 clearance ... a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Daughter of Steve and Deb Nelson ... business major.