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Anderson University

2024 Men's Cross Country

Ty Nelson

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 130
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Moore, S.C.
  • Highschool Dorman HS

Biography

2023
Competed in five races this season ... Finished 4th of 183 athletes at Converse Kickoff in men’s 8k (25:29) ... Placed 7th of 75 athletes in 8k race (25:47) at NCAA DII Regional Preview ... Ran a collegiate best 8k (24:27) at SAC Championships ... Posted a career best 10k (31:42) at the Regional Championships 

2022
Competed in all seven meets this year ... personal best (25:09.4) in the 8k at the UAH DII Festival Year Showcase ... 25th in the 10k (32:15) at the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championships ... personal best in the 10k (31:45.1) at the NCAA National Championships to finish 143rd ... All-SAC Third Team ... USTFCCCA All-Region ... USTFCCCA All-Academic.

2021
Competed in seven meets this season ... season best of 25:18 in the 8k at the Queen City Invite ... seventh place in the 8k at the Run the Berry Invite (28:53.7).

High School
Attended Dorman High School where he ran cross country & track for the Cavaliers...All-State and All-Region in 2020....Fourth on Dorman's all-time best for 5k and 3200m list ... Most Valuable Long Distance Runner in 2021...1600m County Champion...SCHSL Scholar Athlete...Academic Honors Diploma, AP Scholar with Honor, AP Scholar, Palmetto Fellows, National Honor Society, BETA club, and Scholar Athlete.

Personal
Born January 23, 2003...Son of Brian and Renee Nelson...Majoring in Math and Engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    5'8" 125 lbs
  • 2022Sophomore

    5'10" 127 lbs
  • 2023Junior

    5'10" 130 lbs
  • 2024Senior

    5'10" 130 lbs
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