Liam Nelson
Liam Nelson
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  • Hometown:
    Ellettsville, Ind.
  • Year:
    FR
  • High School:
    Edgewood H.S.

Bio

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2021-22 TRACK AND FIELD: Finished fifth in the 5,000-Meter Run (16:24.91), ninth in the 3,000-Meter Run (9:48.17) and his 1,600-Meter Relay team was 11th (4:22.68) during the River States Conference Indoor Championships ... top finish of the indoor season was fourth in the 5,000-Meter Run (16:33.38) at the Mount St. Joseph February Invitational ... was sixth in the 3,000-Meter Run at the Trojan Invite (9:32.64) and Robert H. Johnson Invite (9:38.75).

2021 CROSS COUNTRY: All-River States Conference Second Team with a time of 28:16 to finish in 14th ... competed in six events for the Red Wolves ... was 12th at IU East Invitational (30:03) ... top time of the season was a 28:03 at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge in Michigan.

2020-21 TRACK AND FIELD: Had a season-best time of 17:27.0 in the 5,000 meters during the River States Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... top performance in the 1,500 meters of 4:42.2 was at the Indiana Little State Championships.

2020-21 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished eighth in the Indiana University East Invitational in 29:32 ... best time of the season at the Taylor University Midwest XC Challenge 28:22 as he finished 12th.

HIGH SCHOOL: An all-area and all-conference honoree who competed in an Indiana regional cross country meet during all four of his high school seasons at Edgewood High School (Ind.) ... reports personal bests of 4:55 in the 1,600-meter run, 10:40 in the 3,200-meter run and 17:27 for a 5K cross country race.

ALL ABOUT LIAM

AREA OF STUDY: Human Life Science.

WHY LIAM CHOSE IU EAST: Great campus, people, price and education.

PARENTS: Tammi Nelson and William Nelson.