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Dylan Nelson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orange Park, Fla.
- High School:
- Oakleaf High School
College Bests:
5k: 17:27.3 (9/1/2023)
8k: 26:15.5 (10/14/2022)
10k: 34:37.6 (11/11/2022)
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3000m: 9:37.62 (3/16/2024)
3000m Steeple: 9:51.19 (3/26/2022)
5000m: 16:33.36 (4/22/2023)
Sophomore (2022-23)
Indoor: Did not compete
Cross Country
Competed in six meets… Conquered a fourth-place finish at the Huntingdon 8k/6k Invitational, timing at 27:23.9 in the 8k… Debuted in the 5k at the Jacksonville State Foothills Invitational for 96th (17:50.3)… Claimed a personal best in the 8k, finishing at 26:15.5 for 58th at the UAB Blazer Classic… Finished 39th in the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships at 26:54.5 in the 8k… Ran the 10k for 162nd (34:37.6) at the NCAA Division I South Regional Cross Country Championships
Freshman (2021-22)
Outdoor
Checked into the 3,000-meter, 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000-meter… Sits 10th all-time for Troy in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:37.34 at the Tiger Track Classic – finished third… Finished 13th at Weems Baskin Invitational, clocking in at 9:51.19 for the 3,000-meter
Cross Country
Finished the Queen City Invite in 224th place with a time of 29:17.66… Crossed the finish line 250th in 31:18.5 at the FSU Invite… Tallied a 65th-place finish in 30:10.3 at the Sun Belt Championships… Notched a 10k person-best in 37:52.47 at the NCAA South Regional, where he placed 172nd... Finished 43rd in 30:48.19 at the John ‘Doc’ Anderson Invite 8k… Recorded a 52nd-place finish at the Sun Belt Championships 8k in 28:29.50
High School
Ran four years at Oakleaf High School … Was the first distance runner to sign a Division-I scholarship in school history … Holds the school record in the 3200 … Four-time AAU/USATF national champion in the 2000 steeplechase … Dubbed a six-time AAU/USATF All-American, two-time New Balance All-South First Team Cross Country member and a four-time All- Clay County team member
Personal
Full name is Dylan Patrick Taylor Nelson … Born March 13, 2002 … Son of Mark and Christina Nelson … Majoring in exercise science
5k: 17:27.3 (9/1/2023)
8k: 26:15.5 (10/14/2022)
10k: 34:37.6 (11/11/2022)
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3000m: 9:37.62 (3/16/2024)
3000m Steeple: 9:51.19 (3/26/2022)
5000m: 16:33.36 (4/22/2023)
Sophomore (2022-23)
Outdoor: Competed in the 5,000-meter three times... Set a personal best in the 5,000-meter at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a time fo 16:33.36
Indoor: Did not compete
Cross Country
Competed in six meets… Conquered a fourth-place finish at the Huntingdon 8k/6k Invitational, timing at 27:23.9 in the 8k… Debuted in the 5k at the Jacksonville State Foothills Invitational for 96th (17:50.3)… Claimed a personal best in the 8k, finishing at 26:15.5 for 58th at the UAB Blazer Classic… Finished 39th in the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships at 26:54.5 in the 8k… Ran the 10k for 162nd (34:37.6) at the NCAA Division I South Regional Cross Country Championships
Freshman (2021-22)
Outdoor
Checked into the 3,000-meter, 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000-meter… Sits 10th all-time for Troy in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:37.34 at the Tiger Track Classic – finished third… Finished 13th at Weems Baskin Invitational, clocking in at 9:51.19 for the 3,000-meter
Cross Country
Finished the Queen City Invite in 224th place with a time of 29:17.66… Crossed the finish line 250th in 31:18.5 at the FSU Invite… Tallied a 65th-place finish in 30:10.3 at the Sun Belt Championships… Notched a 10k person-best in 37:52.47 at the NCAA South Regional, where he placed 172nd... Finished 43rd in 30:48.19 at the John ‘Doc’ Anderson Invite 8k… Recorded a 52nd-place finish at the Sun Belt Championships 8k in 28:29.50
High School
Ran four years at Oakleaf High School … Was the first distance runner to sign a Division-I scholarship in school history … Holds the school record in the 3200 … Four-time AAU/USATF national champion in the 2000 steeplechase … Dubbed a six-time AAU/USATF All-American, two-time New Balance All-South First Team Cross Country member and a four-time All- Clay County team member
Personal
Full name is Dylan Patrick Taylor Nelson … Born March 13, 2002 … Son of Mark and Christina Nelson … Majoring in exercise science
Troy vs. Kent State (Full Highlights)
Tuesday, November 04
Troy vs. Toledo (Full Highlights)
Tuesday, November 04
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (Kent State)
Tuesday, November 04
Players Postgame Press Conference (Kent State)
Tuesday, November 04
