Troy University Athletics
2021 Cross Country Roster
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Nelson, Dylan
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Dylan Nelson
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Orange Park, Fla.
- High School:
- Oakleaf High School
Bio
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
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