2011 Men's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Chase Nelson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Chamberlain High School
CAREER BESTS:
· 8,000m XC – 26:39.91
· 3,000m (I) – 8:47.69
· 5,000m (I) – 15:25.88
· 1,500m (O) – 4:07.52
· 5,000m (O) – 15:33.37
SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
(Cross Country): Competed in three meets for the Ospreys, clocking a season-best 27:03.65 at the FSU Invitational…(Indoor Track): Clocked a 4:28.88 in the mile at the Tiger Paw Invitational…Ran a personal-best 8:47.69 in the 3,000 meters at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational…Set a new personal record in the 5,000 meters with a 15:25.88 at the Atlantic Sun Championships, good for 11th place…(Outdoor Track): Ran a personal-best 4:07.52 in his only 1,500-meter race at the USF Collegiate Meet…Clocked a 15:33.37 in the 5,000 meters at the UNF Spring Break Invitational, a new personal record.
FRESHMAN (2009-10)
(Cross Country): Competed in three races for the Ospreys on the year…Placed fourth at the JU Short Course Duals with a time of 17:57.57…clocked a personal-best 8,000 meter time of 29:04.60 at the Mountain Dew Invitational. (Indoor Track): Posted a personal-best 5,000 meter time of 15:59.55 at the Tiger Paw Invitational…also ran a personal-best 3,000 meter time of 9:07.91 at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational…competed in the 3,000 meters (9:18.57) and 5,000 meters (16:25.39) where he finished 21st and 22nd, respectively. (Outdoor Track): Finished 18th at the FSU Relays in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 15:55.51…clocked a career-best time of 4:09.22 in the 1,500 meters at the UNF Osprey Challenge…placed 18th at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:00.12.
PREP AND PERSONAL
Coached by Bill Strack on a team that won its conference, district, region and was the 3A State Championship runner-up…was District Champion for his performance in the 3,200m in 2009…was a First-Team All-State selection his sophomore through his senior year in cross country as well as honorable mention in track and field…Graduated high school with a 4.3 overall GPA…Birthday: Dec. 8, 1989…Parents: Scott and Stephanie Nelson…Siblings: Ryan, Grant and Brad...Majoring in Transportation and Logistics…older brother, Grant, is a swimmer at the University of Kentucky…twin brother, Brad, runs cross country at the United States Coast Guard Academy.
