Ty Nelson
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Weight:
- 130
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Moore, S.C.
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- High School:
- Dorman HS
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- Major:
- Engineering
2022-23
Competed in eight meets this season ... set a personal best in the 3,000m (8:51.34) at the Gamecock Opener ... season best 5,000m time (15:22.05) at the Carolina Challenge ... CSC Academic All-District.
2021-22
Competed in nine meets this season ... finished 11th in the 3k at the Gamecock Opener with a time of 9:06.92 ... set a personal best in the 5k at the South Carolina Invitational with a second place finish (15:20.45) ... set a personal best in the 3k (8:55.85) at the Camel City Invitational ... finished 14th in the 5k at the SAC Indoor Championships (15:24.19) ... finished seventh in the 5k (15:28.48) at the Trojan Opener ... set a personal best in the 1500m (4:08.26) at the SWU GottaRun Invite ... set a personal best in the 10k (31:44.25) at the SAC Outdoor Championships to record a top-10 finish.
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 Engineering.
