Rex Nelson

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Costa Mesa, Calif.

2012 (Senior)
• UCI's top finisher at the NCAA West Regional
• Came in 58th with a 10000-meter personal-best 30:40
• Placed 23rd at the Big West Championships, covering the 8K course in 25:22.6
• Established a lifetime-best 24:43 at the Stanford Invitational (15th)
• Runner-up at the season-opening UCI Invitational, clocking in at 24:57.5

2011 (Junior)
• Completed the 10000-meter course at the NCAA West Regional in 32:48
• Had a top-30 showing in the 8K at the Big West Championships (24:49.4)
• Took ninth at the Cal State Northridge Invitational
• Placed 30th at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, running a season-best 24:35.11
• Earned Big West Athlete of the Week honors after finishing eighth out of 148 runners at the UCI Invitational (25:31.5)

2010 (Redshirt)
• Redshirted after competing in only one meet
• Finished 14th at the season-opening UC Irvine Invitational 8K with a time of 25:31.5

2009 (Sophomore)
• Came in 91st at the NCAA West Regional (32:57.90)
• Finished 28th at the Big West Championships with an 8K season-best 25:14.0
• Won the 8000-meter race at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in 25:19
• Placed third at the Cal Poly Invitational and fourth at the UC Irvine Invitational
• Added a 42nd-place showing at the Stanford Invitational (25:19)

2008 (Freshman)
• Ran a personal-record 32:32.06 over 10000-meters at the NCAA West Regional
• Finished 24th overall at the Big West Championships in an 8K season-best 25:20.8
• Took 19th in his collegiate debut at the UC Irvine Invitational

High School
• Graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 2008
• Qualified for the CIF-Southern Sections Masters meet with a school-record 9:02.42 in the 3200m
• Sunset League champion in the 1600m and 3200m

Personal
• Majoring in history
• Parents are Erin and Richard Nelson
• Has a sister, Ava, who competes on the UCI women's track & field team

TOP MARKS AT UCI
8K = 24:43 (2012 Stanford Invitational)
10K = 30:40 (2012 NCAA West Regional)