Rex Nelson

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Costa Mesa, Calif.

2013 (Senior)
• Finished 14th in the 5000m at the Big West Championships
• Clocked in with a 5K season-best 14:39.64 at the Ben Brown Invitational
• Registered a season-best 3:58.16 in the 1500m at the Oxy Invitational

2012 (Redshirt)
• Did not compete

2011 (Junior)
• Competed in the 5000m at the Big West Championships
• Established a season-best 14:32.29 at the Mt. SAC Relays

2010 (Sophomore)
• Placed 24th in the 5000m at the Big West Championships
• Notched a personal-record 14:29.20 at the Ben Brown Invitational
• Added a season-best 3:56.48 in the 1500m at the Big West Challenge

2009 (Freshman)
• Ran the 1500m (11th) and 5000m (32nd) at the Big West Championships
• Advanced to the 1500m finals with a time of 3:55.76
• Crossed the finish line in a career-best 3:55.10 at the Steve Scott 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

TOP MARKS AT UCI
1500m = 3:55.10 (2009 Steve Scott Invitational)
5000m = 14:29.20 (2010 Ben Brown Invitational)