Ari Nelson

Weight:
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Position:
Sprints/Jumps
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Ft. Wayne, Ind.
High School:
Homestead

2016-17 (SENIOR): Indoor: opened the season with a fifth place finish in the long jump at the Hoosier Open… runner-up finish in the long jump and crossed third in the 200m dash against Tennessee… earned first victory of the season in the long jump against Purdue… runner-up finisher at the Gladstein Invitational and the IU Relays in the long jump… placed 13^th at the Tyson Invitational in Arkansas in the long jump… recorded a sixth place finish in the long jump at the Big Ten Championships. Outdoor: took fifth in the long jump at the Pac-12 v Big Ten Challenge… runner-up at the Tennessee Relays in the long jump, also member of the third place Sprint Medley Relay team… took fourth in the long jump at the Louisville Invitational… career best jump of 6.30m (20-8) at the Longhorn Invitational to secure runner-up honors… secured five points in the long jump at the Big Ten Championships with a fourth place finish… finished her career with a 23^rd place finish at the NCAA East Regional.

2015-16 (JUNIOR): Indoor: runner-up in the long jump against Tennessee and at the Hoosier Hills Invitational… finished third in the long jump at the IU Relays. Outdoor: took fifth in the long jump at the Tiger Track Classic… runner-up at the Big Ten v. ACC Challenge in the long jump and against Purdue… won the long jump at the Billy Hayes Invitational with a season best mark of 6.10m… finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships in the long jump.

2014-15 (SOPHOMORE): Indoor: finished in second-place in the long jump at the Gladstein Invitational and third-place in the event at the Indiana University Relays…season-best of 5.95m to finish in seventh-place at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. Outdoor: was part of 4X100-meter relay team that finished in fifth-place at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in 45.90, the ninth fastest time in school history…finished in seventh-place in the long jump at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a season-best of 6.05m.

2013-14 (FRESHMAN) : Indoor: won the long jump at the Indiana-Purdue dual meet with a mark of 5.95m (19-6.25), the ninth best jump in school history...finished in 11^th place at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the long jump. Outdoor: finished first in her section of the long jump at the Texas Relays with a jump of 6.16m (20-2.5)...improved upon that jump to go 6.19m (20-3.75) to win the long jump at the Billy Hayes Invitational, with the sixth best jump in school history...qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round and finished 39^th in the long jump...ran a season-best time of 12.04 in the 100m dash at the Charlotte 49er Classic.

PREP: State Champion long jumper for Amy Barnes at Homestead High School ... took the state title in the long jump in 2013 after finishing as the runner-up in 2012 ... finished sixth in the 200m and ninth in the 100m in 2013 and sixth in the 100m and eighth in the 200m in 2012 ... fifth in the 3x100m relay for Fort Wayne Express club team at the 2013 USA Championships ... played three years of varsity soccer.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Eric and Kelley Nelson ... has two sisters, Alexa and Alena ... intends to major in psychology and/or criminal justice ... born September 2, 1994.