2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Nathan Nelson

  • Class Freshman
  • Position Pole Vault
  • Hometown Rochester, Minn.
  • High School Rochester Century High School
  • Instagram pole_vault_guy

Biography

 Personal Bests
 Pole vault  15-11 3/4 (4.87m)  1/13/24


TFFRS

2025 Indoor:
Placed seventh in the pole vault with a clearance of 15-4 1/4 at the Fighting Illini Invite (Jan. 25)...placed third in pole vault with a clearance of 15-7 at the Wisconsin Midwest Invitational (Jan. 11).

2024 Indoor Track: Finished seventh in the pole vault with a jump of 14-9 ¼ at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 19)...made his collegiate debut at the Wisconsin Midwest Invitational (Jan. 13), finishing fourth in the pole vault with a clearance of 15-11 3/4

High School: Senior year, was the state champion in the pole vault setting a meet record of 16 feet, one inch… won conference as a senior… finished second at state as a junior… finished third at state and first in section as a sophomore

Personal: Parents are Ward and Janet Nelson… has two sisters, Kendra and Sophie… majoring in mechanical engineering 

Why Wisconsin?

“Team spirit and energy.” 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2024-25Freshman

    Pole Vault