2015-16 Women's Track & Field Roster

I/O Crystal Nelson

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Prev School Kingsborough C.C.

Biography

Career Statistics

Career Honors and Achievements
2015 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Southeast Region (800-meters)
2015 All-Peach Belt Conference Outdoor Second-Team and Runner-Up (800-meters)
2015 Program Record Holder in 800-meters (2:12.16)
2014-15 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Southeast Region (400-meters)
2014-15 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Southeast Region (800-meters)

Indoor Track & Field
2014-15: Ran in two meets and four events … named to USTFCCCA Indoor All-Southeast Region in both 400- and 800-meters … placed second in 800-meters (2:18.72) at UCS Invitational (2/21).

Outdoor Track & Field
2015: Saw action in seven meets and 11 events … had seven top five performances, including first five events as a Laker … set program record in 800-meters with time of 2:12.16 at Peach Belt Conference Championships (4/18) … time broke oldest women’s program record, previously held by Lakers first All-American Joni Guffey (2002), and broke previous league record … mark was good for PBC Runner-Up honors … won 800-meters (2:16.60) at Cougar Open (2/28) and 4x800-meter relay (9:45.73) at 5th Annual Adonica Ferguson Relays (3/1) … also placed third in 4x200-meter relay (1:52.64) at latter meet … won 4x400-meters (3:56.07) at Emory Invitational (3/21) and was fourth in 800-meters (2:16.93).

Kingsborough Community College
Indoor Track & Field
2013-14: Competed in six meets and 13 events … delivered seven top five finishes, including three first place finishes at the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Track & Field Championships (3/2) … at that meet, earned conference championships in 4x400-meter relay (4:07.42), 400-meters (58.00) and 800-meters (2:23.97) while finishing second in 200-meters (26.79) … earned runner-up finish in 800-meters (2:15.09) at National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Track & Field Championships (3/8).

Outdoor Track & Field
2014: Saw action in eight meets and incredible 24 events … had four first place finishes among 14 top five outings … won NJCAA Division III National Championship (5/10) in 800-meters (2:20.15) and was seventh in 4x400-meter relay (4:22.87) … time in 800-meters was a new NJCAA national record … earned All-American honors in 800-meters … also won 4x100-meters (53.60) at Richard Stockton Invitational (3/22) and 800-meters (2:29.26) and 1,500-meters (5:20.96) at CUNYAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/4).

2013: Redshirted.

Life Sciences High School: Competed in track & field for LSHS.

Personal: Born on January 8, 1990, Crystal is currently majoring in Health Professions.

Historical Player Information

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    2014-15Junior

    Mid-Distance
    5'7"
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    2015-16Senior

    Mid-Distance
    5'7"
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