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Laura Nelson

Laura Nelson

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    Volunteer Assistant

2019-20
Cross Country
Finished 18th at the Summit League Championships in 22:12.7 … one of seven women to race in all seven meets … scored for the Coyotes in all seven meets as well … clocked a season-best 5,000-meter time of 17:47.9 at the Augustana Twilight to place 10th … it marked the seventh-fastest time in the league this season … posted a season-best 6,000-meter time of 21:59.3 at the Bradley Pink Classic, taking 29th place in the field ... placed 10th at the NDSU Bison Open … finished 26th at Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational in 18:31.4 for 5,000 meters … member of the Coyotes’ squad at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing 112th in 22:45.6 … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Recorded a personal best mile time of 5:17.36 at the Jim Emmerich Invitational … also recorded a season-best of 10:27.99 for 3,000 meters at the Jim Emmerich Invitational … took seventh in the 3,000 meters at the SDSU Holiday Invitational in 10:33.81 … tallied a pair of top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19
Cross Country
Placed 20th at the Summit League Championships with a time of 22:24.21 … helped South Dakota capture its fifth-straight Summit League Championship team title … finished in the Coyotes’ top-seven at all six meets during the season … placed 82nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a season-best 6,000-meter time of 21:56.0 … was the second Coyote across the line at the Woody Greeno Invitational, placing 20th overall in 22:08.6 … placed fifth at the Augustana Twilight in 17:33.50 for 5,000 meters … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Placed seventh in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships with a season-best time of 17:31.38 … clocked a season best of 10:11.65 for 3,000 meters at the Nebraska Tune-Up, finishing fourth in the race … took fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet in 10:14.50 … tallied seven top-10 finishes during the season.

Outdoor Track & Field
Placed seventh in the 10,000 meters at the Summit League Championships with a season best of 37:03.76 … also clocked a season best time of 17:47.50 for the 5,000 meters at the league meet … finished runner-up in the 5,000 meters at the Sioux City Relays in 17:53.02 … tallied four top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2017-18
Cross Country
Led South Dakota to its fourth-straight Summit League Championship … garnered all-Summit League second team honors in eighth place with a time of 21:34.38 … finished 59th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in a personal best of 21:19.17 … USD took fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regional, the highest finish by the Coyotes since the move to NCAA Division I … finished in the Coyotes’ top-seven at all six meets during the season, scoring in five of them … placed fourth at the Woody Greeno Invitational and 20th at the Bradley Pink Classic to lift the Coyotes to team titles … clocked 21:33.7 at the Bradley Pink Classic … tallied three top-10 finishes on the season … made the Summit League honor roll.

Indoor Track & Field
Placed fourth in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships with a time of 17:04.92 … also finished ninth in the 3,000 meters in 9:54.27 at the Summit meet … won the 5,000 meters at the Tyson Invitational with a personal best clocking of 16:50.07 … the time ranks fourth in USD program history for the 5,000 meters … placed third in the 3,000 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet with a time of 10:05.25 … clocked 5:18.66 for the mile at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet, placing fifth … took fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Jack Johnson Classic … placed in the top-10 for all eight races during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors with a runner-up finish in the 10,000 meters by clocking 36:27.58 … also earned all-league honors in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:30.33 for third place … clocked a personal best of 34:56.88 for eighth in her heat of the Mt. SAC Relays … the time ranks third in USD program history for 10,000 meters … finished seventh at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in the 5,000 meters with a personal best of 16:46.51 … the time ranks third in USD program history for 5,000 meters … finished runner-up in the 5,000 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in 17:05.64 … also placed second in the 5,000 meters at the South Dakota Invitational … placed fourth in the 10,000 meters at the Drake Relays with a time of 35:52.07 … tallied seven top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
A two-time South Dakota Class B champion (2013, 2016) in cross country and two-time champion in track and field ... medaled at five state cross country meets and led the Raiders to a runner-up performance in 2014 ... finished 19th at the 2016 Nike Heartland Regional with a personal best of 18:02 for 5,000 meters ... has 11 state medals with a pair of golds from 2015 in the 3,200 meters and 4x800-meter relay ... holds personal bests of 5:17 for 1,600 meters and 11:34 for 3,200 meters ... 4x800 relay set the Howard Dakota Relays Class B record in 2014 with a time of 9:57.67 ... a three-year starter on the Raiders' basketball team and helped the team to a 2014 state tournament appearance.
 

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