Tim Nelson

Tim Nelson may refer to:

Tim Nelson (athlete)

Tim Nelson is an American distance runner, who earned All-American honors at the University of Wisconsin and qualified for the 2009 World Track and Field Championships for the U.S. team.

High School

Nelson hails from California where he attended Liberty Christian Academy and graduated in 2003. Tim Nelson won 3 California State CIF cross country championships:
2000 Tim Nelson (Liberty Christian)..............15:31 (Northern Section sophomore class record)
2001 Tim Nelson (Liberty Christian) .............15:35
2002 Tim Nelson (Liberty Christian) .............15:39
Over the course of his high school career he qualified for two Footlocker National Championship in 2001 and 2002. Tim Nelson (Liberty Christian) wins the 2002 State CIF 3200 title over defending champ, Kyle Alcorn (Buchanan).

University of Wisconsin

Nelson went onto Wisconsin where he made an impact on the team immediately, placing high at the conference and regional level in his freshman year and qualifying for the NCAA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships where he placed 10th in the 10000 meters. His junior year he was part of a national cross-country championship team in 2006 with an 18th place finish at Nationals in 30:06 in which he was the 6th man for the team. He also was an All-American (top 8 finisher) at the NCAA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2005, 2006, and 2007. He was also the 2007 Big Ten Champion in the 5000 meters his senior year.

Tim Nelson (lacrosse)

Tim Nelson (born c. 1963) was a three-time first-team All-American NCAA lacrosse player at Syracuse University from 1983 to 1985.

Lacrosse Career

Nelson teamed with Brad Kotz to lead the Orange to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1983, as well as two additional appearances in the finals in 1984 and 1985.

Statistically, Nelson's best season was 1984, where his 103 points was the 2nd highest total to that point, and he led Syracuse to an undefeated 13 and 0 regular season record. Nelson got hurt early in the National Championship and sat out the rest of the game, with Syracuse ending the year 15 and 1.

Nelson is fourth in all-time NCAA Division I total points, with 99 goals and 221 assists for 320 total points in 58 games. He was awarded the Jack Turnbull Award as National Attackman of the Year in 1983, 1984, and 1985.

Nelson began his college career at North Carolina State in 1982, but transferred to Syracuse after the North Carolina State program was cancelled. Nelson played his high school lacrosse at Yorktown High School.