2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Garrett Nelson
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Garrett Nelson

Garrett Nelson

  • Position:
    Sprints/Hurdles
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Tampa, FL
  • High School:
    Poudre
  • Major:
    Electrical Engineering
NCAA APPEARANCES (1)
2022 NCAA 4x400m (o) (19th)
ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
2022 All-American Honorable Mention (o) (4x400m)

Garrett Nelson TFRRS

2023-24
Indoor
  • Compete in the 400m and 4x400m relay across four meets.
  • Season-best 400m: 49.16 (Potts Invitational.
Outdoor
  • Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round, placing 14th in the 400-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 50.65, just missing NCAA Championships qualification
  • Finished 6th in the 400h final at the Pac-12 Championships running a personal best 50.79 after running 51.27 in prelims.
  • Earned five top-10 finishes during the season, including a first-place finish at the CU Invitational (51.24).

2022-23
  • Indoor: Competed in four meets for the Buffs in the 200m, 400m and 4x400m ... finished the season placing fifth in the 4x400m at the Ken Shannon Invitational
  • Outdoor: Competed seven times ... won the 400h at the Kit Mayer Classic ... set a personal best of 51.62 in the 400h at the Pac-12 Championships ... placed 43rd in the 400h and 13th in the 4x400m at the NCAA West Preliminary Round

2021-22
  • Indoor: Competed in three meets ... placed 18th in the 400m and fourth in the 4x400m at the Pac-12 Invitational
  • Outdoor: Competed for the Buffs nine times ... placed fifth in the 400h and fourth in the 4x400m at the Pac-12 Championships ... finished 35th in the 400h at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, but qualified in the 4x400m ... placed 19th in the 4x400m at the NCAA Championships

2020-21
  • Indoor: Competed four times for the Buffs ... set a personal best of 22.15 in the 200m at the Air Force Invitational
  • Outdoor: Represented the Buffs in eight meets ... finished the season racing the 400h at the Pac-12 Championships, where he scored with a sixth-place finish

2019-20
  • Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Buffs ... ran a personal best in the 400m at the Colorado Invitational in 47.83 seconds ... competed at the MPSF Championships in the quarter-mile, finishing 24th
  • Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Poudre High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
  • Ran a personal best time of 37.15 in the 300h at the 2019 State Championships
  • The 2019 State Champion ran the 6th fastest time in Colorado history
    • Was also All-Conference in the 300h
  • Also recruited by the University of South Florida and Colorado State

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS
  • 300h - 37.15
  • 110h - 14.9

IN THE CLASSROOM
  • Graduated from the College of Engineering
  • Pursuing masters in finance

PERSONAL
  • Garrett Folke Nelson
  • Born on April 10, 2001
  • Son of Erik Nelson
  • Enjoys surfing and entrepreneurship
Colorado T&F/XC: 2016 HOF Sara Gorton Slattery
Monday, August 12
Bailey Hertenstein @baileyh_ Wins the Pac-12 5k Championship @cubuffstrack #gobuffs
Monday, May 13
Pac-12 TRACK Championships - Wrap Up
Monday, May 13
@cubufffstrack First Crack at NEW Potts Field #gobuffs
Wednesday, April 10