2019-20 Track and Field Roster

DENTON: TX - SEPTEMBER 6: Mean Green men and women's Cross Country head shots and team photos at Apogee Stadium in Denton September 6, 2018 in Denton, Texas. (Photo by Rick Yeatts)

Baylee Nelson

  • Height
    5-6
  • Class
    Graduate Student
  • Highschool
    Justin Northwest
  • Hometown
    Justin, TX

Biography

2018-19
Did not compete
 
2017-18
Cross Country
- Finished 19th at the Ken Garland Invitational with a career-best time of 20:19.9
- Placed 22nd at the Baylor Twilight Invitational with a time of 14:38.2
- Came in 70th at the C-USA Championships with a career-best time of 19:31.9
- Finished 99th at the NCAA South Central Regional with a career-best time of 22:17.3
 
Indoor Track & Field
- Placed fourth in the 800 in 2:12.61 at the C-USA Championships (2/17/18)
- Captured the mile title with a career-best time of 5:10.36 at the Ted Nelson Invitational (1/12/18)
- Took first place in the distance medley relay in 12:38.07 at the Ted Nelson Invitational (1/12/18)
 
Outdoor Track & Field
- Placed sixth in the 800 in 2:12.32 at the C-USA Championships (5/11/18)
- Took second place in the 800 in 2:12.08 at the Texas State Bobcat Classic (4/27/18)
- Finished third in the 4x400 in 3:48.7 at the Texas State Bobcat Classic (4/27/18)
 
2016-17
Cross Country
- Placed 38th at the Baylor Twilight Invitational with a time of 15:29.2
- Finished 34th at the Gerald Richey Invitational with a time of 20:02.8
- Placed 24th at the Ken Garland Invitational with a time of 19:54.0
- Came in 94th at the Chile Pepper Festival with a career-best time of 19:15.1 in the 5k
- Placed 72nd at the C-USA Championships with a time of 19:43.8
- Finished 123rd at the NCAA South Central Regional with a time of 24:58.4
 
Track & Field
- In indoors, earned a first-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Herm Wilson Invitational with a time of 2:17.31
- Came in fourth in the 800-meter run at the Aggie Team Invitational at 2:17.86
- Placed eighth in the mile run at the JD Martin Invitational at 5:14.10
- Finished 33rd in the 3000-meter run at the C-USA Indoor Championships
- Was a part of the Distance Medley Relay team that came in fifth at the C-USA Indoor Championships at 12:00.92
- During the outdoor season, ran a season-best time of 2:19.51 in the 800-meter run at the Baylor Invitational
- Finished 27th in the 800-meter run prelims at the C-USA Outdoor Championships at 2:30.66
- Came in 24th in the 1500-meter run at the Texas Invitational with a time of 5:07.93
- Was a part of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed seventh at the Baylor Invitational
- Finished ninth as part of the 4x800-meter relay team at the Texas Relays at 9:14.31
 
2015-16
Cross Country
- Placed 42nd at the Baylor Twilight Invitational with a time of 15:31.7
- Finished 38th at the Ken Garland Invitational with a season-best time of 19:53.28 in the 5k
- Came in 120th at the Texas A&M Invitational with a season-best time of 24:01.9 in the 6k
- Placed at the UT Invitational with a time of 21:16.6
 
Track & Field
- Ran a career-best time of 2:15.97 in the 800-meter run to place second at the Herm Wilson Invite
- Ran a time of 2:17.82 in the preliminaries of the 800-meter run at the C-USA indoor championships
- Also placed seventh in the 800 at the Texas A&M Invite (2:18.66) and 16th in the 800 meter run at the Houston Indoor Invite (2:21.24)
- Ran a career-best time of 3:03.41 in the 1000-meter run to place seventh at the Kansas State Invite
- Was part of a 4x400 meter relay team that finished sixth at the Herm Wilson Invite (4:00.73) and seventh at the Kansas State Invite (4:00.99)
- Was also part of a distance medley relay team that placed seventh with a time of 11:58.34 at the C-USA indoor championships
- During outdoors, ran a career-best time of 2:16.79 in the 800 meter run to place sixth at the UTA Invitational
- Also ran a time of 2:18.32 in the preliminaries of the 800 at the C-USA Indoor Championships and finished 14th in the 800 at the John Jacobs Invitational (2:18.93)
- Ran a career-best time of 4:55.00 in the 1500-meter run to place ninth at the Baylor Invitational
- Also finished 19th with a time of 5:04.88 in the 1500 at the Bobcat Classic
- Was part of a 4x400 meter relay team that finished 17th at the Bobcat Classic (3:54.41) and seventh at the UTA Invitational (3:56.59)
- Was also part of a 4x800 meter relay team that placed 10th with a time of 9:25.63 at the Texas Relays
 
High School
- Ran four years varsity cross country and track and field
- Captain for track and field and cross country
- Three-time regional qualifier in cross country
- 800-meter district champion and 400-meter district runner-up in 2014 and 2015
- Won a district championship as a team in 2014
- Two-time track and field MVP
- All-state team selection
- Academic all-region and all-state
- School record holder in the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and the 4x800

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Junior

    Mid-Distance
    5'6"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Mid-Distance
    5'6"
  • 2019-20Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance
    5'6"