2018-19 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
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Justin, TX
  • Highschool
    Justin Northwest HS

Biography

2017
-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

2016-17
Track

-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

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

2015-16
Track
-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 meter run 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 meter run at the C-USA Indoor Championships and finished 14th in the 800 meter run 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 meter run 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

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

High School
-Ran four years varsity cross country
-Ran four years varsity track and field
-Was a two-time captain for cross country
-Was a three-time captain for track and field
-Was a 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
-Was a two-time Track and Field MVP
-Made the all-state team
-Academic All-region and all-state
-Was a 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"