Zandrea Nelson Class: Senior Hometown: Hazelton, Idaho High School: Valley Height: 5-3 Position: Sprints Birthdate: 03/10/1990

At Utah Valley ...
JUNIOR ~ (2011): (INDOOR)Was a member of the 4x400 team that won the Great West Conference Championship (3:48.99)...Placed second in the 400m (56.36) at the GWC Championships...Finished second in the 400m (57.44) at the Bronco Invitational...Placed second in the 400m (56.88) at the Snake River Open (OUTDOOR) Was a member of the 4x400 team that won the Great West Conference Championship (3:485.56)...Finished second in the 400m (54.80) at the Great West Conference Championships...Placed second in the 4x100 (46.04) at the BYU Invitational and third in the 400m (55.65)...Finished second in the 4x400 (3:50.76) at the Bryan Clay Invitational...Won the 200m (25.38) at the UVU Open and the UVU Invitational (24.99), finished second in the 400m (55.45) at the UVU Invitational...Placed third in the 4x100 (46.86) and fourth in the 4x400 (3:47.81) at the UNLV Classic.

SOPHOMORE ~ (2010): (INDOOR) Named the Perry Homes UVU Scholar Athlete for the month of February with a 3.93 GPA ... placed fifth in the 400m dash at the GWC Indoor Championships at USD with a time of 58.26 and ninth in the 200m dash (26.08) ... a member of the top 4x400m relay team on the season that posted a time of 3:52.81 ... top times in indoor were 8.20 (60m), 25.58 (200m), and 57.56 (400m) ... (OUTDOOR) finished in fourth place at the GWC Outdoor Championships in Yankton, S.D. in the 400m dash with a time of 56.07, sixth in the 200m dash with 25.68, and broke a school record in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:45.36 as she helped her team repeat as conference champions ... posted season best times of 12.72 (100m), 25.41 (200m), and 56.07 (400m).

FRESHMAN ~ (2009): (INDOOR) At the GWC Indoor Championships at the University of South Dakota placed 2nd in the 400m dash (58.29), her 4x400m relay team placed 3rd in that event (3:58.55), and she posted a time of 8.00 in the 60m dash ... broke the school record in the 400m dash (57.27) at the Mountain States Games at Idaho State ... broke another school record in the 4x400m relay at the Blue and Orange Invite at Boise State as her team had a time of 3:52.44 ... (OUTDOOR) at the GWC Outdoor Championships in Houston, Texas placed 2nd in the 200m dash (25.37) and 2nd in the 400m dash (56.72) ... had times of 25.59 in the 200m dash and 57.05 in the 400m dash at the BYU Robison Invite.

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Valley High School ... was the Most Outstanding Senior Track Athlete, won the Most Athletic Award, named The Times-News MVP, broke her school 100, 200, 400, 4x400 relay, and medley relay records ... her team finished third, fourth, and fifth place in state ... also played basketball, and volleyball in high school.

Personal ...
Graduated from Valley High School in 2008 with a 4.0 GPA ... was ranked number one overall in her graduating class ... was on the Honor Roll, National Honor Society, and Academic All-State in basketball ... was a member of the Who's Who of American High School Students ... enjoys water sports, reading, and the outdoors ... was also recruited by Williams College, Brown, Louisville, Long Beach State, Colorado State, Sioux Falls, and the College of Idaho ... her sister Farrah plays volleyball at the College of Idaho and has Snowboarded in the Winter X-Games the past two years ... parents are Bill and Zatell.