Cliff Nielson Class: Junior Hometown: Gowanda, New York High School: Gowanda HS Height: 6-2

At Utah Valley...

JUNIOR - 2012...

Placed seventh overall (19:02.91) at the season-opening Utah State Aggie Invitational ...

SOPHOMORE - 2011...

Led UVU in every race this season ... Placed 7th overall (22:34.5) at the Wyoming Invitational ... Finished 13th overall (25:25.00) at the Montana State Invitational ... Finished 45th overall (25:02) at the Stanford Invitational ... Placed fifth overall (19:20.07) at the SUU Invitational ... Placed third (25:23.34) at the Great West Conference Championships ... Finished 55th overall (32:09.6) at the NCAA West Regional.

FRESHMAN - 2010...

Placed 34th (NS) at the Wyoming Invitational (24:41.8)...Placed 15th overall (7th for UVU) at the SUU Invitational (26:44.70)...Placed 83rd overall (NS) at the Ray Griak (27:23); Finished 67th overall (3rd for UVU) at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind., (31:58.6)...Placed 17th overall (5th for UVU) in the Wolverines' repeat at the Great West Conference championships (24:52.76)...Placed 225 overall (NS) at the NCAA Mountain Regionals (27:02.1).

Before Utah Valley...

Three-time cross country and track MVP...Holds high school records in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m and 4x800 relay...Two-time Section VI cross country champion...All Western New York Runner of the Year...Team won back-to-back league and section titles...Graduated from Gowanda HS in 2010 with a 3.7 GPA...Also lettered in wrestling...Plans to major in exercise science...Also recruited by BYU, Buffalo, Cal...Son of Spencer Nielson and Denise Hoca.