Sarah Nelson

Position:
Diving
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Decorah
Hometown:
Decorah, Iowa

Feature: Nelson Looks to Continue Success at Big 12 Championships (Feb. 18, 2011)

Honors and Awards:
Team Captain (11-12) ... Iowa State's Most Valuable Diver (10-11, 11-12) ... Big 12 Diver of the Week (Jan. 12, 2011, Dec. 14, 2011) ... Academic All-Big 12 first team (09-10, 10-11, 11-12) ... Cyclone Strength and Conditioning Award (11-12) ... Melissa Fender Award recipient (09-10) ... ISU's Most Improved Diver (08-09) ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F11) ... ISU Scholar Athlete (2012) ... All-Cyclone Team captain (2012).

2011-12 (Senior):
Competed on 1-meter (15th, 504.85) 3-meter (30th, 233.60) and platform (15th, 219.60) at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships … 12-dive 1-meter score was second-highest in school history at the event … finished ninth on 1-meter (243.50), eighth on 3-meter (278.80) and eighth on platform (236.55) at Big 12 Championships … earned NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying score with second place 231.85 score on platform at TYR Invitational … earned four first-place finishes on the season … swept diving events in dual meet win over Kansas … earned Big 12 Diver of the Week honors for 275.32 on 1-meter and career-best 290.93 on 3-meter against Iowa … became just third diver in school history to earn multiple diver of the week honors (Tien Tran and Linda Wagner) … finished season with 13 top-three finishes … led the Cyclone on 1-meter and platform while ranking second on 3-meter.

2010-11 (Junior):
Competed on 1-meter (17th, 488.35), 3-meter (30th, 237.90) and Platform (16th, 213.60) at the NCAA Zone ‘D’ Diving Championships … competed on 1-meter (14th, 242.55), 3-meter (12th, 271.65) and Platform (11th, 211.05) at the Big 12 Championships … was Cyclones’ highest scorer on both 1-meter and platform … placed first on platform at TYR Invitational with career-best score of 245.90 … finished first on both 1-meter and 3-meter against SDSW/WIU … earned Big 12 Diver of the Week honors for 14th place 1-meter and 19th place platform finishes at Tennessee Diving Invitational … competed on 1-meter (20th, 193.10) and 3-meter (41st, 183.40) in the preliminary round of the USA Diving Winter Championships.

2009-10 (Sophomore):
Competed on 1-meter (Exh., 222.10), 3-meter (15th, 239.00) and platform (11th, 202.55) at Big 12 Championships ... became sixth diver in Iowa State history to go over 200 points on a five-dive platform list ... finished second on 1-meter and 3-meter at South Dakota ... finished fourth on platform at Husker Invitational.

2008-09 (Freshman):
Competed on 1-meter (18th, 212.35), 3-meter (20th, 195.55) and platform (14th, 171.65) at the Big 12 Championships... dove in all of Iowa State’s meets ... finished 10th on platform at Nebraska Invitational.

High School/Club:
Four-year varsity letterwinner ... set the Decorah High School record for six and 11 dives ... placed third in the 2007 State Diving Championships ... finished second in diving regionals in 2007 ... conference champion her senior season ... finished fifth in the 2006 Girls’ Iowa High School State Championships ... placed ninth at state in 2005 ... earned first-place honors in the NE Iowa Districts in 2005 and 2006.

Personal:
Spanish major ... born March 16, 1990 ... daughter of Andrew and Nancy Nelson.

Personal Bests:
Event - Score - All-Time School Ranking
1-Meter - 288.30 - fifth
3-Meter - 290.93 - ninth
Platform - 245.90 - third