Jack Nelson (2013)
1957 Missouri State High School Mile Champion (4:27.3)
Four Year Letterman at UAF in Track and Cross Country 1957 -1961 1961 Southwest Conference 2-Mile Champion (9:17.2) 1960 Southwest Conference Cross-Country Champion (Won all regular season races including a victory against Billy Mills, Kansas University, ARKANSAS TRACK & FAME HALL OF FAME * BIOS OF THE CLASS OF 2013 2 eventual winner of the 10000 Meters at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.) 1960 NCAA Cross-Country Championship; (19/486) 1961 Kansas State Indoor 3000 Meters (8:23.0), equivalent to a 9:03 2-Mile and 2nd, a step behind Billy Mills. 1961 Kansas Relays 3-Mile Champion .(14:12.,3- Mile time ranked No. 1 in the nation at the time.) 1961 Texas Relays Distance Medley . . . Ran 4:12.0 Mile anchor leg. At age 51 (1990), began Road Racing. At age 58/59, set several American Age-Group Indoor Track Records: 5:15.0 Mile, 10:50.0 2-Mile, 6:33.9 2000 Meters, 9:54.9 3000 Meters, and 16:30.0 3-Mile. At age 58/59, set several American Age-Group Road Racing Records: 16:21.0 - 5K, 27:23.0 - 8K, 34:26.0 - 10K, 42:27.0 - 12K, and 1:34:42.0 - 25K. Ranked No.1 in the nation by USA Track & Field in Age-Group Road Racing: 1999, 2000, 2001. Ranked No.1 in the Nation by "Running Times” magazine in Age-Group Road Racing: 1999, 2000, 2001. March, 2010, issue of "Running Times” magazine ranked Nelson's 16:21.0 as the 5th Best, All Time Masters (Ages 40-95), Age-Graded 5K. Has not raced since 2003 but still runs recreationally. |