University of Utah




  Nellie Hammons
Nellie Hammons

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
South Weber, Utah

High School:
Layton HS

Event:
Middle Distance

Birthdate:
09/12/1981

Utah: Holds the school record in the 800 meters for both indoor (2:10.43) and outdoor (2:06.99) and was a member of the Ute record-setting 4x400-meter relay indoor team (3:51.28) ... on Utah's all-time indoor list, ranks fourth in the 400 (57.60) and was a member of the second ranked distance medley relay team ... for the outdoor all-time list, is second in the 1,500 (4:26.07 aa).

2002-03: Competed during the 2002 cross country season ... during the indoor track and field season, was fourth in the 800 meters at the MWC Championships ... during outdoor finished first in the 800 meters at the Wildcat Invitational, the Baldy Castillo Invitational, the Mark Faldmo Invitational, the Oregon Invitational and the Pre-Conference Meet ... finished second in the 800 meters at the Stanford Invitational ... placed third in the 800 meters at the MWC Championships ... NCAA Region and Championship qualifier ... set 12 personal records ... academic all-conference for both cross country and track ... named to the NCAA Division I Track Coaches Association All-Academic Team.

2001-02: Redshirted the 2001 cross country season ... during the 2002 indoor season, placed eighth at the MWC Championships in the 800 meters (2:17.51) ... during 2002 outdoor, member of the MWC's sixth-place team in the 4x400 relay.

High School: Holds Layton High School's records in the 400 and 800 meters, and the 1,600-meter and medley relays ... team captain ... Layton High Female Athlete of the Year ... named all-state for track and field in 1999 and 2000, and for cross country in 1996.

Personal: Daughter of David Hammons and Penelope Hammons ... English major ... born Sept. 12, 1981.