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Michael Nelson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Dover, Minn.
- High School:
- Dover-Eyota HS
3x Academic All-Big 12 First Team (’21, '22, '23)
2022-23 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Wrestled at 184 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 4-3 … Recorded two bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 5:20 at the Don Parker Open ... Secured one tech fall victory ... Scored 56 total match points … Secured 10 takedowns … Turned six four-point nearfalls … Recorded one reversal … Scored nine escapes … Finished with one riding-time point …
2021-22 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Wrestled at 184 and 285 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 6-11 … Finished 0-2 against ranked competition … Finished with an 0-5 record in dual matches, including an 0-2 record in Big 12 duals … Recorded one bonus-point victory on the season … Finished with a record of 1-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 0:33 … Scored 58 total match points on the season … Recorded 10 takedowns … Recorded six reversals … Scored 21 escapes … Scored 10 riding-time points …
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Named to Academic All-Big 12 first team ... Appeared in 11 matches on the season at 184 and 197 pounds, compiling a 5-6 record, including a 4-4 record in dual matches and a 4-2 record in Big 12 duals ... Scored a total of 14 points for the Bison in dual matches, with all of them coming in Big 12 duals ... Finished 1-5 against ranked opposition ... Scored three major decision victories, with one coming against a ranked opponent from Northern Iowa (1/10) … Other two major victories came in back-to-back weeks over Utah Valley in Big 12 play (2/13) and against South Dakota State (2/20) ...
2019-20 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Redshirt in the program...Wrestled unattached at 197 pounds...Won 3 of 4 open tournaments, placing second in the other...Compiled 13-1 record wih three pins, two major decisions and one tech all...Lone loss came to teammate Cordell Eaton in the Bison Open (11-9-19) championship match...Won the Finn Grinaker Open/Gold Division (11-16-19), Ridgewater Open (1-11-20) and North Country Open/Gold Division (1-25-20).
HIGH SCHOOL: Minnesota Class A state champion at 195 pounds in 2019 for Dover-Eyota High School and head coach Chad Nelson...Compiled a 45-3 record with 31 pins, winning section championship on way to state title...Placed third at 2018 Minnesota state tournament after compiling 37-6 record with 21 pins...Placed second at the regional...Put together a 126-28 record with 68 pins over his career.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...Son of Chad and Julie Nelson...Has two sisters, Madison and Malia...Mother, father and sister all played collegiate sports.
CAREER STATISTICS
*Redshirt season does not count in career totals
2022-23 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Wrestled at 184 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 4-3 … Recorded two bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 5:20 at the Don Parker Open ... Secured one tech fall victory ... Scored 56 total match points … Secured 10 takedowns … Turned six four-point nearfalls … Recorded one reversal … Scored nine escapes … Finished with one riding-time point …
2021-22 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Wrestled at 184 and 285 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 6-11 … Finished 0-2 against ranked competition … Finished with an 0-5 record in dual matches, including an 0-2 record in Big 12 duals … Recorded one bonus-point victory on the season … Finished with a record of 1-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 0:33 … Scored 58 total match points on the season … Recorded 10 takedowns … Recorded six reversals … Scored 21 escapes … Scored 10 riding-time points …
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Named to Academic All-Big 12 first team ... Appeared in 11 matches on the season at 184 and 197 pounds, compiling a 5-6 record, including a 4-4 record in dual matches and a 4-2 record in Big 12 duals ... Scored a total of 14 points for the Bison in dual matches, with all of them coming in Big 12 duals ... Finished 1-5 against ranked opposition ... Scored three major decision victories, with one coming against a ranked opponent from Northern Iowa (1/10) … Other two major victories came in back-to-back weeks over Utah Valley in Big 12 play (2/13) and against South Dakota State (2/20) ...
2019-20 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Redshirt in the program...Wrestled unattached at 197 pounds...Won 3 of 4 open tournaments, placing second in the other...Compiled 13-1 record wih three pins, two major decisions and one tech all...Lone loss came to teammate Cordell Eaton in the Bison Open (11-9-19) championship match...Won the Finn Grinaker Open/Gold Division (11-16-19), Ridgewater Open (1-11-20) and North Country Open/Gold Division (1-25-20).
HIGH SCHOOL: Minnesota Class A state champion at 195 pounds in 2019 for Dover-Eyota High School and head coach Chad Nelson...Compiled a 45-3 record with 31 pins, winning section championship on way to state title...Placed third at 2018 Minnesota state tournament after compiling 37-6 record with 21 pins...Placed second at the regional...Put together a 126-28 record with 68 pins over his career.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...Son of Chad and Julie Nelson...Has two sisters, Madison and Malia...Mother, father and sister all played collegiate sports.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | Overall | vs. Rank |
Duals | Big 12 Duals |
Dual Pts |
Falls | Fast Pin |
TF | MD | TD | N2 | N4 | RV | E | RT | Pts | Big 12 Champ |
NCAA Champ |
| 2019-20* | 13-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-0 | 0:29 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 49 | -- | -- |
| 2020-21 | 5-6 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 4-2 | 14 | 0-1 | - | 0-0 | 3-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 50 | 0-2 | -- |
| 2021-22 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-0 | 0:33 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 58 | -- | -- |
| 2022-23 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-0 | 5:20 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 56 | -- | -- |
| Career | 15-20 | 1-8 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 14 | 2-1 | 0:33 | 1-0 | 3-6 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 9 | 164 | 0-2 | -- |
North Dakota State vs. Air Force
Sunday, February 01
North Dakota State vs. Northern Colorado
Friday, January 30
North Dakota State vs. California Baptist
Sunday, January 25
North Dakota State vs. Iowa State
Sunday, January 11
