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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 | -- |
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