NYU Athletics

2025

• Appeared in 29 matches, starting 28
• AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
• AVCA All-Region First Team 
• UAA Athlete of the Week (9/22) 
• Led the team in kills (272), kills per set (2.80), points (356.0), and service aces (62)
• Third on the team in digs (181), fourth in blocks (42), and sixth in assists (22)
• Recorded a season-high 19 kills vs. Ithaca (9/19)
• Posted 17 kills and four blocks vs. WashU (9/27)
• Added 14 matches with at least 10 kills
• Had 18 kills and 17 digs against Swarthmore (9/20)
• UAA Fall All-Academic
• CSC Academic All-Distric

2024

• Started all 35 matches
• Tallied 63 aces and 416 kills, both of which led the team
• First Team All-UAA
• AVCA First Team All-Region 4
• AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
• Had a season-high 24 kills against Salisbury (10/18)
• Recorded 14 digs against Carngie Mellon (11/16)
• Posted a season-best six blocks against Smith (10/4)
• Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete Team
• UAA Fall All-Academic

2023

• Started all 38 matches
• Led NYU with 63 aces
• AVCA Second Team All-American, Freshman of the Year, All-Region 4 First Team,
• AVCA All-Region 4 Freshman of the Year
• NCAA Ithaca All-Region Team
• UAA Rookie of the Year, Second Team All-UAA, Athlete of the Week (11/6)
• Had a season-high 23 kills against Northwestern-St. Paul (11/29)
• Recorded a season-best 20 digs vs. Emory (11/12)
• Tallied 18 matches with double-digit kills, including two with 20+

Personal

• Four-year team member in high school
• Plans to pursue a career in sports or marketing, and to attend graduate school
• Enjoys making dinner with family, walking dog with mom, and going to the movies

Nelson on NYU

• Chose NYU because “I love the team environment at NYU and the amount of activities and opportunities I could explore in the city.”