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2021-22 Men's Indoor Track and Field Roster

Omar Nelson

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Oneonta, NY
  • Highschool:
    Oneonta

Summary

Biography

2019-20: Selected to Empire 8 Spring 2020 President's List ... CROSS COUNTRY: Ran to a personal-best time of 30:17.9 at the 8K Empire 8 Championships in Rochester on November 2 to place 45th during cross country season … finished in 30:35.1 at the NCAA Atlantic Regional in Canton on November 16 to cap the season … ran the Oneonta Airfield Invitational in 32:39.3 on September 14. INDOOR: Competed in the 800 meters, mile, 4x200, and distance medley relay … registered a personal-best time of 2:07.39 in the 800 at the Empire 8 Championships on Feb. 28 … ran to a season-best mile time of 5:05.06 at the Cornell Southern Tier Open on Jan. 11 … combined with his teammates for a season-best 1:45.77 in the 4x200 at the Utica Blue and White Invitational (1:45.77) … top DMR time was 11:46.31 at the conference championship meet.

2018-19: Named Men's Outdoor Track Team MVP ... received Phillip S. Wilder Jr. Award for academic distinction ... named Hartwick "Hawk of the Week" on 4/30 ... competed in all seven races in cross country for the Hawks … finished second for the Hawks and ninth overall in the season opening meet against SUNY Delhi (8/31) … earned a season-best 8K time of 30:36.3 at the Cobleskill Stephen Warde Invitational (9/8), taking fifteenth overall … was the Hawks’ top finisher at the Cazenovia Homecoming Invitational with a time of 31:25.2 (9/29) … ran to a time of 31:23.6 at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional (11/10) ... earned top 800m time in indoor track at the Utica College Pioneer Open on Jan. 26 … ran to a time of 2:08.41, for twenty-second place … ran the mile in 4:55.99 at the Hamilton College Continental Invitational (1/18) … registered season-best in the 1000m at the Army Crowell Open (12/1) with a time of 2:50.79 … combined for a season-best 3:53.65 in the 4x400 at the Empire 8 Conference Championships (2/23) ... in outdoor track, ran to a top time of 11:03.69 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Empire 8 Championships at Houghton (5/3), trimming over 13 seconds off his previous best … also combined for top times in the 4x100 (49.08), 4x400 (3:52.56), and 4x800 (9:16.14) at the event … recorded a top 800m time of 2:07.50 at the Cortland Classic (4/20) … ran to a 4:50.59 in the 1500m at the Hamilton Midweek Meet (4/16).

Prior to Hartwick: Attended Oneonta High School … lettered for two seasons in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track for the Yellowjackets.

Personal: Son of Geneen Bolton … Exploratory major at Hartwick … hobbies include music, running, basketball, and video games … favorite athlete is LeBron James … favorite sports team is the New York Mets … favorite movie is Forrest Gump … favorite musical artist is Chance the Rapper.

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  • 2018-19Freshman

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