Ali Nelson
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- Hometown:
- Santa Rosa, CA
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- Position:
- Port/Starboard
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- College:
- Novice
2011-12: Rowed 3rd seat for the Novice 4 line-up at Lexington Reservoir vs. Mills and Sonoma State … team finished third with a time of 9:41 … rowed 3rd seat for the II Eight race line-up at Sacramento vs. Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, Portland, Creighton, LMU and University of San Diego … team finished 7th with a time of 7:45.
ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: First-year rower for Santa Clara as a sophomore transfer from Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. … she was a sprinter on the track and field team at CUA … participated in track and field, tennis and soccer in high school, earning honors in track and tennis.
PERSONAL: Born in Palo Alto, CA … Parents are Bill and Christine Nelson … attended Ursuline High School … she enjoys running, hiking and filming … majoring in Communication.