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At Dixie State 2020-21 (COVID-Junior): Played in six of seven team spring events and finished fifth in the regular line-up in stroke average at 74.94 in 17 competitive rounds with three rounds of par of better … fired a season-best 3-under 69 in the final round of the SUU Pat Hicks Inv’l (2/8) … opened with consecutive 1-over 72s at the GCU Invite (3/15) … finished solo 30^th at the 2021 WAC Championships.
 
At Dixie State 2019-20 (Junior): Played in all seven team events in a season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic … finished second on the team in scoring average at 72.90 in 21 competitive rounds with seven rounds of par of better and three individual top-10s … posted a career-best fifth-place showing at the NDNU Argonaut Inv’l with a 1-over par 217, which included a season-best 4-under 68 in his final round … had bookend fall top-10s at the season-opening Saint Martin’s Inv’l (t-10^th) and at the fall finale Hawai’i Hilo/Dennis Rose Inv’l (t-ninth).
 
At Dixie State 2018-19 (Sophomore): Played in 11 of 12 events and finished seventh on the team with a 74.77 stroke average ... posted his first collegiate top-10 finish at the RMAC Championships, where he finished t-ninth overall ... carded nine rounds of par or better, highlighted by a collegiate career-low 7-under 65 in the final round at the DSU-hosted Fall Regional Preview ... placed t-30th overall at the NCAA South Central/West Regional Championships. 

At Dixie State 2017-18 (Freshman): Played in the first two events of the fall season … was DSU’s top finisher at the WWU Viking Inv’l, where he shot an opening round 2-under 70 en route to a t-18th showing … also posted a t-55th place finish at the Saint Martin’s Men’s Invite.  

At Salem Hills High School: Earned three varsity letters in golf and helped lead the Skyhawks to a region and Utah 4A state title as a senior in 2016 … posted a t-fourth individual finish overall at the 2016 4A championships on his way to all-region and all-state honors … also lettered in baseball. 

Personal: Born in Seattle, Washington … parents are Greg and Sherrie Nielson … favorite teams are the Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawks … also recruited by Weber State and Southern Utah ... currently majoring in communication.

Why I chose Dixie State: “I chose Dixie State because growing up playing baseball tournaments in St. George made it one of my favorite places to visit. It’s warm so playing golf year round is something that a lot of schools don’t have. Coach Brad Sutterfield is great and made my decision of coming to Dixie that much easier.”