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2022-23 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Ariana Celifarco/Armory Track

Zalen Nelson

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Rosedale, N.Y.
  • Highschool St. Francis Prep

Biography

NelsonVertical232022-23: Cross Country: Took part in two meets... Ran 27:15.2 at the IC4A Championship (237th) (10/14)... Was 31st at the Stony Brook Season Opener in 20:30.6 (9/3). Indoor: Team MVP... Earned a silver medal and All-East honors at the IC4A Championship, after finishing second in the 1,000 meters with a school record time of 2:24.17, breaking his won record (3/5)... Scored fifth in the 1,000 meters (2:29.40) and seventh in the 4x800 relay (7:47.60) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/26)... Metropolitan Champion in the 4x800 relay (7:49.98), while being second in the 800 meters (1:54.17) (2/3)... Finished 23rd overall in the 1,000 meters (2:27.29) at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/11)... Placed fifth in the mile run at the Lions Indoor Invitational in 4:17.66 (1/14)... Dual event winner at the Spence Garcia Invitational in the 1,000 meters (2:29.20) and the 4x800 relay (12/3). Outdoor: Scored fifth in the 800 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 1:50.46 (5/7)... Finished 18th in the 800 meters (1:52.89) and fifth in the 4x800 relay (7:30.76) at the IC4A Championship (5/14)... Placed second in both the 800 meters (1:51.65) and 4x800 relay (7:53.68) at the Metropolitan Championship (4/8)... Was second in the 4x400 relay East at the Penn Relays in 3:16.51 (4/29)... Took sixth in the 800 meters (1:55.25) at the Rutgers Relays (4/22)... Ended up fifth in the 800-meter Invitational (1:52.68) at the Colonial Relays, while helping the 4x400 relay take fourth overall (4/1)... Earned second-place finishes in the 1,500 meters (3:58.33) and 4x400 relay at the Rider 5-Way Invitational (3/26)... Grabbed third place in the 3,000 meters (8:46.89) at the Stony Brook Opener (3/18)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2021-22: Cross Country: Ran 27:39.4 at the Princeton Invitational, good for 178th overall (10/16). Indoor: Team MVP... Bronze medalist at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the 1,000 meters (2:27.38) and the 4x800 relay (7:45.67) (2/27)... Was fourth overall in the 800 meters (1:49.69) and the 4x800 relay (7:30.23) at the IC4A Championship (3/6)... Set school record in the 1,000 meters at the Bill Ward Invitational in 2:24.90, good for second in the event (12/4)... Placed 29th overall in the 800 meters (1:51.66) at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/12)... Took ninth in the 800 meters (1:53.09) at the Norbert Sander Columbia Challenge (2/5)... Won the 800-meter event at the Great Dane Invitational in 1:50.99 (1/28)... Took first in the 500 meters (1:06.60) at the Fordham Alumni Meet (1/8)... Finished second at the Lions Indoor Invitational in the mile run in 4:18.66 (1/15). Outdoor: Scored fourth in the 4x800 relay (7:42.79), while being ninth in the 800 meters (1:55.28) at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/8)... Silver medalist at the IC4A Championship in the 4x800 relay (7:28.09), while scoring seventh in the 800 meters (1:51.31) (5/15)... Scored twice at the Metropolitan Championship in the 1,500 meters (6th - 4:00.82) and 4x400 relay (3rd - 3:20.11) (4/9)... Member of the 4x800 relay that grabbed sixth in the College Division at the Penn Relays in 7:29.85 (4/30)... Was second in the 800 meters (1:51.26) at the Mark T. Young Invitational (4/23)... Took ninth overall in the 800 meters at the Colonial Relays in 1:51.83 (4/2)... Ran 1:52.02 at the Larry Ellis Invitational in the 800 meters, good for 14th (4/16)... Had two top ten finishes at the Rider 5-Way Invitational in the 1,500 meters (3rd - 4:01.07) and 400 meters (6th - 50.05) (3/26)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll... Received Leader of Distinction status from the Fordham Leadership Academy.Zalen Nelson gets bronze in the 1000 meters.

2020-21: Indoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic... Outdoor: Team MVP... Helped the 4x800 relay take fifth at the IC4A Championship in 7:46.65 (5/16)... Was runner-up in the 800 meters (1:52.99) at the Metropolitan Championship, while taking fourth in the 1500 meters in 4:03.62  (4/10)... Member of the winning 4x800 relay at the Fordham Invite, while being second in the 800 meters in 1:54.79 (3/20)... Won the 800 meters (1:57.69) and 4x400 relay at the Stockton Invite #2 (4/2)... Grabbed second in the 800 meters (1:52.52) at the Monmouth Meet (4/18)... Placed fourth in the 800 meters (1:52.76) at the Wolfie Invitational (4/23)... Finished sixth in the 800 meters (1:54.28) at the Trials of Miles meet (5/15)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2019-20: Indoor: Scored twice at the Atlantic 10 Championship as a part of the 4x800 relay (7th - 7:49.26) and the distance medley relay (10:27.89), while being 13th in the 800 meters in 1:58.18 (3/1)... Earned a bronze medal as a part of the 4x800 relay (7:31.47) at the IC4A Championship (3/8)... Scored twice at the Metropolitan Championship in the 800 meters (5th - 1:56.16) and the 4x800 relay (4th - 7:54.44) (2/1)... Finished third in the mile run at the Fordham Season Opener in 4:39.29 (12/6)... Won the 800 meter run in 1:57.82 at the Elkin Invitational (1/10)... Was 15th overall in the 800 meters (1:56.95) at the Penn 8 Select Meet (1/18)... Member of the winning 4x800 relay (7:41.07) at the Terrier Classic, while being 13th in the 1,000 meters (2:28.56) (1/25)... Took 78th overall in the 800 meters (1:54.86) at the Valentine's Day Invitational (2/15)... Outdoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2018-19: Indoor: Scored eighth as a part of the 4x800 relay at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 7:50.89, while taking 19th overall in the 1,000 meters in 2:35.75 (2/23)... Was sixth in the 800 meters at the Metropolitan Championship in 1:57.53 (2/1)... Helped the 4x800 relay place seventh at the IC4A Championship in 7:37.15 (3/3)... Member of the winning 4x800 relay at the FasTrack Last Chance Meet (2/15)... Was runner-up in the 800 meters at the Fordham Season Opener in 1:57.92 (12/7)... Took fourth in the 1,000 meters in the Ocean Breeze Opener in 2:33.49 (12/1)... Placed fourth in the 500 meters at the Brian Horowitz Invitational in 1:07.52 (1/11)... Was 14th in the 800 meters in 1:56.76 at the Penn 8 Select Meet (1/19)... Took 23rd in the 1,000 meters in 2:29.57 at the Terrier Classic (1/26)... Outdoor: Did not compete... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Member of the track & field team at St. Francis Prep in Fresh Meadows, New York… School record holder in the 800 and 1,000 meters… Part of the Indoor School Record Holding 1600 Sprint Medley Relay Team… 2017 Cross Country State Qualifier… Two-time Indoor State Qualifier… Finished 4th in the Emerging Elite 800 meters at the 2018 New Balance Nationals… 2016 CHSAA Indoor Outstanding Performer… Member of the Principal’s List and Honor Roll.
 
Major: Computer Science.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES SCHOOL RECORDS
Cross Country (6K): 20:3.6 (2022) Indoor 1,000m: 2:24.17 (2023)
Cross Country (8K): 27:15.2 (2022)
Indoor 500m: 1:06.60 (2022)
Indoor 800m: 1:49.69 (2022)
Indoor 1,000m: 2:24.17 (2023)
Indoor mile: 4:17.66 (2023)
Outdoor 400m: 50.05 (2022)
Outdoor 800m: 1:50.46 (2023)
Outdoor 1,500m: 3:58.33 (2023)
Outdoor 3,000m: 8:46.89 (2023)

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Mid-Distance
    6'3"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    6'3"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Mid-Distance
    6'3"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Mid-Distance
    6'3"
  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    Mid-Distance
    6'3"