Career Accolades
- NCAA champion (2019)
- Three-time MPSF champion (2018-20)
- ACWPC All-Academic – Excellent (2020)
- Three-time MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete (2019-21)
As a Redshirt Senior (2021)
- MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- Scored five goals in three games
- Totaled a season-high three goals in a win over Austin College (Nov. 19)
As a Redshirt Junior (2020) • MPSF Champions
- ACWPC All-Academic – Outstanding
- MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- Appeared in all 10 games, scoring four goals
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2019) • NCAA Champions • MPSF Champions
- MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- Scored four goals
As a Sophomore (2018) • MPSF Champions
- Appeared in 24 games and scored one goal
As a Freshman (2017)
- Redshirted
Club Competition
- Played for the Del Mar Water Polo club team, where he was honored as a Junior Olympic All-American
Prior to Stanford
- 2017 graduate of Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, Calif.
- San Diego Union-Tribune Player of the Year as a junior in 2015
- Named the San Diego High School Sports Association Student-Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2017
- Guided Cathedral Catholic to multiple San Diego Section championships
- Two-year team captain
- Led the Dons to the CIF San Diego Section Open Division title in 2014, 2015 and a championship game appearance in 2016
- Member of the USA Water Polo Youth National Team
- Two-time First Team All-Section pick
- Honors student who was a four-year member of the USA Water Polo Academic All-American squad
- Invited to the USA Water Polo Senior National Team Training Camp in 2016
Personal
- Born in Escondido, Calif.
- Parents are Steve and Amy Nelson
- Has three siblings, Austen, Cassidy, and Aliya