Idaho State University 2019: Opened the season at the Montana State Cross Country Classic running a personal best time of 26:15.9 in the 5M... At the Idaho State XC Invitational, finished third with a personal best time of 19:03.6... Finished 6th in the 6K at the Color Country Invitational. At the Arturo Barrios Invitational, ran a personal best 8K of 24:57.3... Represented Idaho State at the 2019 Big Sky Conference Cross Country Championships... Transferred after the fall semester, will be remembered by all as a true Bengal. 

2018: Redshirt season. Came home from Ghana. 

Mountain Crest High School: Graduating in 2016 with a 3.6 GPA ... 2 letters in XC ... 4 letters in Track ... XC MVP 2015 ... 2nd place finisher at the Utah 5A 1600m ... PR of 4:27 in the 1600 ... PR of 9:37 in the 3200m ... took 15th in the 3200m 2016 Utah 5A State track championships 

Personal: Standing at 6 foot 3 inches Spencer Nelson comes to the Bengals after serving a 2 year mission in Ghana ... is related to the Prophet of the LDS church, President Russell M. Nelson... His parents are Michael and Christene Nelson ... has 3 siblings, Nathan, Erica, Whitney, and Andrew ... Spencer is an Eagle Scout ... enjoys nature and bird watching..