THE HONORS
➢ 2008 ALL-MVC FIRST TEAM
➢ 2007 EASTON FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
➢ 2007 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER/NFCA DIVISION I SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
➢ 2007 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
➢ 2007 ALL-MVC FIRST TEAM
➢ 2007 NFCA/LOUISVILLE SLUGGER ALL-GREAT LAKES REGION FIRST TEAM

2007 - FRESHMAN
Named to the 2007 Easton All-America First Team ... selected to the 2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Second Team ... became the first-ever freshman to earn the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year award after she led the league the majority of the season in at-bats, runs, hits, and batting average ... selected to the All-MVC First Team ... named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association/Louisville Slugger All-Great Lakes Region First Team ... led ISU and set team freshman record for single-season batting average (.415) ... also led the Redbirds in at-bats (217), runs (59), hits (90) and triples (4) ... had two eight-game hitting streaks throughout the season ... the only Redbird on the 2007 roster to collect more than 50 runs and 50 hits ... boasted 27 multiple-hit games ... AFNI Athletics Honor Roll member.

HIGH SCHOOL - MOLINE
Member of the 2006 IHSA Class AA State Championship Team ... helped her team to a second-place finish in the 2005 IHSA Class AA State Tournament ... as a junior, led the conference with a .388 average and 33 stolen bases; also led the conference in hits ... earned all-conference and all-metro honors in 2005 ... 2005 IHSA Class AA State All-Tournament Team honoree ... earned all-state honorable mention plaudits as a junior ... helped guide her team to conference softball crowns in 2004 and 2005 ... two-year starter in softball and volleyball; started as a senior on the basketball team ... helped her team to three-straight conference titles in volleyball ... two-time all-conference and all-metro selection in volleyball ... as a junior, led the conference in digs ... in 2005, her volleyball team won the regional and sectional titles en route to setting the school record for wins in a season ... two-time team captain for volleyball ... National Honor Society member ... Spanish National Honor Society member.

PERSONAL
Born June 20, 1988 ... Parents: Jeff and Kim Nelson ... Sibling: Lindsey (13) ... Major: business administration.