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2023-24 Track and Field Roster

Walter Cronk

Scout Nelson

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-9
  • Position Middle Distance
  • Hometown Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
  • Highschool Sacred Heart Academy

Biography

TFRRS Performance Profile

DU Highlights: 
(2022-23 season) Ran a personal best in the 400 meters at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships and placed fifth (57.72)...also a member of the 4x400 relay that placed sixth (4:02.88)...won the 400 meters at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (57.95)...

(2021-22 season) during the Spring Thing on Apr. 13 for the 1,500 took first with a 4:50.58 performance...2022 Outdoor GLIAC Championship ran a personal best for the 400 meter dash of 58.01 taking third place on May 4.

(2020-21 season) Placed sixth in the 800 meters at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships (2:16.95) but ran a personal best of 2:16.41 in the prelims...took first in the 800 meters at the Davenport Panther Classic (2:17.85)...ran a personal best in the 1,500 meters at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (4:48.09).

High School: Prepped at Sacred Heart Academy under head coach Mark Zitzelberger...won four-straight State Championships in cross country and her best 5K time of 18:37 is fourth in program history...won two State Championships with a pair of school records in track and field as a senior in the 4x800 meter relay and 4x400 meter relay...also holds the school record in the 400 meter dash with a time of 58.15.

Personal: Majoring in nursing...born June 16...favorite movie is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Middle Distance
    5'9"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Middle Distance
    5'9"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Middle Distance
    5'9"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Middle Distance
    5'9"
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    Middle Distance
    5'9"