2021 Women's Track & Field Roster
Briana Nelson
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Kentwood, Mich.
- High School:
- East Kentwood
- Position:
- Throws
- Major:
- Public Health
Last Updated: August 25, 2021
At Michigan
• Competing member of the 2016 Big Ten Indoor Championship Team and a member of the 2016 Big Ten Outdoor Championship Team
• School record-holder (indoor weight throw)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2016)
Graduate Student (2020-21)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Did not compete.
Indoor Track & Field
• Did not compete.
Graduate Student (2019-20)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.
Indoor Track & Field
• Threw a school-record 20.21m (66-3.75) in the weight throw for 4th at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29). Scored five points for the team. Also finished 12th in the shot put.
• Threw 19.87m (65-2.25) in the weight throw for 7th at the Vanderbilt Music City Challenge (Feb. 14-15). Also threw 14.36m (47-1.25) in the shot put for 12th.
• Threw 20.02m (65-8.25) in the weight throw for 6th at the Power Five Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1). Also finished seventh in the shot put (14.33m).
• Threw a career-best 20.05m (65-9.25) in the weight throw for 8th at the Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial (Jan. 24-25)
• Threw a career-best 20.05m (65-9.25) in the weight throw for 3rd at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18), and also went 14.22m (46-7.75) in the shot put for fifth.
• Threw a school-record 19.95m (65-5.5) in the weight throw for 4th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 11), though her record-was overtaken by teammate Courtney Jacobsen later in the competition. Also finished 6th in the Shot Put with 14.26m (46-9.5)
Senior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Threw a career-best 14.98m (49-1.75) in the shot put for 13th at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Threw 14.61m (47-11.25) in the shot put for 3rd at the Len Paddock Open (May 3)
• Threw 14.30m (46-11) in the shot put for 14th at the Virginia Challenge (April 19-20), and threw 48.83m (160-2) for 23rd in the hammer throw.
• Threw 14.30m (46-11) in the shot put for 16th at the Triton Invitational (April 12-13)and threw 51.04m (167-5) in the hammer throw to finish 20th.
• Threw a career-best 14.85m (48-8.75) in the shot put for 4th at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30) in the invitational section, and also threw 50.92m (167-1) for 5th in the collegiate hammer throw.
• Threw a career-best 14.35m (47-1) in the shot put for 6th at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 22-23)and threw a career-best 52.43m (172-0.5) in the hammer throw to finish 9th.
Indoor Track & Field
• Threw a career-best 14.62 in the shot put for 15th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23) and threw a career-best 18.21m in weight throw.
• Threw 17.78m (58-4) in the weight throw for 18th at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9), and also finished 19th in the shot put with a mark of 14.09m (46-2.75).
• Threw a career-best 17.98m (59-0) in the weight throw for 4th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2) in the unseeded competition, and also threw 14.30m (46-11) for ninth in the shot put.
• Threw a career-best 17.08m (56-0.5) in the weight throw for 8th at the Can-Am International (Jan. 26), and also finsihed fifth in the shot put at 13.72m (45-0.25).
• Threw a career-best 14.38m (47-2.25) in the shot put for 7th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19), and also finished 12th in the weight throw at 16.41m (53-10.25)
• Threw a career-best 13.85m (45-5.25) in the shot put for 7th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12), and threw 16.13m (52-11) to take 10th in the weight throw.
Junior (2018)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Did not compete
Indoor Track & Field
• Did not compete
Sophomore (2017)
Outdoor
• Threw 12.21m (40-0.75) in the Shot Put to finish 6th at the Toledo Invitational (May 4-5)
• Threw 12.82m (42-0.75) in the Shot Put to finish 10th at the Texas Longhorn Invitational (Apr. 28-29)
• Threw 13.38m (43-10.75) in the Shot Put to finish 10th at the Texas Invitational (Apr. 14-15)
• Threw a career-best 13.70m (44-11.5) in the Shot Put to finish 4th at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1). Also finished 8th in the hammer at 45.17m (148-2).
• Threw 12.00m (39-4.5) in the Shot Put to finish 15th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25)
Indoor
• Competing unattached, threw a career-best 16.70m (54-9.5) in the Weight Throw to finish sixth at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 14). Also finished seventh in the shot put with a career-best mark of 12.62m (41-5)
Freshman (2016)
Outdoor
• Did not compete
Indoor
• Made her postseason debut at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-27), throwing shot put (11.89m; 39-0.25 ft.).
• At the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 20) competed in the weight throw throwing 14.93 meters (48-11.75 ft.) for seventh-place and in the shot put throwing 11.95 meters (39-02.50 ft.) for a new personal-best
• Competed in the shot put throwing 10.89 meters (35-08.75 ft.) and in the weight throw throwing a new personal-best 13.95 meters (45-09.25 ft.) at the SPIRE Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 12-13)
• Threw 11.75 meters (38-06.75 ft.) in the shot put at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 5-6)
• Helped U-M to win the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 23) throwing 13.75 meters (45-01.00 ft.) in the weight throw for 15th place
• Competed in the weight throw clearing 13.58 meters (44-06.75 ft.) for 14th place and in the shot put clearing 11.25 meters (36-11.00 ft.) for 11th place at the Doug Raymond Invitational (Jan. 16)
• Threw personal bests in the shot put for 16th place (11.71 meters, 38-05.00 ft.) and the weight throw for 19th place (12.67 meters, 41-07.00 ft.) at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (Jan. 9)
• Threw 9.99 meters (32-9.50) in the shot put making her U-M debut with a 27th-place finish at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 4) also competed in the weight throw with 12.67 meters (41-07.00)
Prep
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude from East Kentwood High School (2015)
• Four-year Class President (2011-15) and Honor Roll member ... National Honor Society
Track and Field
• Team Captain (2015)
• Four-year All-Academic (2011-15) honoree
• New Balance Nationals Qualifier (Emerging Elite; 2014, Championship; 2015)
• Competed for Team Michigan at Midwest Meet of Champions, placing third
• Most Valuable Field Events Athlete (2015)
• Team Runners-Up, Division I State Finals (2015)
• State Qualifier in shot put and discus (2015)
• State runner-up in shot put (2015)
• Conference Champion (2015) and four-year all-conference honoree (2012-15) in shot put
• Two-year all-conference honoree (2014-15) in discus
• Regional Discus Champion (2015) and two-year all-region honoree (2014-15)
• Also Regional Shot Put Champion (2015) and three-year all-region honoree (2013-15)
• Most Improved Athlete Award (2014)
• Most Improved Freshman Award (2012)
• Four-year letterwinner
Other Sports
• Also competed as a member of the volleyball team (2011-13), earning one varsity letter
Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Sciences and the Arts
• Undeclared Major
• Born August 1, 1997
• Daughter of Tim and Tatia Nelson
• Father (1984-85) played football at Grand Valley State University
• Brother competed on the track at Davenport University (2010-11)
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| Shot Put (I) | 14.62m (47-11.75) | 2-23-19 |
| Shot Put (O) | 14.98m (49-1.75) | 5-11-19 |
| Weight Throw (I) | 20.21m (66-3.75) | 2-28-20 |
| Hammer Throw (O) | 52.43m (172-0.5) | 3-22-19 |
