The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2025 Women's Cross Country Roster
Nelson, Kenlie
Kenlie Nelson
- Class:
- Senior
- Prev School:
- Auburn-Montgomery
- Hometown:
- Guntersville, Ala.
- High School:
- Guntersville
Bio
UAB (2024)
- Ran her season-best 5K time at the Southern Showcase
- Clocked her season-best 6K time at the American Conference Cross Country Championships
AUM (2023)
- Helped lead AUM to its second consecutive Top-5 team finish at the GSC Championships
- Part of a squad that made two appearances in USTFCCCA’s weekly South Region rankings
- Helped lead AUM to its highest-ever finish at the NCAA South Region Championships (11th)
- Ran in all six races of the season for AUM
- Posted the fastest 4K (16:06.7.16 - JSU Foothills Invite), 5K (18:50.1 - GSC Championships), and 6K (22:22.7 - NCAA South Region Championships) times of her collegiate career
- Ran the third-fastest 6K time in school history at the 2023 South Region Championships
- Ran the fifth-fastest 5K time in school history at the 2023 GSC Championships
- Was AUM's top finisher at the GSC Championships (22nd overall) and the South Region Championships (41st overall).
AUM (2022)
- Ran all seven races for the Warhawks and helped the team to a fourth-place finish at the GSC Championships, the highest-ever finish for the squad since becoming an NCAA Division II member
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors
- Named to the GSC Fall Academic Honor Roll
- Raced a 19:12.7 at the GSC Championships to finish 17th place and earn Second Team All-GSC honors
- Owns the distinction of being the AUM women's runner in the NCAA Division II era to earn All-GSC honors
- Raced her fasted 5K time at the University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II Festival Year Showcase
- Posted a 61st-place finish at the NCAA South Region Championships with a 6K time of 23:34.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Ran for coach Chris Bashaw at Guntersville High School
- Lettered in cross country all four years of high school
- Was an All-State honoree and also a member of the National Honor Society
- Member of the Guntersville All-State Championship team
- Posted personal-best times of 20:02 in the 5K, and 5:45 in the mile.
PERSONAL
- Born June 14, 2004
- Daughter of Kim and Bob Hargraves
- Has one sister, London Nelson
- Majoring in Kinesiology
- Ran her season-best 5K time at the Southern Showcase
- Clocked her season-best 6K time at the American Conference Cross Country Championships
AUM (2023)
- Helped lead AUM to its second consecutive Top-5 team finish at the GSC Championships
- Part of a squad that made two appearances in USTFCCCA’s weekly South Region rankings
- Helped lead AUM to its highest-ever finish at the NCAA South Region Championships (11th)
- Ran in all six races of the season for AUM
- Posted the fastest 4K (16:06.7.16 - JSU Foothills Invite), 5K (18:50.1 - GSC Championships), and 6K (22:22.7 - NCAA South Region Championships) times of her collegiate career
- Ran the third-fastest 6K time in school history at the 2023 South Region Championships
- Ran the fifth-fastest 5K time in school history at the 2023 GSC Championships
- Was AUM's top finisher at the GSC Championships (22nd overall) and the South Region Championships (41st overall).
AUM (2022)
- Ran all seven races for the Warhawks and helped the team to a fourth-place finish at the GSC Championships, the highest-ever finish for the squad since becoming an NCAA Division II member
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors
- Named to the GSC Fall Academic Honor Roll
- Raced a 19:12.7 at the GSC Championships to finish 17th place and earn Second Team All-GSC honors
- Owns the distinction of being the AUM women's runner in the NCAA Division II era to earn All-GSC honors
- Raced her fasted 5K time at the University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II Festival Year Showcase
- Posted a 61st-place finish at the NCAA South Region Championships with a 6K time of 23:34.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Ran for coach Chris Bashaw at Guntersville High School
- Lettered in cross country all four years of high school
- Was an All-State honoree and also a member of the National Honor Society
- Member of the Guntersville All-State Championship team
- Posted personal-best times of 20:02 in the 5K, and 5:45 in the mile.
PERSONAL
- Born June 14, 2004
- Daughter of Kim and Bob Hargraves
- Has one sister, London Nelson
- Majoring in Kinesiology
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