Kate Nelson

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Montara, Calif.
High School:
Half Moon Bay

2019: Qualified for USAG Nationals on bars, garnering First Team USAG All-America on bars … Won the bars title at the ECAC Championship; gained First Team All-ECAC on bars (championship and NQS) … Earned Second Team All-Ivy Classic on vault and bars … Captured ECAC Coaches Choice honors on Feb. 12 … Won two bars titles (Jan. 11, Feb. 10) on the year … Earned ECAC All-Academic Team honors … Competed in 14 meets … Scored season highs of 9.750 on vault, 9.850 on bars, and 9.600 on floor … Tallied a 9.700 or higher on bars eight times.

2018: Competed in all 13 meets, focusing on bars with appearances on vault and floor … Scored season highs of 9.600 on vault, 9.825 on bars, and 9.600 on floor … Tallied a 9.700 or higher on bars five times … Won the bars title on Feb. 4.

Before Brown: Qualified for the Junior Olympic National Championships in 2015 and 2016 … Earned San Jose Mercury News High School Gymnast of the Year honors in 2014, 2016, and 2017 … Won the Central Coast Section all-around title as a freshman, junior, and senior … Competed as a Level 10 gymnast for four years … Advanced to state and regional championships nine times … Performed for coaches Hope Altmore, Miki Kasamatsu, Bill Strom, and Becky Bellamy … Competed on the club level for Gymtowne Gymnastics … Finished as Half Moon Bay’s valedictorian.

Personal: Kate is the daughter of Marian Lacey and Bill Nelson … Has one older sibling, Lacey … Born on February 1, 1999 in Sichuan, China … Plans to concentrate in Biomedical Engineering.

Why Brown? “Within Brown, I found a powerful engineering program, a welcoming gymnastics team, and the opportunity to explore my many passions while becoming a well-rounded, knowledgeable individual.”

Career Highs (Through 2019 Season)
Vault: 9.750
Bars: 9.850
Beam: --
Floor: 9.600
All-Around: --