2023 Women's Track and Field Roster

De'Shanaya Nelson

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool Saint Mary's Academy
  • Hometown New Orleans, La.

Biography

2023: Appeared in five meets for the Badgers as a redshirt junior.

2022: Broke her 100m (13.64) and 200m (28.29) personal records and appeared in the 4x100m at the SIAC Championships.

2021: Broke her 100m personal record with a time of 14.00 at the Southern Miss Invitational. 

2020: Appeared in two meets as a true freshman ... Established a personal record in the 100m (14.03) at the Cougar Invitational ... Established a personal best in the 200m (29.78) at the Mississippi College Season Opener ... Awarded a redshirt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

High School: Prepped at Saint Mary's Academy in New Orleans, Louisiana under head coach Keith Haywood, Jr.

Personal: Majoring in Business Marketing & Management with a minor in Digital Video Production ... favorite food is seafood pasta ... favorite movie is Honey ... favorite TV show is Law & Order SVU ... favorite musician is Kevin Gates ... enjoys fashion design ... favorite professional athlete is Russell Westbrook ... watching TV all day is a guilty pleasure ... "I love Pit Bulls" ... plans to open her own business and dreams of being a videographer ... sister to William Nelson, Jr., Holland Nelson, DaJun Mosley, and Yeshua Nelson ... daughter of Hidi Thompson and William Nelson.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    5'3"

  • 2021Redshirt Freshman

    5'3"

  • 2022Redshirt Sophomore

    5'3"

  • 2023Redshirt Junior

    5'3"