Jeremy Nelson

Career Honors and Recognition

2025 Outdoor Second Team All-American

Season and Career Results
Previous School(s)
Louisiana
2025
Indoor
Competed in four meets during his final indoor season with Louisiana, taking part in the triple jump and the long jump … Won his second Sun Belt Indoor title in the triple jump after jumping 15.75m (51-8.25) in the finale … Opened his season with a pair of wins in the triple jump at the LSU Purple Tiger (15.45m) and the Robert Platt Invitational (15.34m) … Finished runner-up in the triple jump at the Music City Challenge, jumping 15.53m (50-11.5).

Outdoor
Jumped in seven meets during the outdoor campaign, primarily in the triple jump with a couple of long jump competitions … Earned Second Team All-American honors in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championship after finishing 15^th with a distance of 15.46m (50-8.75) … Finished ninth at the NCAA East Regional, jumping 15.95m (52-4) to qualify for the NCAA Championship in the triple jump … Won the Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field title in the triple jump for the second time in three years, jumping 15.98m (52-5.25) … Opened the season with a win in the triple jump at the Louisiana Classic, jumping 15.81m (51-10.5) … Finished runner-up in the triple jump at the LSU Alumni Gold, posting a mark of 15.47m (50-9.25).

2024
Indoor
Took part in just two meets during the indoor campaign, participating exclusively in the triple jump … Won the McNeese Cowboy Relays triple jump with a distance of 14.85m (48-8.75).

Outdoor
Appeared in nine meets in the long jump and triple jump during his sophomore campaign … Made his first NCAA Outdoor Championship appearance where he earned Honorable Mention All-American in the triple jump with a distance of 15.25m (50-0.5) where he placed 21^st overall … Made his way to the NCAA Championship after finishing sixth in the triple jump at the NCAA East Regional with a collegiate best distance of 16.12m (52-10.75) … Finished runner-up at the Sun Belt Championship in the triple jump (15.56m), while placing ninth in the long jump (7.11m) … Opened his outdoor season with a win in the long jump following a collegiate best distance of 7.35m (24-1.5) at the Louisiana Classic … Also finished runner-up in the triple jump at the Louisiana Classic, reaching 14.93m (48-11.75) … Won three additional triple jump events during the outdoor season, doing so at the Warhawk Classic (15.62m), Tiger Track Classic (15.51m) and the Crimson Tide Invitational (14.86m).

2023
Indoor
Took part in five meets during his true freshman season, competing in the long jump and the triple jump … Won the Sun Belt Indoor Championship in the triple jump, jumping a distance of 15.52m (50-11) … Also jumped an indoor PR in the long jump at the Sun Belt Championship, finishing sixth overall with a mark of 7.13m (23-4.75) … Made his collegiate debut at the LSU Purple Tiger in the triple jump where he won with an indoor PR of 15.97m (52-4.75) … The next two meets he finished runner-up in the triple jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational (15.59m) and the Houston Invitational (15.37m) … Also won the triple jump at the Samford Bulldog Invite after reaching a distance of 15.29m (50-2).

Outdoor
Jumped in the long jump and triple jump in seven different meets during the outdoor season … Competed in the NCAA East Regional in the triple jump, posting a mark of 15.19m to finish 26^th overall … Captured the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship in the triple jump after jumping 15.56m (51-0.75) … Also scored in the long jump at the conference meet, jumping 6.83m (22-5) to place eighth overall … First outdoor win of his career came in the triple jump at the LSU Battle on the Bayou, posting a season-best mark of 15.65m (51-4.25) … Best performance in the long jump as a true freshman during the outdoor season came at the Louisiana Classic where he placed sixth with a distance of 6.94m (22-9.25).

Personal Records

Indoor

Outdoor