Kat Nelson
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- Birth Date:
- Sep. 28, 2002
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Roosevelt High School
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- Major:
- Pre-Optometry
Bio
2023: Played in 4 exhibition matches paired with Calla Shotwell. Finished the season 3-1.
2022: Went 1-1 in exhibition matches with Alanis Mendez as her partner.
High School: Member of the Roosevelt High School volleyball and track & field teams. Recorded 492 digs, 66 aces and 14 kills as a member of the Rough Riders varsity volleyball team in 146 sets played. Was the team captain of the Roosevelt track & field squad. Helped lead the Rough Riders to three straight top-ten finishes at the state championships, the highest finish being fourth in the 2020-21 season
PERSONAL: Daughter of Robin Burnley. Member of the National Honor Society, the Science National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society. Intends to major in Pre-Optometry
News mentions
Camryn Ehlers, Kylee Oldenburger, Trinity Hafey, Paige Halcrow and Kat Nelson earn College Sport Communicators All-District team honors, the organization announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Carson-Newman beach volleyball standout Kat Nelson has been named the South Atlantic Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year, the league announced Monday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball had four pairs earn American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top Flight Awards for the 2025 season.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball standout Kat Nelson has been named a co-recipient of the prestigious South Atlantic Conference Carolinas (SACC) Academic Excellence Award, the league announced Monday.
GULF SHORES, Ala. – Carson-Newman's beach volleyball season came to a close following a loss to Florida Southern in the semifinal round of the AVCA Small College Championship Tournament on Saturday.
GULF SHORES, Ala. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball splits matches on day two of the AVCA Small Colleges Championship Tournament.
GULF SHORES, Ala. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball opened the AVCA Small College Championship Tournament by splitting matches with No. 16 Erskine and No. 4 Colorado Mesa.
DALLAS, N.C. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball captured the first-ever South Atlantic/Conference Carolinas Championship Tournament title after defeating rival Tusculum in a down-to-the-wire match this Saturday.
DALLAS, N.C. – Carson-Newman brought the brooms to the first-ever South Atlantic/Conference Carolinas Championships Tournament, sweeping both Erskine and Catawba in Friday’s matches.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball wrapped up the first day of conference weekend with dominant wins over Catawba and Erskine, going 2-0.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball swept all four SAC/CC teams that came to the second conference weekend at Mossy Creek.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Beach Volleyball sweeps the Spartanburg Methodist Pioneers 5-0 in both matches on Senior Day.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball is set to celebrate three seniors during the Eagles' senior day matchup against the Spartanburg Methodist Pioneers on Saturday, March 29, with senior day festivities beginning at 11:30 a.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball won 3-2 in a last-match thriller over rival Tusculum this Wednesday.
TUSCULUM, Tenn. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball takes care of business on the road in the head-to-head with rival Tusculum for a mid-week matchup.
SALISBURY, N.C. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball puts on a clinic going 4-0 at the first SAC/CC conference weekend of the 2025 season.
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball splits the second day of the Liberty Invitational with a win over Lynchburg and a hard fought matchup with the Liberty Flames.
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball took the opening day of the Liberty Invitational by storm with two consecutive sweeps over Richard Bland and Lancaster Bible College.
CONWAY, S.C. – Carson-Newman beach volleyball wrapped up day one of the weekend trip to Coastal Carolina which saw the Eagles go winless against two division I programs.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman sweeps both Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) and Southern Virginia on day two of the opening weekend for the 2025 beach volleyball season.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Carson-Newman opens up the 2025 beach volleyball season with a sweep of the Florida State College of Jacksonville Manta Rays (FSCJ) of 5-0 and 4-1 victory over Lynchburg.