Grace Nelson - Women's Gymnastics - Air Force Academy Athletics

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WGYM Grace Nelson Head Shot 2024

Grace Nelson

Class:
Senior
Position:
AA
Hometown:
Frisco, Texas
Height:
5-5
High School:
Texas Connections Academy
Squadron:
11 / Rebeleven

Junior | 2023:
Competed on vault and uneven bars, setting top-four marks at the same meet … At Nebraska (March 11), scored a 9.825 on bars, tying her career-best and the Falcons’ stop season score in the event … On the same day, set a new career-high, scoring a 9.750 on bars.

Sophomore | 2022:
Competed in 14 events for Air Force...Reset her career-high in the vault, posting a 9.675 on January 30...Also competed on the uneven bars, earning a 9.8520 on March 4 to mark a season-best.

Freshman | 2021:
Competed in three events ... posted a personal best 9.550 on the vault.

Personal: Cadet Squadron 16 … parents are Bob Nelson and Lesa Paxton … has two brothers, Dylan and Kaeden … graduated from Texas Connections Academy at Houston … plans to major in foreign area studies or military and strategic studies with a minor in German … participated at Kurt Thomas Gymnastics for 14 years … was a team captain … National Honor Society … loves to travel.

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