Sydney Nelms

Class:
Freshman
Position:
GK
Hometown:
Fort Collins, CO
Height:
5-7
High School:
Fossil Ridge

Club/High School: Lettered all four years…Started all four years on varsity…Graduated from Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, CO…Played for Cyrus Salehi…Named All-State three times…3x All-Conference team…Earned Academic All-State honors twice…Served as team captain…Played for Colorado Rapids Soccer Club from 2019-24…2023 ECNL National Finalist…Member of National Honor Society…

Personal: Member of cadet squadron…Daughter to Michael and Stephanie Nelms…Has one younger brother, Evan…Her great grandfather William Geider served in the Army…Great uncle Bill Geider served in the Navy…Intended major is Mechanical Engineering…Nickname is Syd…Began playing soccer at five years old…Favorite class subject is math…Sports role model is Bo Nix…Favorite soccer player is Jordan Pickford…Hobbies include playing ice hockey…She can play the guitar, tuba and piano…Her favorite artists are Zach Bryan, Noah Kahan, and the Lumineers…Guilty pleasure is sushi…She chose to attend the Academy “for the numerous opportunities and to be part of something bigger than myself.”