HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year member of the AJ Dimond High volleyball team...also earned two varsity letters in track and field and one in basketball...named 2011 Alaska Gatorade Player of the Year...led Dimond to three-straight Class 4A state championships.

Misc.: 3.91 high school GPA...sister Olivia Nielson plays volleyball at Whitman College...father David Nielson played basketball at UC Davis.