1   Michelle Nelson
Michelle Nelson

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Los Altos Hills, Calif.

High School:
Los Altos HS '05

Height:
5-8

Position:
S/DS

Major:
Communication


2006: Started 3 of 28 matches, playing in 84 games, all as a DS... Had 11 aces and 80 digs for the year... Tallied season bests of 4 aces and 12 digs at home vs. Cal State Fullerton (10/26)... Added 2 aces and 8 digs two nights later vs. UC Riverside (10/28).

2005: Played in all 31 matches, starting 23... Saw action in 102 games, 2nd on team... Split time between DS and setter, when Aggies ran a 6-2 system... Tallied 223 assists (2.19 apg) and picked up 218 digs (2.14 dpg)... Also had 16 aces (0.16 apg)... Posted season-high 30 assists in four-gamer at Utah Valley State (9/17)... Also had 14 digs in that match, her 4th of 9 outings with 10-plus digs... Recorded 17 digs at home vs. Cal State Fullerton (9/30), surpassing previous best of 16 against Washington State (9/3)... Collected 30 digs in 8 games on Sept. 3, starting with 14 in the Aggies' sweep of Idaho State in the afternoon, plus the 16-dig performance against the Cougars that evening.

LOS ALTOS HS '05: Twice earned All-Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (De Anza Division) honors... Voted team MVP as a sophomore and senior... Compiled more than 2,400 assists in her last three seasons... Named Athlete of the Week by Palo Alto Weekly in 2002... Team went 104-38 in her career, advancing to Central Coast Section semis in her junior and senior seasons, and CCS finals in her freshman and sophomore years... Eagles went 29-7 in 2004, the second-best win total in school history... Maintained perfect 4.0 GPA, making Honor Roll and earning President's Award... Played for Vision VC as a setter and DS from 1999 to 2005.

PERSONAL: Born in Mountain View, Calif.... Majoring in managerial economics... Parents are Bart & Lori Nelson... Bart played water polo for Pacific... Proudest personal accomplishment was being named team MVP in just her sophomore season at LAHS.