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Maritime College Athletics

2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

Derek Nielsen

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Clinton Corners, N.Y.
  • Highschool Stissing Mountain

Biography

2018 Season
Date Race (Distance) Time
Aug. 31 Adelphi (8K) 33:39.80
Sept. 8 Purchase (8K) 33:46.3
Sept. 16 Queensborough (8K) 42:12.2
Sept. 22 Bard (8K) 34:20.6
Sept. 29 Mount St. Mary (8K) 34:29
Oct. 13 St. Joseph's (LI) (8K) 32:19.9
Oct. 25 Skyline Championships (8K) 31:03.8
Nov. 3 ECAC Championships (8K) 36:57.7


2017 Season
Date Race (Distance) Time
Sept. 1 St. Joseph's (LI) (6K) 22:48.1
Sept. 9 Purchase (8K) 33:24.6
Oct. 8 York (NY) (8K) 35:57.1
Oct. 14 St. Joseph's (LI) (8K) 34:12.8
Nov. 1 Skyline Championships (8K) 30:34.6

2016 Season
Date Race (Distance) Time
Sept. 17 Bard (8K) 31:38.0
Sept. 25 York (NY) (8K) 31:04.8
Oct. 1 Mount St. Mary (8K) 30:40.0
Oct. 15 St. Joseph's (LI) (8K) 29:51.7
Oct. 30 Skyline Championships (8K) 37:05.94
Nov. 12 NCAA Regionals (8K) 28:43.6

High School: Graduated from Stissing Mountain High School in Pine Plains, New York in 2016 … was a four-year member of both the indoor and outdoor track teams … also played three seasons of soccer for the Bombers … was a team captain of the indoor track team from his sophomore through senior seasons … earned Most Valuable Player accolades for track events as a junior and senior … earned Poughkeepsie Journal All-Star Track Team honors … was also selected Honorable Mention in 2016 … was a member of the National Honor Society in high school.
 
Personal: Son of Kelly and David Nielsen … has one younger sibling; Keara … is majoring in Marine Environmental Science at Maritime while obtaining his U.S. Coast Guard Deck License … plans to become a Marine Biologist upon graduation.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    5'5" 130 lbs
  • 2017Sophomore

    5'5" 130 lbs
  • 2018Junior

    5'5" 130 lbs
  • 2019Senior

    0 lbs