Career Report for Kaden Nelson

Class of 2025

Cross Country Career

The following chart plots the mile pace for every race throughout high school for this runner. The blue anchor points show the races where the runner improved.



Course-Specific Personal Bests

Below is a listing of Kaden Nelson's best times on each course. Click on the course name to see a chart of those races.

Course Distance   Time     Pace   All-Time Rank PR Date PR Event # of Races
on Course
Frogtown 2 12:35.2 6:18 13 11/6/21 Sac Joaquin Subsection 2
Frogtown 3 16:36 5:32 8 11/4/23 Sac Joaquin Subsection 2
Frogtown Rain 3 16:31.5 5:31 4 11/5/22 Sac Joaquin Subsection 1
Johnson-Springview Park 2.5 12:28.8 5:00 1 8/26/23 Oakmont Invitational 1
Maidu Regional Park 3 16:15.9 5:25 3 10/28/22 FVL League Final 1
Nevada Union HS 2 13:15.42 6:38 9 9/29/21 FVL #1 1
Nevada Union HS 3 17:07 5:42 3 9/27/23 FVL #1 3
Orange County Great Park 3 15:13.1 5:04 3 9/16/23 Woodbridge Cross Country Classic 1
Railhead Parkway 2 12:09.17 6:05 4 10/30/21 FVL League Final 1
Railhead Parkway 3 16:12.2 5:24 3 10/26/23 FVL League Final 1
Union Mine HS 3.1 16:37 5:22 5 8/19/23 Union Mine Friendly XC Meet 2
Willow Hill Reservoir 2.1 12:25.36 5:55 22 10/1/22 Tom Laythe Invitational 3
Willow Hill Reservoir 3.1 16:27.8 5:19 4 11/11/23 Sac Joaquin Finals 2
Woodward Park 2.1 11:27.5 5:27 1 10/14/22 Roughrider Invitational 1
Woodward Park 3.1 15:55.2 5:08 4 11/25/23 CA State Finals 3

Distance-only Personal Bests

This considers only the courses with distances of 2, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 and 5K (3.1 mi).

Standard
Distance (Mi)		   Time   Pace Date Event Course # of Races
at Distance
2 12:09.17 6:05 10/30/21 FVL League Final Railhead Parkway 4
3 15:13.1 5:04 9/16/23 Woodbridge Cross Country Classic Orange County Great Park 9
3.1 15:55.2 5:08 11/25/23 CA State Finals Woodward Park 7

Career Summary

Below is a summary of each season run by Kaden Nelson.

Year # of Races Average Pace Improvements / Chances Rank on Team Best # Std Dev
Fr 7 6:32 2/2 3 0.91
So 9 5:51 2/2 10 1.29
Jr 9 5:18 6/6 4 1.56
Ponderosa Career 25 5:47 10/10

Complete Race and Improvement History: Table

The following table is a listing of every race throughout high school for this runner.

Date Event Course Distance Division Place # Std
Dev		 Time   Pace   Improvement
11/25/23 CA State Finals Woodward Park 3.1 V 32/212 0.90 15:55.2 5:08 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, DPR)
11/11/23 Sac Joaquin Finals Willow Hill Reservoir 3.1 V 7/78 1.48 16:27.8 5:19 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
11/4/23 Sac Joaquin Subsection Frogtown 3 V 7/205 1.25 16:36 5:32 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
10/26/23 FVL League Final Railhead Parkway 3 V 4/67 1.07 16:12.2 5:24
10/13/23 Roughrider Invitational Woodward Park 3.1 V 15/352 1.21 16:04.15 5:11 You ROCK! (LR, PR, DPR)
9/27/23 FVL #1 Nevada Union HS 3 V 3/72 1.09 17:07 5:42 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
9/16/23 Woodbridge Cross Country Classic Orange County Great Park 3 V 69/282 1.20 15:13.1 5:04 You ROCK! (DPR)
8/26/23 Oakmont Invitational Johnson-Springview Park 2.5 V 11/265 1.56 12:28.8 5:00 You ROCK! (SBP)
8/19/23 Union Mine Friendly XC Meet Union Mine HS 3.1 V 4/31 16:37 5:22 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, DPR)
11/26/22 CA State Finals Woodward Park 3.1 V 171/214 -0.58 17:54.4 5:47
11/12/22 Sac Joaquin Finals Willow Hill Reservoir 3.1 V 24/78 0.78 17:24.1 5:37 You ROCK! (DPR)
11/5/22 Sac Joaquin Subsection Frogtown Rain 3 V 27/188 1.14 16:31.5 5:31
10/28/22 FVL League Final Maidu Regional Park 3 V 7/69 1.02 16:15.9 5:25 You ROCK! (DPR)
10/14/22 Roughrider Invitational Woodward Park 2.1 F/S 2/84 1.29 11:27.5 5:27 You ROCK! (SBP)
10/1/22 Tom Laythe Invitational Willow Hill Reservoir 2.1 F/S 16/225 1.21 12:25.36 5:55 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
9/28/22 FVL #1 Nevada Union HS 3 V 22/66 0.62 18:59.5 6:20 You ROCK! (LR, PR, DPR)
9/17/22 Bret Harte Frogtown Invitational Frogtown 3 V 43/197 0.88 19:05.06 6:22 You ROCK! (DPR)
8/20/22 Union Mine Friendly XC Meet Union Mine HS 3.1 V 17/37 0.36 19:01 6:08
11/13/21 Sac Joaquin Finals Willow Hill Reservoir 2.1 So 12/49 0.80 12:36.8 6:00 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
11/6/21 Sac Joaquin Subsection Frogtown 2 So 25/128 0.91 12:35.2 6:18 You ROCK! (LR, PR, SBP)
10/30/21 FVL League Final Railhead Parkway 2 F/S 4/43 0.81 12:09.17 6:05 You ROCK! (DPR)
10/2/21 Tom Laythe Invitational Willow Hill Reservoir 2.1 F/S 54/169 0.87 13:08.66 6:16
9/29/21 FVL #1 Nevada Union HS 2 F/S 11/48 0.63 13:15.42 6:38 You ROCK! (DPR)
9/18/21 Frogtown XC Invitational Frogtown 2 F/S 38/142 0.71 13:42.55 6:51
9/11/21 Nevada Union Cross Country Invitational Nevada Union HS 3 F/S 40/113 0.21 21:51.55 7:17

Glossary:

  • LY = Beat time from the same course a year ago
  • LR = Beat time from the most recent running of the course
  • PR = Set a new course-specific PR
  • PG = Beat personal goal
  • SBP = Season's best performance based on position of finish relative to the field. (Highest # of standard deviations).
  • DPR = Set a new distance-only PR. Applies to 2 mile, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 mile and 5K (3.1 mi) courses only.
  • # Std Dev = The number of standard deviations from the mean.

All columns are sortable by clicking on the column heading.


Track Results

Season Records

Season Grade Pts800m1600m3200m
2023 OutdoorSo2:09.68 4:32.18 9:49.43
2024 OutdoorJr2:04.13 PR4:29.89 PR9:27.26 PR

By Event


800m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/22/23 FVL Oakmont @ Ponderosa 2:09.68 V SR 2
3/29/23 FVL West Park @ Ponderosa 2:22.38 V 2
4/11/23 FVL Ponderosa @ Lincoln 2:13.62 V LR (Δ=8.76,6.2%) 2
4/19/23 FVL Nevada Union @ Ponderosa 2:18.31 V 8
4/3/24 FVL Ponderosa @ West Park 2:10.90 V LR (Δ=7.41,5.4%)
LY (Δ=11.48,8.1%)		 4
4/10/24 FVL Lincoln @ Ponderosa 2:04.13 V PR (Δ=5.55,4.3%)
SR (Δ=5.55,4.3%)
LR (Δ=6.77,5.2%)
LY (Δ=9.49,7.1%)		 2

1600m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/18/23 Ron Ruptier Invite 4:40.57 V 3
3/22/23 FVL Oakmont @ Ponderosa 4:52.84 V 1
3/24/23 BV Bronco Distance & Pole Vault Carnival 4:37.98 V PR (Δ=2.59,0.9%)
LR (Δ=14.86,5.1%)		 9
4/11/23 FVL Ponderosa @ Lincoln 4:41.63 V 1
4/19/23 FVL Nevada Union @ Ponderosa 4:38.48 V LR (Δ=3.15,1.1%) 3
4/25/23 FVL Ponderosa @ Placer 4:41.91 V 4
5/4/23 FVL Trials & Finals 4:36.70 V PR (Δ=1.28,0.5%)
LR (Δ=5.21,1.8%)		 5
5/11/23 SJS D3 Finals 4:32.18 V PR (Δ=4.52,1.6%)
SR
LR (Δ=4.52,1.6%)		 9
3/2/24 Ron Ruptier Invite 4:38.98 V 2
3/20/24 FVL Ponderosa@Oakmont 5:00.26 V 4
4/3/24 FVL Ponderosa @ West Park 4:57.48 V LR (Δ=2.78,0.9%) 1
4/10/24 FVL Lincoln @ Ponderosa 5:19.47 V 8
4/18/24 FVL Ponderosa vs. Nevada Union 4:57.31 V LR (Δ=22.16,6.9%) 3
4/24/24 FVL Placer @ Ponderosa 4:29.89 V PR (Δ=2.29,0.8%)
SR (Δ=2.29,0.8%)
LR (Δ=27.42,9.2%)
LY (Δ=8.59,3.1%)		 2

3200m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/18/23 Ron Ruptier Invite 10:17.96 V 1
3/22/23 FVL Oakmont @ Ponderosa 11:16.51 V 9
3/24/23 BV Bronco Distance & Pole Vault Carnival 10:04.03 V PR (Δ=13.93,2.3%)
LR (Δ=1:12.48,10.7%)		 11
3/29/23 FVL West Park @ Ponderosa 10:53.27 V 3
4/11/23 FVL Ponderosa @ Lincoln 10:45.93 V LR (Δ=7.34,1.1%) 2
4/19/23 FVL Nevada Union @ Ponderosa 10:56.05 V 3
4/25/23 FVL Ponderosa @ Placer 10:32.41 V LR (Δ=23.64,3.6%) 2
5/4/23 FVL Trials & Finals 9:49.43 V PR (Δ=14.60,2.4%)
SR
LR (Δ=42.98,6.8%)		 2
3/2/24 Ron Ruptier Invite 10:14.36 V 1
3/8/24 Bronco Roundup Distance and Pole Vault Carniv 9:39.64 V PR (Δ=9.79,1.7%)
LR (Δ=34.72,5.7%)		 3
3/16/24 (3/15-3/16) Dublin Distance Fiesta 9:33.42 V PR (Δ=6.22,1.1%)
LR (Δ=6.22,1.1%)
LY (Δ=44.54,7.2%)		 45
3/20/24 FVL Ponderosa@Oakmont 10:36.19 V 2
4/10/24 FVL Lincoln @ Ponderosa 10:32.94 V LR (Δ=3.25,0.5%)
LY (Δ=12.99,2.0%)		 1
4/18/24 FVL Ponderosa vs. Nevada Union 11:09.66 V 5
4/20/24 2024 Sacramento Meet of Champions 9:27.26 V PR (Δ=6.16,1.1%)
SR (Δ=22.17,3.8%)
LR (Δ=1:42.40,15.3%)
LY (Δ=1:05.15,10.3%)		 16
4/24/24 FVL Placer @ Ponderosa 10:01.16 V LY (Δ=31.25,4.9%) 1

4x400m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/20/24 FVL Ponderosa@Oakmont 3:52.11 V LR (Δ=4.73,2.0%) 4

4x1600m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
4/6/24 (4/5-4/6) 2024 Arcadia Invitational 18:22.65 V 14

Distance Medley 12-4-8-16

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/16/24 (3/15-3/16) Dublin Distance Fiesta 10:45.49 V 5