2025 Track and Field Roster

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Gabriella Whisler
Gabriella Whisler
Gabriella Whisler

Gavin Nelson

  • Hometown Jacksonville, Florida
  • High School Mandarin High School

Biography

Collegiate PR | Indoor: 800m - 1:51.04; Mile - 4:10.12 | Outdoor: 800m - 1:48.78
High School PR | 800m - 1:53.39; 1600m - 4:09.99; 3200m - 9:20.37

Gavin Nelson's TFRRS Profile (Top Performances and Meet Results)
2025 Outdoor: Posted a 3:48.18 time in the 1500m at the East Coast Relays in Jacksonville (May 2), finishing 5th... Placed seventh in the 800m (1:47.98) at the Tom Jones Invitational (April 18-19)... Competed in the 800m (1:48.99) and placed fifth in the 1500m (3:47.61) at the Florida Relays (April 4-5)...

2025 Indoor: Competed in the DMR (9:42.05) and the Mile prelims (4:15.30), placing eighth and earning one team point for the DMR at the SEC Indoor Championships (February 27 - March 1)... Opened his season with a 2:24.09 performance in the 1000m at the Jimmy Carnes Track and Field Invitational (Jan. 17).

2024 Outdoor: Participated in the 800m at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 9)... Tallied a time of 1:51.22 at the LSU Invitational (Apr. 27)... Recorded a personal best of 1:48.78 in the 800m at the Pepsi Florida Relays (Mar. 29/30).

2024 Indoor: Ran the first leg of a fifth place finish in the Men's DMR (9:46.84) at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23/24)... Placed seventh in the Men's 800m with a personal record time of 1:51.04 at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10)... Competed in the Men's 800m, setting an indoor personal record with a time of 1:51.22 and competed in the Men's Mile at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 26/27)... Made his collegiate track debut and finished sixth in the Men's Mile at the McFerrin-12 Degree Invitational (Jan. 13) recording a time of 4:10.12 in the event.

High School:
  • Attended Mandarin High School
  • 2023 FSHAA 4A Bronze Medalist (4x800)
  • 2023 FSHAA 4A - 4th Place (800m, 1600m)

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    Distance
  • 2025Freshman

    SO/SO | Distance