2025 Track and Field Roster

Vance Nilsson

  • Hometown Gilbert, Az.
  • High School Gilbert

Biography

2025 Indoor: Ran the anchor for Florida's eighth-place 4x400m relay team (3:06.93) at the NCAA Championship meet... Competed in the 4x400m Relay (3:05.43) and the 60m Hurdles prelims (7.94), placing fourth and earning five team points in the 4x400m at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27 - March 1)... Competed in the 4x400 (3:07.81) and the 60m Hurdles (setting a new personal record of 7.87) at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)... Opened his season with a 7.96 time in the 60m Hurdles at the Corky Classic (Jan. 17), setting a personal record... Set a personal best in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 7.87 and competed in the 4x400m (3:04.24) at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 14/15).

Prior to Florida:
  • World U20 Champion in the 400m Hurdles (Lima, Peru, 2024)
  • Advanced to semifinal at 2024 US Olympic Trials in 400H
  • 2024 Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year for Track and Field
  • Holds high school national record in the 300 hurdles, running 34.83
  • 400mH PR: 49.26 (U20 2024 Season Lead)
  • 110H PR (39”): 13.39