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Vance Nilsson
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, Az.
- High School:
- Gilbert
Vance Nilsson's TFRRS Profile
NCAA Championships
USTFCCCA All-American Honors
SEC Honors
Additional SEC Scoring
2026 Outdoor: Won Florida's sixth NCAA title in the 400m hurdles with the second-best time in UF history of 48.06...First NCAA title in the 400m hurdles for the Gators since 2017...Qualified for nationals at NCAA East Prelim where he matched his previous personal-best time of 48.77 to place second in the region...Set a new personal best in the men’s 400m hurdles, which placed third, with a time of 48.77, while also setting a No. 5 in Florida outdoor history at the SEC outdoor championships (May 14-16)... Set a new personal best 50.54 in the Men’s 400m Hurdles, which placed 3rd, while contributing towards an 8th place finish in the Men’s 4x400m Relay which clocked a 3:13.47 at the East Coast Relays (May 1-2)...Recorded a personal best time of 50.79 in the 400m hurdles invitational at the Tom Jones Memorial (April 17-18)
2026 Indoor: Ran the third leg in the 3:04.04 finish of the men’s 4x400 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30-31)... Competed in the men’s 4x400 relay as the second leg in the 3:14.40 finish at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 16)
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:
NCAA Championships
- 2026 NCAA Outdoor Champion (400m Hurdles)
USTFCCCA All-American Honors
- 2026 Outdoor First Team All-American (400m Hurdles, 1st)
- 2025 Indoor First Team All-American (4x400m Relay, 8th)
SEC Honors
- 2026 Outdoor Third Team All-SEC (400m Hurdles)
Additional SEC Scoring
- 2025 Outdoor Scorer (400m Hurdles, 5th)
- 2025 Indoor Scorer (4x400m Relay, 4th)
2026 Outdoor: Won Florida's sixth NCAA title in the 400m hurdles with the second-best time in UF history of 48.06...First NCAA title in the 400m hurdles for the Gators since 2017...Qualified for nationals at NCAA East Prelim where he matched his previous personal-best time of 48.77 to place second in the region...Set a new personal best in the men’s 400m hurdles, which placed third, with a time of 48.77, while also setting a No. 5 in Florida outdoor history at the SEC outdoor championships (May 14-16)... Set a new personal best 50.54 in the Men’s 400m Hurdles, which placed 3rd, while contributing towards an 8th place finish in the Men’s 4x400m Relay which clocked a 3:13.47 at the East Coast Relays (May 1-2)...Recorded a personal best time of 50.79 in the 400m hurdles invitational at the Tom Jones Memorial (April 17-18)
2026 Indoor: Ran the third leg in the 3:04.04 finish of the men’s 4x400 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30-31)... Competed in the men’s 4x400 relay as the second leg in the 3:14.40 finish at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 16)
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
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