2026 Gymnastics Roster
Carlee Nelson
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ohio
- High School:
- Fort Frye High
Statistics
Career Highs
| Event | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| Vault | 9.8 | at BYU (2/14/25) |
| Balance Beam | 9.875 | Eastern Michigan, Iowa State, Towson (1/29/23) |
Career Statistics
| Year | Meets | AA | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 105.475 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 24.575 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 210.8 |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 340.85 |
2025 (Jr.)
- Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team
- Competed in all 15 meets, earning time in the vault and balance beam lineups
- Ranked sixth on the team with 210.8 points on the year
- Secured a new career high on vault on Feb. 14, scoring a 9.8 at BYU
- Reached her season high on beam twice during the year, posting a 9.8 at Pitt (March 9) and at Penn (March 14)
- At Penn, she earned her first podium finish of the season with her beam score
- Finished the year with National Qualifying Scores of 9.755 on vault and 9.59 on beam
2024 (So.)
- WCGA Scholastic All-American
- Competed in one meet before sustaining a season-ending injury in the season opener against Temple on Jan. 7
- Notched performances on vault, balance beam and floor exercise against Temple
- Finished the year with 24.575 points
- Earned a second-place finish on vault with a 9.75 on Jan. 7
2023 (Fr.)
- WCGA Scholastic All-American
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Competed in seven meets in her inaugural season, earning time in the vault and balance beam lineups
- Finished the year with 105.475 season points
- Made her Mountaineer career debut in the season opener at Florida with Ball State and Lindenwood on Jan. 6, competing on vault
- Set a new career high on vault in the home opener against Maryland and Kent State on Jan. 13, tallying a 9.75
- Reached a new career best on beam with a 9.875 against Eastern Michigan, Iowa State and Towson on Jan. 29
- The total also was good for her first career podium finish, placing third in the final event standings
- Competed on balance beam in the 2023 Big 12 Championship and the NCAA Pittsburgh Regional Championships
Club Gymnastics
- Five-year Level 10 gymnast for coaches Nikki Thomson, Liz Nutter and Angela Way at Gymniks Gymnastics in Vienna, West Virginia
- Secured first place at the 2021 West Virginia State Championship meet on vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise to earn the all-around state champion title
- At the 2021 Region 7 Championships later that month, she won the balance beam title and made the podium on floor exercise and the all-around.
- With her performance at regionals, she earned a trip to the 2021 Women's Level 10 National Championships
- She tallied a top-10 finish on floor exercise in her first appearance at the national meet
- Also placed first on all four events, including the all-around, at the Girl Power Invitational in 2019
- Graduated from Fort Frye High School
Personal
- Daughter of Rob and Stefanie Nelson
- Birthday is November 5th
- Has one brother, Luke, who currently plays college basketball at Muskingum
- Her mother, Stefanie, ran track in college
- Majoring in general business
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
Assistant Coach Kaylyn Millick | Intro
Tuesday, September 09
Assistant Coach Jessica Yamzon | Intro
Tuesday, September 09
Associate Head Coach Travis Doak | Intro
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Head Coach Jason Butts | Intro
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