NOLAN BORDER
SENIOR / LINCOLN, NEB. (PIUS X)
2014 (Junior)
Nolan Border competed in all six meets as a junior and finished as one of Nebraska’s top-six runners throughout
the season...opened as Nebraska’s No. 6 finisher, posting a time of 19:25.29 and placing 21st overall to help the
Huskers capture the team title at the Augustana Twilight Invitational...followed up his opening-week performance
with a 15th-place finish at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational...ran a time of 26:56.00 to help the Huskers
earn a second-place finish...at the Roy Griak Invite, was Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher with a time of 26:48... finished
the regular season with a 49th-place finish at the Bradley Classic in a time a 25:39.3...ran a time of 25:13.3 to finish
67th at the Big Ten Championships...was Nebraska’s No. 4 finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional, crossing the finish
line in 32:10.7...earned academic All-Big Ten accolades and was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for the third
consecutive year...became a six-time member of the Nebraska-Scholar Athlete Honor Roll with two more selections.
2013 (Sophomore)
Border provided depth for the Huskers as a sophomore...placed 24th (26:40.90) at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska
Invitational at Pioneers Park...closed his competitive season by placing 204th (26:56.7) at the Roy Griak Invitational...
was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for the second straight season while adding a pair of spots on the Nebraska
Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll.
2012 (Freshman)
Personal
• Born April 7, 1993
• Parents are Chris and Karen Border
• Attended Pius X HS in Lincoln, Neb.
• Major is nutrition science
Career Honors
» Academic All-Big Ten (2015)
» Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2013, 2014, 2015)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
(Fall 2012, 2013, 2014; Spring 2013, 2014, 2015)
A late addition to the cross country team, Border used most of his freshman season to transition to the longer
course requirements in collegiate cross country...competed twice for the Huskers...ran unattached at the Woody
Greeno/Nebraska Invitational before competing in Nebraska’s lineup at the Big Ten Championships...placed 77th at
the conference meet, posting a time of 26.37...was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and two-time Nebraska ScholarAthlete Honor Roll selection.
Before Nebraska
Border joined the Huskers from Pius X High School in Lincoln, Neb...earned a spot on the all-city track and field team
as a member of the Pius X 3,200-meter relay team...helped the Thunderbolts to a time of 8:02.85....set an outdoor
personal best of 1:55.80 in the 800 meters.
Personal
Nolan Border was born April 7, 1993...son of Chris and Karen Border...majoring in nutrition science.
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