2016 Football Roster
Alex Nielsen
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Amherst, Ohio
- High School:
- Elyria Catholic
2016Â Senior Season
• Played in three games
• Earned Matt Ramser Award in spring for courage, dedication, attitude and commitment
2015Â Junior Season
• Recipient of the Jim and Carrie Urda Endowed Football Scholarship
• Appeared in two games
2014 Sophomore Season
• Started all 11 games at center
• Made first career appearance in opener against Ohio
• Awarded Read Athletic Endowed Scholarship
2013
• Did not see game action
2012 Freshman Season
• Redshirted
Prior to Kent State
• Three-year starter at Elyria Catholic
• Named first team All-North Coast League, all-county andall-district in 2011
• Also All-Ohio Second Team as a senior
• Earned all-conference and all-county first team honorsand all-district second team honors as a junior
• Was also a four-year letterwinner in both ice hockey andtrack & field
• Was a team captain in all three sports
Personal
• Born Sept. 29, 1993
• Son of Carl and Wendy Nielsen
• Has one older brother, Carl
• Plans to major in Chemistry
