2015 Men's Soccer Roster

1 Jon Nelson

  • Position Goalkeeper
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 210
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Mableton, Ga.
  • High School East Paulding

Biography

Academics:
• Fall 2015 President’s List

2015 (GSU): Dressed, but did not play in any matches.

2014 (Berry): Second Team All-SAA for the Division III Berry Vikings ... Finished second in the Southern Athletic Association in goals against average, second in save percentage ... Appeared in 20 games, starting in 19 ... Played 1,701 minutes in goal ... Recorded a total of 84 saves for the season and allowed 18 goals for a .824 save percentage ... Finished with six saves in a 2-1 win versus Roanoke (9/13)... Recorded a career-high eight saves at Millsaps (10/17) ... Registered a shutout in a 2-0 win versus Birmingham Southern (11/9) in the SAA Championship game.

2013 (Berry): Saw action in three games, including one start ... Logged 130 minutes in goal as a true freshman ... Recorded a season-high six saves in a 0-0 tie against Oglethorpe (11/3).

Prep: Four-year letterwinner in soccer and two-year letterwinner in basketball at East Paulding High School ... Two-year MVP and all-county selection in soccer ... Played club soccer for the Southern Soccer Academy, West Metro and Cobb FC ... Member of National Honor Society, Beta Club and Men of Distinction.

Personal: Jonathan Christian Nelson was born in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Rosemary and John Nelson ... Has one sister named Candace Rhodes ... Father, John, played football at Michigan State (1970-71) ... Major is interdisciplinary studies.

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