Saint Michael's College

Athletic Honors

• 2025-26 Captain

Academic Honors

• 2024-25 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award
• 2024-25 College Sports Communicators NCAA Division II Academic All-District
• Fall 2024 NE10 Academic Honor Roll
• 2023-24 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award
• 2023-24 College Sports Communicators NCAA Division II Academic All-District
• Spring 2024 NE10 Academic Honor Roll
• Fall 2023 NE10 Academic Honor Roll
• Spring 2023 NE10 Academic Honor Roll
• Fall 2022 NE10 Academic Honor Roll

As a Junior

• Won 1 event
• Studied abroad in Australia during second semester
• Fastest 500 freestyle: 5:02.88 at CSI Invite, 11/22/24
• Fastest 1,000 freestyle: 11:24.11 vs. Maine Maritime, 11/10/24
• Fastest 1,650 freestyle: 19:13.78 vs. Pace, 10/5/24

As a Sophomore

• Fastest 500 freestyle: 4:58.91 at NE10 Championship, 2/16/24
• Fastest 1,000 freestyle: 10:26.92 at NE10 Championship, 2/15/24
• Fastest 1,650 freestyle: 17:35.08 at NE10 Championship, 2/18/24

As a Freshman

• Won 10 events, including 5 individual
• Fastest 200 backstroke: 2:06.13 at NE10 Championship, 2/12/23
• Fastest 1,000 freestyle: 10:30.80 at NE10 Championship, 2/9/23
• Fastest 1,650 freestyle: 17:46.20 at NE10 Championship, 2/12/23

High School: Swam for six years at Winona Senior High School ... senior captain ... state qualifier and all-conference honorable mention as senior ... broke Winona Senior High pool record as senior ... member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society ... member of school band ... High Honors student throughout high school.

Personal: Gavin Daniel Nelson ... son of Eric Nelson and Stacey Sadowski ... data science and information systems double major ... Dean's List student ... member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society ... sister Grace swims at Carroll University ... cousin-in-law Brandon Gurdak '14 was member of Saint Michael's men's swimming & diving team.