University of California, Santa Barbara

2018 All-GCC Academic Team

UC Santa Barbara
2018
Appeared in 21 matches, totaling 28 shots and 10 goals, while adding five assists...Had six drawn exclusions and 16 steals, and also one field block...Won two out of three sprints...Had two goals against Redlands on Sept. 1, Whittier on Sept. 8, and Chapman on Sept. 16.

2017
Appeared in all matches of the season with 34 shots and 17 goals…Also had four assists and 12 steals…Scored a hat-trick against San Jose State Sept. 23…Had three drawn exclusions.

High School
Played four years of water polo under head coach Justin Johnson...During his senior year he was awarded South Coast League MVP, All CIF Div. 1 Second Team, and All Orange County Second team while scoring over 90 goals and recording over 50 steals...During his junior year he was named to the All South Coast League First Team and the All CIF Div. 2 Second Team... Led his team in scoring and steals in both his junior and senior seasons...Throughout high school he also competed in swimming and holds the record for the 4x100 freestyle relay and competed in the CIF Southern Section Championship, finishing first in the 200 freestyle relay in his senior season. 

Personal
Chad Robert Nelson was born on May 25, 1999 in Mission Viejo, CA...Son of Paul and Cyndi Nelson...Has two brothers, Cameron and Zach...Major is undeclared but he aspires to be involved in business...Names "Stepbrothers," and "Nacho Libre" as his favorite movies...His favorite novel is "Enders Game"...Favorite musical artists are Jack Johnson and Led Zeppelin...Enjoys spending his free time surfing and playing spike ball.