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Wilma Nielsen
- Position:
- Mid-Distances
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- High School:
- LM Engström
- Prev School:
- Bradley
2024 First Team All-America (800m, Indoors)
4x800m Relay NCAA Record-Holder
2023 First Team All-America (800m, Indoors)
2021 Honorable Mention All-America (800m, Outdoors)
2021 European U23 Championships 800m Bronze Medalist
Two-time Swedish Senior National Champion
Two-time Missouri Valley Conference Champion
Two-time All-Region in Cross Country
First Team All-American in the 800-meters at Bradley joined the Huskies in January of 2024 … a Swedish National Champion in the 800-meters, and a European U23 Championships bronze medalist .
2024: Set new PRs in her one season at Washington, earned First Team All-America honors indoors and was part of an NCAA Record outdoors … outdoors, qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 800-meters by finishing top-12 at West Prelims, but did not race nationals … ran on the 4x800-meter relay which broke the NCAA Record and won the first Penn Relays Championship in UW history, posting a time of 8:17.28 with Nielsen splitting 2:05.06 … the 4x800m relay was named Pac-12 Women's Track Athletes of the Week following Penn ... took fourth in the 800-meters at the Pac-12 Championships … had the best finish by a Husky ever in the 800-meters at NCAA Indoors, placing sixth in the final in Boston in 2:02.33 to earn First Team All-America honors … made the final by placing third in her semi in 2:02.56 … set an indoor PR of 2:02.26 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance in the Dempsey, the No. 2 time in school history … seventh in the 800m at the New Balance Grand Prix on Feb. 4 in 2:02.91 … opened her season with a mile PR of 4:37.87 at the UW Invitational.
2023 (Cross Country At Bradley): Earned All-Midwest Region honors in final race for Bradley, placing 23rd at the Regional meet, tops on the squad … led Bradley to second-place at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, finishing sixth overall in 21:00.
2022-23 (Track At Bradley): A lengthy and successful summer competing in Europe, including making two finals at the European U23 Championships, placing 6th in the 800m and 8th in the 1500m … took 11th overall in the European Team Championships First Division 800-meters in 2:02.60 … set a 800m PR of 2:02.11 at an invitational in Rehlingen, Germany in June … second in the Swedish Outdoor Championships at 800m and third at 1500m … won both 800m and 1500m Swedish U23 titles … only competed during the indoor collegiate season, but earned First Team All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the 800-meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships … became the first Bradley track athlete to earn First Team All-America since 1998, and the first Bradley athlete in any sport to earn First Team All-America since 2013 … won the MVC Indoor title in the 800-meters … set the Bradley School Record and qualified for indoor nationals with a PR of 2:02.91 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite … third at the Larry Wieczorek Invite in the 800m in 2:03.46 … won the Hawkeye Invite 600-meters in 1:29.78 … (Cross Country At Bradley): Earned All-Midwest Region honors with a 23rd-place finish at the Regional Championships in 20:44 … finished fifth at the MVC conference meet, helping Bradley win the team title … opened season finishing 113th at the Joe Piane Invite.
2021-22 (Track At Bradley): Over the summer, won the Swedish National Championship at 800-meters, and won the 800m and 1500m titles at the Sweden U23 Championships … advanced to the quarterfinals of the 800-meters at NCAA West Prelims, running consecutive times within .01 of each other, a 2:06.07 in the first round and a 2:06.08 in the quarterfinals, placing 18th overall … won the 1,500-meters title at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships in 4:23.60, and took second in the 800-meters in 2:06.82 … season-best 800m time of 2:05.47 at the Bryan Clay Invite … (Cross Country At Bradley): Raced just once in the fall, finishing 12th at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, third on the team.
2020-21 (Track At Bradley): Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships final site in the 800-meters, earning All-America honorable mention with a 22nd-place finish in Eugene … over the summer, won the Bronze in the 800m at the 2021 European U23 Championships in Estonia in 2:02.29, breaking the Missouri Valley Conference record … grabbed the 12th and final qualifying spot to nationals at the NCAA West Preliminaries, running 2:05.16 in the quarterfinal round … took third in the 800m at the Missouri Valley Championships, running 2:07.51, and ran on the fourth-place 4x400m relay … second at the Drake Relays in the 800m in 2:06.61 … won the Gibson Invite in a time of 2:07.48 … juggled indoor track with cross country in the delayed winter cross country season, taking second at the MVC Indoor Championships in both the mile (4:47.41) and 800m (2:09.32) … earned MVC Indoor Freshman of the Year … (Cross Country At Bradley): During the pandemic-delayed winter cross country season, finished 10th at the MVC XC Championships … placed seventh at the Lipscomb Winter XC Classic in her first cross country race, held on Feb. 6.
High School and Personal: Born in Gothenburg, Sweden … parents are Magdalena and Jimmy Nielsen … has a twin sister, Julia, who also ran track at Bradley as a teammate of Wilma, as well as older siblings Simon and Elisabeth … a Swedish National Championship finalist at 800-meters in 2019 (7th) and 2020 (8th).
Major Meets
2019 Swedish Outdoor TF – 7th, 800m
2020 Swedish Outdoor TF – 8th, 800m
2021 MVC Indoor TF – 2nd, 800m | 2nd, Mile
2020-21 MVC XC – 10th (3rd, BU)
2021 MVC Outdoor TF – 3rd, 800m | 4th, 4x400m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF – 12th, 800m
2021 NCAA Outdoors – 22nd, 800m (All-America Hon. Mention)
2021 European Team Championships – 10th, 1500m
2021 European U23 Championships – 3rd, 800m
2021 MVC XC – 12th (3rd, BU)
2022 MVC Outdoor TF – 2nd, 800m | 1st, 1500m (MVC Champion)
2022 NCAA Prelims TF – 18th, 800m
2022 Nordic Baltic U23 Championships – 2nd, 800m | 1st, 1500m
2022 Swedish Outdoor TF – 1st, 800m | 3rd, 1500m
2022 Swedish U23 Championships – 1st, 800m | 1st, 1500m
2022 MVC XC – 5th (4th, BU)
2022 Regional XC – 23rd (4th, BU)
2022 European U23 XC – 46th
2023 Swedish Indoor TF – 1st, 800m
2023 European Indoor TF – 23rd, 800m
2023 MVC Indoor TF – 1st, 800m (MVC Champion)
2023 NCAA Indoors – 7th, 800m (All-America First Team)
2023 European Team Championships – 11th, 800m
2023 European U23 Championships – 6th, 800m | 8th, 1500m
2023 Swedish Outdoor TF – 2nd, 800m | 3rd, 1500m
2023 Swedish U23 Championships – 1st, 800m | 1st, 1500m | 1st, 5000m
2023 MVC XC – 6th (1st, BU)
2023 Regional XC – 23rd (1st, BU)
2024 NCAA Indoors - 6th, 800m (All-America First Team)
2024 Pac-12 TF - 4th, 800m
2024 NCAA Prelims TF - 10th, 800m
Outdoor Bests
800m…….2:02.11
1500m…….4:11.16
Indoor Bests
800m…….2:02.26
Mile…….4:37.87
4x800m Relay NCAA Record-Holder
2023 First Team All-America (800m, Indoors)
2021 Honorable Mention All-America (800m, Outdoors)
2021 European U23 Championships 800m Bronze Medalist
Two-time Swedish Senior National Champion
Two-time Missouri Valley Conference Champion
Two-time All-Region in Cross Country
First Team All-American in the 800-meters at Bradley joined the Huskies in January of 2024 … a Swedish National Champion in the 800-meters, and a European U23 Championships bronze medalist .
2024: Set new PRs in her one season at Washington, earned First Team All-America honors indoors and was part of an NCAA Record outdoors … outdoors, qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 800-meters by finishing top-12 at West Prelims, but did not race nationals … ran on the 4x800-meter relay which broke the NCAA Record and won the first Penn Relays Championship in UW history, posting a time of 8:17.28 with Nielsen splitting 2:05.06 … the 4x800m relay was named Pac-12 Women's Track Athletes of the Week following Penn ... took fourth in the 800-meters at the Pac-12 Championships … had the best finish by a Husky ever in the 800-meters at NCAA Indoors, placing sixth in the final in Boston in 2:02.33 to earn First Team All-America honors … made the final by placing third in her semi in 2:02.56 … set an indoor PR of 2:02.26 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance in the Dempsey, the No. 2 time in school history … seventh in the 800m at the New Balance Grand Prix on Feb. 4 in 2:02.91 … opened her season with a mile PR of 4:37.87 at the UW Invitational.
2023 (Cross Country At Bradley): Earned All-Midwest Region honors in final race for Bradley, placing 23rd at the Regional meet, tops on the squad … led Bradley to second-place at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, finishing sixth overall in 21:00.
2022-23 (Track At Bradley): A lengthy and successful summer competing in Europe, including making two finals at the European U23 Championships, placing 6th in the 800m and 8th in the 1500m … took 11th overall in the European Team Championships First Division 800-meters in 2:02.60 … set a 800m PR of 2:02.11 at an invitational in Rehlingen, Germany in June … second in the Swedish Outdoor Championships at 800m and third at 1500m … won both 800m and 1500m Swedish U23 titles … only competed during the indoor collegiate season, but earned First Team All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the 800-meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships … became the first Bradley track athlete to earn First Team All-America since 1998, and the first Bradley athlete in any sport to earn First Team All-America since 2013 … won the MVC Indoor title in the 800-meters … set the Bradley School Record and qualified for indoor nationals with a PR of 2:02.91 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite … third at the Larry Wieczorek Invite in the 800m in 2:03.46 … won the Hawkeye Invite 600-meters in 1:29.78 … (Cross Country At Bradley): Earned All-Midwest Region honors with a 23rd-place finish at the Regional Championships in 20:44 … finished fifth at the MVC conference meet, helping Bradley win the team title … opened season finishing 113th at the Joe Piane Invite.
2021-22 (Track At Bradley): Over the summer, won the Swedish National Championship at 800-meters, and won the 800m and 1500m titles at the Sweden U23 Championships … advanced to the quarterfinals of the 800-meters at NCAA West Prelims, running consecutive times within .01 of each other, a 2:06.07 in the first round and a 2:06.08 in the quarterfinals, placing 18th overall … won the 1,500-meters title at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships in 4:23.60, and took second in the 800-meters in 2:06.82 … season-best 800m time of 2:05.47 at the Bryan Clay Invite … (Cross Country At Bradley): Raced just once in the fall, finishing 12th at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, third on the team.
2020-21 (Track At Bradley): Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships final site in the 800-meters, earning All-America honorable mention with a 22nd-place finish in Eugene … over the summer, won the Bronze in the 800m at the 2021 European U23 Championships in Estonia in 2:02.29, breaking the Missouri Valley Conference record … grabbed the 12th and final qualifying spot to nationals at the NCAA West Preliminaries, running 2:05.16 in the quarterfinal round … took third in the 800m at the Missouri Valley Championships, running 2:07.51, and ran on the fourth-place 4x400m relay … second at the Drake Relays in the 800m in 2:06.61 … won the Gibson Invite in a time of 2:07.48 … juggled indoor track with cross country in the delayed winter cross country season, taking second at the MVC Indoor Championships in both the mile (4:47.41) and 800m (2:09.32) … earned MVC Indoor Freshman of the Year … (Cross Country At Bradley): During the pandemic-delayed winter cross country season, finished 10th at the MVC XC Championships … placed seventh at the Lipscomb Winter XC Classic in her first cross country race, held on Feb. 6.
High School and Personal: Born in Gothenburg, Sweden … parents are Magdalena and Jimmy Nielsen … has a twin sister, Julia, who also ran track at Bradley as a teammate of Wilma, as well as older siblings Simon and Elisabeth … a Swedish National Championship finalist at 800-meters in 2019 (7th) and 2020 (8th).
Major Meets
2019 Swedish Outdoor TF – 7th, 800m
2020 Swedish Outdoor TF – 8th, 800m
2021 MVC Indoor TF – 2nd, 800m | 2nd, Mile
2020-21 MVC XC – 10th (3rd, BU)
2021 MVC Outdoor TF – 3rd, 800m | 4th, 4x400m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF – 12th, 800m
2021 NCAA Outdoors – 22nd, 800m (All-America Hon. Mention)
2021 European Team Championships – 10th, 1500m
2021 European U23 Championships – 3rd, 800m
2021 MVC XC – 12th (3rd, BU)
2022 MVC Outdoor TF – 2nd, 800m | 1st, 1500m (MVC Champion)
2022 NCAA Prelims TF – 18th, 800m
2022 Nordic Baltic U23 Championships – 2nd, 800m | 1st, 1500m
2022 Swedish Outdoor TF – 1st, 800m | 3rd, 1500m
2022 Swedish U23 Championships – 1st, 800m | 1st, 1500m
2022 MVC XC – 5th (4th, BU)
2022 Regional XC – 23rd (4th, BU)
2022 European U23 XC – 46th
2023 Swedish Indoor TF – 1st, 800m
2023 European Indoor TF – 23rd, 800m
2023 MVC Indoor TF – 1st, 800m (MVC Champion)
2023 NCAA Indoors – 7th, 800m (All-America First Team)
2023 European Team Championships – 11th, 800m
2023 European U23 Championships – 6th, 800m | 8th, 1500m
2023 Swedish Outdoor TF – 2nd, 800m | 3rd, 1500m
2023 Swedish U23 Championships – 1st, 800m | 1st, 1500m | 1st, 5000m
2023 MVC XC – 6th (1st, BU)
2023 Regional XC – 23rd (1st, BU)
2024 NCAA Indoors - 6th, 800m (All-America First Team)
2024 Pac-12 TF - 4th, 800m
2024 NCAA Prelims TF - 10th, 800m
Outdoor Bests
800m…….2:02.11
1500m…….4:11.16
Indoor Bests
800m…….2:02.26
Mile…….4:37.87
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13
