Alicia Nelson, a former student-athlete at Adams State University between 2009 and 2014, amassed a staggering nine individual national championships and 17 All-America honors during her illustrious career. Nelson topped the podium at every NCAA Championship in which she competed between 2013 and 2014. She made headlines in back-to-back years at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, where she swept the steeplechase and 5000 meters, becoming the first female athlete in NCAA DII history to do so. Nelson set a meet record in the steeplechase at the 2014 NCAA DII Outdoor Championships with her 9:54.02 winner.