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Tim Nelson

Tim Nelson

Tim Nelson has had remarkable success leading the University of Nebraska Omaha women’s golf team since 2003. 

Nelson has led the women’s golf team to four conference championships, including three straight Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association titles between 2008-2011, their last seasons in Division II.  The Mavericks won the championship in each of their three years in the league, concluding with the 2010-11 season, and Dani Suponchick was named player of the year in the MIAA. She and three others were named to the All-Tournament team, and she and Ricca Soper were named to the All-MIAA women’s golf team.

In 2009-10, Nelson guided the Mavericks to their second straight MIAA championship, and he was named the association’s coach of the year.  Three Mavericks were named to the MIAA all-tournament team.

It was a repeat feat for Nelson who pulled off the same double-play following the Mavs’ first year in the MIAA in 2008-09.  The 2009 league title was the first MIAA title awarded in women’s golf.  Four more Mavericks earned all-tournament team honors.

Nelson also has led UNO to three NCAA region titles during his nine years as the Mavericks’ head coach.   In 2009, the Mavericks took part in the NCAA West Regional, missing a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament by one stroke.

The Mavericks have finished seventh in all three of their trips to the NCAA Championship.

Nelson’s team won the North Central Conference in 2003-04, his first season, and the next year the Mavericks won the NCAA region tournament.

UNO also won an NCC title in 2006-07 and went to the national tournament in three of four years from 2005-08.

Nelson, a 1980 UNO graduate, coached Tannis Hastmann, an All-American and four-time NCC champion. His players earned 10 all-NCC honors under his guidance.

Prior to coming to UNO, Nelson was head coach at College of St. Mary in 2002-03.  He has been a Professional Golfer’s Association teaching professional since 1972.

Nelson and his wife Kris have three grown children,  two sons and a daughter, and one grandson.