Nelson made the move over to the university athletics side, in February of 2022, after spending over two years serving as manager of sales and service through the Aspire Group (now known as Playfly Aspire Group). During his two-year affiliation with Lamar, Nelson has worked with selling season tickets, group ticket packages, premium seating as well as working on donations. During that time, Nelson generated $425,000 in ticket, sponsorship and donation revenue for the university.
After graduating with his bachelor's degree in Sport Management with a concentration in Physical Education and Coaching from Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL, Nelson spent over four years as a full-time overseas missionary with Overland Missions and World Outreach Ministries serving in Zambia, Africa. During his time in Zambia, he led, and created curriculum for, a variety of different leadership programs and weekly discipleship programs.Â
Nelson was born and raised in Cape Coral, FL.Â
