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Jersey Number 26
Owen Nelson
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Shawnee, Kan.
- High School:
- Shattuck - St. Mary's HS
Bio
2024 (Junior at Creighton)
Owen did not see action during the 2024 season.
2023 (Sophomore at Creighton)
Nelson appeared in four matches during his sophomore season, logging a combined 24 minutes ... His first match as a Bluejay saw Owen hit the pitch in Creighton’s 2-1 win over No. 13 Marquette on Sept. 15 ... He played a season-high eight minutes in a 2-1 road win at DePaul (Sept. 23) and a 2-2 draw at St. John’s (Oct. 28).
2022 (Freshman at Creighton)
Nelson did not play in 2022 for the Bluejays’ College Cup squad.
Club/Prep Career
Nelson played soccer for Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Minnesota ... He was invited to join European Soccer Institute and train in the French Football Federation under the international professional, Stéphane Auvray ... Owen helped lead the team to a Futsal National Championship in 2019 and won the Kansas State Cup with ESI/Puma in 2019 ... Owen was selected to the ODP regional team from 2019-2021, and was invited to join the Shattuck-St. Mary’s squad in 2020 ... While at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Owen helped the Sabres qualify for the MLS Next playoff tournament in both the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Personal
The son of Staci and Joshua Nelson, Owen has two siblings; Ashley and Rebekah ... Nelson is pursuing a degree in financial planning ... Owen’s father, Joshua, played at Creighton for two seasons (1993-94).
Getting to Know Owen
If You Didn’t Play Soccer, What Sport Would You Play: Golf
Pregame Snack: Cliff Bar
Favorite Omaha Restaurant: Chick-fil-A
Favorite TV Show: Family Feud
Favorite Soccer Team: Chelsea
Favorite Dessert: DQ Blizzard
Nickname: Juice
Owen did not see action during the 2024 season.
2023 (Sophomore at Creighton)
Nelson appeared in four matches during his sophomore season, logging a combined 24 minutes ... His first match as a Bluejay saw Owen hit the pitch in Creighton’s 2-1 win over No. 13 Marquette on Sept. 15 ... He played a season-high eight minutes in a 2-1 road win at DePaul (Sept. 23) and a 2-2 draw at St. John’s (Oct. 28).
2022 (Freshman at Creighton)
Nelson did not play in 2022 for the Bluejays’ College Cup squad.
Club/Prep Career
Nelson played soccer for Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Minnesota ... He was invited to join European Soccer Institute and train in the French Football Federation under the international professional, Stéphane Auvray ... Owen helped lead the team to a Futsal National Championship in 2019 and won the Kansas State Cup with ESI/Puma in 2019 ... Owen was selected to the ODP regional team from 2019-2021, and was invited to join the Shattuck-St. Mary’s squad in 2020 ... While at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, Owen helped the Sabres qualify for the MLS Next playoff tournament in both the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Personal
The son of Staci and Joshua Nelson, Owen has two siblings; Ashley and Rebekah ... Nelson is pursuing a degree in financial planning ... Owen’s father, Joshua, played at Creighton for two seasons (1993-94).
Getting to Know Owen
If You Didn’t Play Soccer, What Sport Would You Play: Golf
Pregame Snack: Cliff Bar
Favorite Omaha Restaurant: Chick-fil-A
Favorite TV Show: Family Feud
Favorite Soccer Team: Chelsea
Favorite Dessert: DQ Blizzard
Nickname: Juice
Creighton MSOC Highlights & Postgame vs Marquette 9-19-25
Saturday, September 20
Creighton Media Availability Men's Soccer Sept. 17
Wednesday, September 17
Creighton MSOC Highlights & Postgame vs Oral Roberts--9-13-25
Sunday, September 14
Creighton MSOC Highlights & Postgame vs Omaha 9-10-25
Thursday, September 11
