NDSU

Watch 2018 Induction Ceremony

Weight Class: 126, 133 (1995-2000) / Assistant Coach (2000-2009)
Honors: NCAA Division II national champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2000…Three-time NCAA Division II All-American...Member of 1998 and 2000 NCAA Division II national championship teams coached by National Wrestling Coaches Association and Bison Athletic Hall of Famer Bucky Maughan.
Stats/Comments: National champion at 133 pounds in 2000…Placed fourth at 126 pounds in 1998 and finished seventh at 133 pounds in 1999…Two-time North Central Conference champion at 133 pounds in 1999 and 2000…Member of 1997-98 NCC championship team…Won 83 career matches at NDSU ... University Nationals All-American, placing sixth at 125.5 pounds …Graduated from NDSU with a bachelor's degree in physical/health education and master's degree in education with an emphasis in athletic administration …  Spent nine years on the NDSU wrestling staff, his last five as a full-time assistant … Served as NDSU's assistant director of recreation and intramurals from 2002-05… Inducted into the North Dakota High School Wrestling Hall of Fame … He is a native of Lisbon, N.D., and won a pair of state championships rolling up a 128-19 career record … Three-time USA Junior Fila Nationals Freestyle/Greco-Roman All-American … National High School Coaches Association High School All-American … Named head wrestling coach at Minnesota State Moorhead in July 2009 … Competing in the rugged Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, Nelson has coached five All-Americans, several national qualifiers and more than a dozen NSIC All-Academic selections … He is a member of the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Connection Committee … Kris and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Fargo.