Hall of Fame

Nilsson, Ida

Ida Nilsson

  • Class
    2005
  • Induction
    2025
  • Sport(s)
    Cross Country/Track & Field
Ida Nilsson was a distance runner for Northern Arizona from 2001-05... Nilsson claimed a pair of National Championships for the Lumberjacks, winning the outdoor 3,000-meter in 2004 and the indoor 5,000-meter in 2005... Earned 11 All-American designations across all three disciplines... Became the first female to win four-straight Big Sky Cross Country individual titles during her time in Flagstaff... Won 15 Big Sky titles in total, with six indoor and five outdoor in addition to cross country... Finished her career at NAU with three school records... Voted No. 3 on the Big Sky’s Greatest Female Athletes list... Sister of fellow 2025 Big Sky Hall of Fame inductee, Johanna Nilsson.