Build Your Base with Beef program goes national with Chris Nilsen endorsement
Former University of South Dakota and U.S. pole vaulting champion Chris Nilsen is endorsing the Build Your Base with Beef program because he said nutrition and beef are key to his successful training regime. Written By: Michelle Rook | ×
Chris Nilsen, a champion pole vaulter, has signed on to promote the Build Your Base with Beef program, which he considers vital to his athletic success. (Michelle Rook / Agweek)
The South Dakota Beef Industry Council’s Build Your Base with Beef Program has gone national and enlisted a big-name athletic endorsement.
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Jan 26, 2021 7:52 AM
U.S Pole Vault Champion, Chris Nilsen established a deeper connection with the South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) and the Sanford Sports Science Institute through a recent endorsement of the Build Your Base with Beef Program (Build Your Base). Build Your Base is a comprehensive sports nutrition program developed through a collaborative partnership between the SDBIC, Sanford Health, and the Sanford Sports Science Institute (SSSI) and utilizes beef as the premier protein.
22-year-old Kansas City, Missouri native, Chris Nilsen participated in various sports throughout his childhood including soccer. He found a love for pole vaulting his freshman year of high school that led to multiple collegiate scholarship offers his Junior year. University of South Dakota’s (USD) Associate Director of Track and Field, Derek Miles, secured the recruit with his offer to coach in one powerful statement. ” You can go anywhere in the world to b