Wisconsin's Tim Nelson has legitmate 10,000 shot

SACRAMENTO -- For his last race as a collegian, Tim Nelson is back in Northern California in front of family and friends. Wouldn't it be something if he went out as a national champion?

Nelson, a 2003 Liberty Christian High School graduate, isn't the favorite in the men's 10,000-meter race at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Championships this week. Oregon junior Galen Rupp has that honor, but Nelson is on the short list of contenders.

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Abilene Christian Men Reap Division II All-America Honors

Abilene Christian's national champions had 15 male athletes earn All-America recognition in 14 different events, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced today.

The Wildcats won their sixth straight men's championship this past weekend at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Charlotte, N.C. Abilene Christian scored 105½ points to finish comfortably in front of St. Augustine's.