Christine Nelson

Hurdles/Jumps
Sophomore
Rock City, Ill. (Dakota)

2009:  Won the heptathlon (3,958 points) at the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field Championship and finished 11th in the javelin (96-8) and 12th in the long jump (15-10 ½)…finished sixth in the pentathlon (2,648 points) at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship.

High School:  Won a Northwest Upstate Illini Conference title in the 300-meter low hurdles her junior year and qualified for the Illinois High School Association Class A state championship…coached by JoAnne Spensley…four-year member of the volleyball team and three years in basketball…four-year honor student.

Personal:  Athletic training major…named to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Nov. 11, 1989.