Mari Nelson and her mom, Deb Nelson, smile for the camera Sunday during the banquet following the Coast 2 Coast International Athletics three-day track meet in Australia. Mari fared well despite past knee surgeries and an abrupt illness ahead of the competition.
July 17, 2024
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July 17, 2024 1:07 a.m.
Coeur d'Alene student overcomes injury, illness to run international event
An incoming Coeur d'Alene High School senior had to get over being severely under the weather as she participated in a track meet Down Under only seven months after her second knee surgery. "I ended up getting sick two days before the track meet with a gastrointestinal stomach bug that was going throughout the team," Maricela "Mari" Nelson, 17, said Tuesday.