Henry Nelson dashing past competition this fall

Lawrence Journal-World

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Nelson has run circles around the competition through the early part of the cross-country season with two first-place finishes and one runner-up.

At the Joe Schrag Invitational, Nelson notched his first win of the season in a field loaded with big-school athletes. Nelson won the event, which featured athletes from seven 6A and 5A schools, with a time of 16:30. Nelson then netted first at the Wellsville Invite this past weekend.

Nelson plans to run at Rim Rock Farm this weekend, which will be another event filled with quality runners.

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“I like to race bigger schools every now and then,” Nelson said. “I do like running against 2A to see where the 2A kids are about. I’m hoping to do something big this weekend.” 
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