News: CE’s Lela Nelson wins Thorpe Cup with a new pr performance!
Despite the heat on the track, Lela Nelson was determine to do like she did in 2007, win the Thorpe Cup combined events competition. This year’s competition was being held in Manhattan, Kansas instead of in Germany and the tempertures soared to 105 degrees by the 2nd day of competition.
Lela won the competition with a Thorpe Cup-record total and career-high of 6,029 points. This is an excellent performance from Lela, coming as it did after injury forced her to pull out of the heptathlon at the recently concluded US Olympic Trials.
Congrats Lela!
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