Nelson happy with silver, looks to future with hope

EUGENE, Oregon - With a second major senior championship to come next week, Kemba Nelson,

who won a silver medal at the just concluded World Athletics Championships

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In Eugene, Oregon, as part of the women's 4x100m relay team, is eagerly looking forward to next season.

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The former Mt Alvernia High runner, who just graduated from the University of Oregon

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with a degree in applied economics, was a semi-finalist in the women's 100m

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And also led off the women's relay team that ran 41.18 seconds for the silver behind the USA.

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She was at a loss for words to describe her feelings after the relays but told

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The Jamaica Observer West, "Great, amazing, blessed,

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