JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================uK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?4|SD5jDYNa{JF1Q+'o՞+Xa-Z&/i^0O^x]n]66G $uZ)bU[S NS?^Vx7j? eu(G]4״[3F؅ @9ec)ԯV-jDh} Yp1#j|/Xy<@Z:049U+t8RvZꮬ zWN׿{qQK-m/" 5 '"/m8ݔLzIlh.`ɖ8Ǯ*.|u{X5FJ:A hv&VpN0@kOHMCVA2H҄8~$$us̰2IǥoKcmaP 繤JM毈"g*::[(CtO,R̽c}+m{{VئZGu5F6<=EkNֱM>]JLy$BI$:{ 'AUuMy-s~d#x!r6}??J4ta;̾Pfq+[meP;vMfYCbфo/b999nudrxCV"'P_b7uH&~?ƽKX^4"Auxe܇犯Uz4MI=3IHߜ U8Y`A7I#˴ϴrk<.iFw69׳dK2WWjzu H_ƽ_ò#V ,!VsoE)Gc;:ڞ-f8A =?x48Βl@Bg8=k>!cLE9u򭿊gOʟa &9-cڅΉaL,B;[E j @'ƴXBHF匀Os.9-WSDz淉xZxGOn& $s'j 27|*4?j8eFGZOl߼2?1M5ҧ[h֤3_I(URʩo%߂,Po~+7v׹9EM%$yt xz&GsOc ׮+~!G ,68'?yoڈbk<br>A Base of Power<br><br>The Nelson family is a family of athletes. His father was a center for Mississippi State; his sister, Sarah-Kate, was a soccer player for Dartmouth; and his brother, Grant, played rugby at the University of Colorado. Adam Nelson s athletic career originally focused on football. He started as a linebacker at Dartmouth, and when, as he says, his  butt got bigger, he was moved to defensive tackle. <br>The first time Nelson competed in the shot put was in eighth grade, but he certainly didn t do much to impress his coaches.  Actually, I was awful! says Nelson.  There were five other shot-putters in my eighth-grade class, and I ranked number four or five. But Nelson persisted, and in high school he captured the state title two years in a row. He went on to win the world juniors with a personal best of 60-2. His progress through college and leading up to the Olympic trials was impressive, as shown below:<br><br>1995 59-11.25<br>1996 62-9.5<br>1997 64-4.5<br>1998 67-6.5<br>1999 67-8.75<br><br>At the 2000 Olympic trials, on his final throw, Nelson won the event with a personal best of 72-7.0, which ranked him number one in the world by Track and Field News. He then captured the silver medal at the Olymp