Lincoln Journal-Star · Mar 23, 2017
Surprise national champion Percy ready to contend again
Nick Percy expects that there will be a few more people who will notice him around the discus competition this season at the various college track meets, now that’s he’s an NCAA champion in the event.
But he already stood out some during his first two seasons on the Nebraska track team.
“I think quite a few people already knew me, because I’m the British guy,” said Percy, who is from Ventnor, England. He’s likeable in interviews. He says things like "fluffy" in describing how his body composition has changed as a college athlete at Nebraska, and helps reporters convert meters to feet, noting that Americans don’t like to use meters.