Where are they now? As junior in high school, Nelsen Petersen signed up for a foreign exchange program. "I put in for any place," he said. "They told me that if you're open to anything, you'll get in." The program sent Petersen, who attended Concordia High School, to Kenya. He loved that assignment because he loved running as much as he loved traveling. He grew up in a house full of National Geographic magazines and maps. "It couldn't have been any better," he said.
Nelsen Petersen - cross country (1984-89)
By Paul Suellentrop
RH: Love of running, travel fuels Petersen
