Track and field competitor Nicole Mello

By JARRAD HENDERSON/Missourian

August 13, 2009 | 12:00 a.m. CDT

Nicole Mello stretches before her Wednesday morning workout, which consisted of a rebuilding phase where Mello focused on agility, plyometrics and injury-preventing exercises.

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