Readers Respond To Former Nebraska Track Star's Death

Private Dave Partridge, Sgt. Chad Garton and Private Chris Brooks wait for orders in Panjwaii, Afghanistan, yesterday after hearing that Mark Graham died in a friendly fire incident. Photo: Les Perreaux, The Canadian Press Another former Nebraska athlete, who wanted to remain anonymous wrote: "Mark was a world class athlete and a world class friend. Being a military member myself I am deeply saddened by the loss. I have great memories running at Nebraska with Mark and will always remember him in that way. Mark was a true friend and dedicated competitor." “Mark was a great person and probably one of the most gifted student-athletes we have ever had here at Nebraska,” Husker Head Coach Gary Pepin said this week. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.” A native of Jamaica, Graham grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. He was a member of Canada's 1,600-meter relay team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, before coming to Nebraska in 1994. At Nebraska, Graham won the Big Eight indoor title in the 400 and added an outdoor conference crown in the 1,600-meter relay. Graham followed former Nebraska assistant coach Steve Rainbolt to Kent State after the 1995 season. Graham was the oldest of three brothers. He had one daughter. http://www.newsnetnebraska.org/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/09/09/44fe2ac445642

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