Congratulations to Adam Nelson. Nearly 12 years after winning the silver medal in the shot put at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Adam finally got the gold. He was elevated to the top spot after the winner from Ukraine was stripped of his title in 2013 following retroactive testing which showed he had used a banned substance.

The USA Track and Field Association presented Adam with his gold medal during the opening ceremony of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, on July 1. A wreath was placed on Adam’s head, as all medalists at the 2004 games received, and the national anthem was played.

A highly decorated shot putter, Adam earned a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney after coming in first place in the Olympic trials that year. He won the silver at the 2001, 2003 and 2007 World Championships and the gold in 2005. He also won the gold at the 2005 International Association of Athletic Federations final and the silver in 2004 and 2007.

Check out the moving presentation of the 2004 Summer Olympics gold medal to Adam at nbcolympics.com/news/adam-nelson-presented-2004-olympic-gold-medal.

I received an update from ’97s Taidgh and Lynne (Ricketts) McClory, who live in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, with their three children, 10-year-old Kye and 7-year-old twins Davin and Estelle. Lynn practices veterinary medicine at the Beverly Natural Health Center and serves on the board of the Veterinary Association of the North Shore. Taidgh works in commercial real estate as a partner at CBRE/New England. He recently was promoted to managing director and partner of New England Brokerage, where he will become more actively involved in leading and driving the firm’s business development initiatives and overall sales management in the region.

Hope everyone is enjoying the fall. Please send me your news.

—Jason Casell, 10106 Balmforth Lane, Houston, TX 77096; jhcasell@gmail.com