Autopsy results proved inconclusive in the March 2 death of UW-Madison pharmacy school student Adam Nickel after he completed the Little Rock Marathon, according to the county coroner.
Pulaski County, Ark., Coroner Mark Malcolm told The Capital Times Monday preliminary autopsy results could not determine an official cause of death, but toxicology tests could provide more information. He said those results could take up to four weeks to process.
Nickel, 27, was a third-year student at UW-Madison's pharmacy school. An avid runner, he participated in marathons in honor of his grandmother who died of lymphoma in 2002, according to Nickel's Team in Training"" website.
Nickel collapsed after crossing the finish line in the 26.2-mile Little Rock Marathon. Paramedics transported Nickel to the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Hospital where medical personnel pronounced him dead, race director Gina Marchese-Pharis previously stated.
