Nerich wuxuu ku dhashay magaalada New York, wuxuuna u dabaalanayay New York Athletic Club tartanka Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Ciyaaraha Olombikada ee 1912 ee Stockholm, Sweden, wuxuu ku tartamay semi-finalka orodka 400-mitir ee ragga
, iyo sidoo kale wareega afar dhamaadka orodka ragga ee 100 mitir ee qaabka xorta ah.