Nesbit is now the head men's and women's varsity cross country coach at Chapel Hill High School.

She had taken up distance running towards the end of high school and a strong performance at the state championships led to a college sports scholarship.

At the 1985 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships she finished eighth in the two miles race and came 14th in cross country late that year.

[4][5][6] Nesbit managed only eleventh in the 3000 m at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1987, but was much higher placed the following year, taking the runner-up spot behind Lynn Jennings.

[1] Although she missed the Olympic spot, this performance led to her first international selection and she finished fourth at the 1992 IAAF World Cup in Havana.

[1] She was among the leaders at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships and claimed the 3000 m bronze medal one place behind compatriot Lynn Jennings.

[9] With a sixth-place finish, she led the American women to fifth in the team rankings at the 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

[10] Another national title followed at the 1996 USA Indoor 3000 m.[11] Nesbit made three further appearances at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, running in 1996, 1998 and 1999, but failed to register higher than 25th in the individual rankings.