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CU Championship Steeplechaser Emma Coburn named regional track athlete of the year
Jun 3rd
NEW ORLEANS – University of Colorado graduate Emma Coburn was named the USTFCCCA Mountain Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year on Monday afternoon.
Coburn, a Crested Butte, Colo., native owns the NCAA’s fastest times in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 1,500-meter run this season. She raced to an eighth-place finish in the 1,500 as the OXY High Performance meet on May 17, finishing in 4:06.87, which also placed her second all-time in the NCAA. Coburn was the only collegiate runner in the race.
The steeplechase has been her signature event, and she has continued to dominate it throughout the season. Coburn debuted in the steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invite on April 28 and finished the race with the then-fastest time in the world at 9:28.26; just two days after running a 1,500 (4:11.36) in the elite section at Drake Relays. Currently her steeplechase time is the ninth-best in the world and leads the U.S. It is also second all-time in the NCAA.
Coburn won her first Pac-12 individual title in the steeplechase on May 11, crossing the finish in 9:55.67. She won by almost 13 seconds in front of Washington’s Marie Lawrence (10:08.19). At the NCAA West Preliminary Championships, Coburn had the best time (9:55.30) to automatically advance to the semifinals at NCAAs.
The 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championship is June 5-8 in Eugene, Ore.
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CU trackster Emma Coburn racking up accolades
May 3rd
NEW ORLEANS –University of Colorado senior Emma Coburn has been added to The Bowerman Watch List following her outstanding performances last week in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 1,500-meter run.
Coburn became the second-fastest NCAA performer in the event when she clocked a time of 9:28.26 to win the top section at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invite on Sunday, April 28. Her time is the best recorded in the world this season and leads the NCAA by 22.13 seconds. Coburn was the 2011 NCAA champion in the steeplechase and redshirted the 2012 campaign.
Just two days earlier, and two time zones away, Coburn raced in the top section of the 1,500 at the 104th Drake Relays, finishing in 4:11.36. She placed eighth overall, but was the only collegiate runner in the field. Her time ranks fifth in the NCAA this season.
Coburn also won the NCAA mile title at indoor nationals last March, finishing in 4:29.91. It was the second time during the season that she ran a sub-4:30 mile as she ran 4:29.86 at the prestigious Millrose Games a few weeks prior to nationals. Coburn is the only American collegiate athlete to ever run under 4:30 twice. She ranks fifth on the NCAA’s all-time performers list.
The Bowerman, which debuted in 2009, is presented annually by the USTFCCCA to the most outstanding male and female collegiate track & field athletes in the nation. Past winners include Olympic gold medalist and decathlon world-record holder Ashton Eaton (2010), 10,000-meter Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp (2009), and 2011 IAAF World Champion at 1500 meters, Jenny Simpson (2009).
CU press release
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CU’s Emma Coburn is the fastest in the world (this year), named Pac-12 Track Athlete Of The Week
Apr 30th
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. –University of Colorado senior Emma Coburn has been named the Pac-12 Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week after clocking the best 3,000-meter steeplechase time in the world this season.
Coburn won the steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational on Saturday night with a time of 9:28.26, just two days after running a 4:11.36 1,500 at Drake Relays…over 1,800 miles away. Coburn defeated Brooks’ Jamie Cheever by a narrow margin (9:29.13), but the two blew away the field with the third-place finisher, Weber State’s Amber Henry, finishing in 9:51.55. Prior to Coburn’s run, the top NCAA steeplechase time was 9:50.39, set by Cornell’s Rachel Sorna. Coburn’s 9:28.26 is also the third fastest time in NCAA history and made her the second best performer in the event.
The Crested Butte, Colo. native also did quite well in her 1,500, placing eighth overall. She was the only collegiate runner in a field that included the regaining IAAF 1,500-Meter World Champion and CU volunteer assistant coach Jenny Simpson (who won in 4:03), and other Olympians. Coburn’s time is fifth in the NCAA, but on Friday night it was the fastest in the NCAA.
Both times from the weekend are the best by a Pac-12 runner this season.
The Buffs are gearing up for the Pac-12 Conference Championships in Los Angeles. The combined events portion of the meet will be contested this weekend, May 4-5, and the rest of the meet will be the following weekend, May 11-12. USC is this year’s host.
CU press release
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