Buffs send 5 track and fielders to National Championships
Jun 4th
BOULDER – CU Seniors Emma Coburn and Aric Van Halen will compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and Joe Morris will race in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes. The Buffs will also be sending a pair of athletes to compete in the field events; junior Emily Hunsucker in the hammer throw and sophomore Mark Jones in the high jump.
This will be Coburn’s fourth trip to the outdoor championships in the steeplechase and she has been quite successful. In 2009, she finished 11th, but the following year she was the runner-up. Finally in 2011, Coburn won her first NCAA individual steeplechase title. She redshirted the 2012 season, but is back and looking to finish her collegiate career strong. The 2013 Pac-12 Champion has the top time in the country and ranks ninth in the world (9:28.26).
Emma Coburn
Emily Hunsucker
Aric Van Halen
Joe Morris
Mark Jones
Van Halen is also no stranger to nationals. He finished 10th at the 2012 championships to earn his first All-America honor. Earlier this season, Van Halen won his first individual Pac-12 title and he ran a season-best time of 8:38.23 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships, which was seventh overall.
The final three athletes will all be making their first appearances at NCAAs. Joe Morris is just the second Buff to compete in the 100 and 200 at nationals. The only other CU athlete to do the double was Devlon Dunn in 1988. Morris finished eighth at prelims in the 100 and was ninth in the 200. His season and personal bests are 10.27 (100) and 20.45 (200).
Hunsucker had a standout season, breaking a 15-year-old school record in the hammer throw. Not only did she break it, but she has continued to reset it several times since, most recently at the NCAA West Prelims on May 23 when she recorded a mark of 207-10. That throw placed her seventh in the west to advance to NCAAs.
Jones has also had a good season. He was the runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships with a jump of 7-2 ½, which also put him third all-time in CU history, just behind Bill Jankunis (7-4) and Jason Dudley (7-3). Jones has had two meets with jumps over 7-0 this season. He tied for 11th at the west prelims to advance to NCAAs.
The entire meet will either be streamed live or televised. Wednesday will be streamed on the Pac-12 Network (pac-12.com/live/goducks). Thursday’s events will be available via ESPN3.com, and Friday and Saturday’s events will be televised on ESPNU in a window beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday. Prior to those times on Friday and Saturday the meet will be on ESPN3.com. Live results can be accessed on NCAA.com and flashresults.com.
CU press release
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Boulder police investigating burglary; looking for three male suspects
Jun 4th
Boulder police are investigating a burglary which took place in the 1500 block of 11th St. around 2:05 a.m. on Monday, June 3, 2013.
Several roommates told police the suspects are three black males who had been invited to share cigarettes with one of the roommates, who was socializing with several friends on the home’s front patio. The roommate saw the males walking on the street smoking cigarettes, and invited them onto the patio. The males appeared to have left when the friends went inside.
However, one of the roommates, a 21-year-old female, told police that she woke up in her bedroom to one of the suspects massaging her and kissing her. She told the suspect to leave and he did.
Another roommate was awakened by a male who entered her room, and who claimed to be looking for his phone. The roommate told the male to leave, and he complied. Police don’t know if the same male entered both bedrooms.
The suspects stole a number of electronic and computer items. It also appears that they took spare vehicle keys and entered two of the roommate’s vehicles, which were parked outside.
Police are looking for the three suspects, who are described below.
Suspect #1: Light-skinned black male, 5’10” – 6’01” tall, mid-twenties with a muscular build. He was wearing a white shirt and blue jeans, and spoke with an “African” accent.
Suspect #2: Dark-skinned black male, 6’0” tall, mid-twenties with a “skinny” build. He was wearing a red hat, a red shirt and blue jeans, and spoke with an “African” accent.
Suspect #3: Dark-skinned black male, 6’02” tall, mid-twenties with a “skinny” build. He was wearing a dark-colored Rwanda soccer jersey. He had light facial hair and spoke with a slight “African” accent.
The case number is 13-7252. Detectives are following several leads in an effort to identify the men. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Chuck Heidel at 303-441-3339. Those who have information but wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-444-3776. Tips can also be submitted through the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimeshurt.com. Those submitting tips through Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest and filing of charges on a suspect(s) may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 from Crime Stoppers.
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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.
Emma Coburn
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.
– Colorado –athletics media release
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