University of Colorado Boulder alums Emma Coburn (Mktg’13) and Jenny Simpson (Econ, PolSci’09) won USA Track & Field titles on back-to-back days in June.
Coburn won the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase for the fourth time and set a meet record of 9:15.59 despite steamy conditions at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., on June 27. She also won the U.S. steeplechase title in 2011, 2012 and 2014.
Simpson won the women’s 1,500 for the second year in a row, in 4:14.86, on June 28. The victory was Simpson’s eighth USATF title overall.
