搁耻苍苍别谤听Shalaya Kipp听became the third CU winner in the last five years 鈥� and sixth overall 鈥� of the College Female Athlete of the Year award presented by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. The CU senior will be among those honored at the CSHOF鈥檚 annual banquet April 18 at the Denver Marriott City Center.
Kipp became the first CU athlete to win an individual Pac-12 title when she claimed the 3,000-meter steeplechase championship last year. She then won the NCAA title in the event and went undefeated in the steeplechase during the college season.
Kipp continued in the off-season, finishing third in the steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Trials and running in the London Games, along with CU teammate听Emma Coburn. They were just the third and fourth Buff athletes to compete in the Olympics while still having college eligibility remaining.
Last fall Kipp earned All-American status in cross country for the third straight year. She placed 18th in the NCAA Championships.
Previous CU winners of the CSHOF College Female Athlete of the Year award are basketball player听Shelley Sheetz听(Soc鈥�95) in 1993 and 鈥�95; runner听Kara Grgas-Wheeler Goucher听(Psych鈥�01) in 2000; and听Jenny Barringer Simpson听(笔辞濒厂肠颈鈥�09)听in 2008 and 鈥�09.
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