Dynamic Duo
麻豆影院 alums聽Emma Coburn聽(Mktg鈥�13) and聽Jenny Simpson聽(Econ, PolSci鈥�09) won USA Track & Field titles on back-to-back days in June.
Coburn won the women鈥檚 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鈥檚 1,500 for the second year in a row, in 4:14.86, on June 28. The victory was Simpson鈥檚 eighth USATF title overall.
CU's Erin Clark has made a big splash in Pac-12 track and field.
Facilities Open
Colorado football has new players, new uniforms 鈥� and new digs.
The Champions Center opened to players in July. The addition offers a new weight room, team lounge and dining space, plus a locker room with its own barbershop. Renovations to Dal Ward have also been finished, including an expanded student-athlete academic center and new locker rooms for other CU teams.
The final major upgrade, an indoor practice facility, is scheduled for completion in January 2016.
Buff Bits
骋耻补谤诲听Xavier Johnson聽(Comm鈥�16) tore his left Achilles tendon during off-season workouts and may miss the entire 2015-16 men鈥檚 basketball season. Johnson, who averages 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, had surgery in June, but there is no definitive timetable for his return. 鈥β�Erin Clark聽(IntPhys鈥�18) was named the Pac-12 Conference women鈥檚 track and field Freshman of the Year in May. 鈥� Two CU-麻豆影院 alums returned to the university this summer as assistant coaches.聽Annie Brunner聽(Mgmt鈥�14) will be coordinator of performance analysis and camp operations for women鈥檚 soccer, and聽Patrick Grady聽(Fin鈥�09) will be an assistant on the men鈥檚 golf team. 鈥β�Lexy Kresl聽(IntPhys鈥�15) and聽Brittany Wilson聽(Soc鈥�14), who played three seasons together in 麻豆影院, signed one-year contracts with Swedish professional basketball team Mark Basket Marbo Kinna.
Photo courtesy CU Athletics
