SACRAMENTO, Calif. — University of Colorado alum and volunteer assistant coach Emma Coburn looked as good as ever here Saturday, as she ran away from the field and set a meet record in winning her third national title in the steeplechase in the last four years at the USA Track & Field National Championships.
Coburn, 23, split from the pack at about the halfway point of the 3,000-meter race and finished with a winning time of 9:19.72, close to 60 meters ahead of her nearest competitor, Ashley Higginson.
How good was Coburn’s effort in the 82-degree heat? Higginson actually matched the meet record of 9:27.59 set by Anna Willard in 2008, meaning the ’13 CU graduate knocked almost eight seconds off the previous USATF championship best.
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