Colorado University Athletics
Coburn Leads Buffs on First Day at USATF Championships
June 25, 2015 | Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. - Former University of Colorado standout Emma Coburn put on a clinic on Thursday night at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships, easily winning the first round of the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
The 2012 Olympian cruised to a time of 9:36.90 in her first steeplechase race of the season. In typical fashion, she moved to the head of the pack at the start of the race and never looked back. The 2015 NCAA Champion, Colleen Quigley, was the runner-up to Coburn, finishing in 9:40.97.
Another CU 2012 Olympian, Shalaya Kipp, also moved on to the finals of the steeplechase, but her route wasn't as easy in the first heat. Kipp got tangled up in a collision at the water jump midway through the race, but was able to regain ground and came back to take fifth. The top four automatically moved on, so she had to wait to see if her time was good enough at 9:50.91, which it was at ninth overall.
CU assistant coach Casey Malone competed at his 20th U.S. Championship in the discus, one of the longest consecutive streaks in championship history. Malone recorded his best throw of 190-6 on his first of three attempts and finished 15th overall.
The USATF Junior Championships are also being contested in Eugene and several current Buffs will be competing. The first Buff at the meet was sophomore Andrew Ghizzone, who is currently 12th in the junior men's decathlon after recording a first day score of 3,231.
He tallied personal bests in two of the five events. Ghizzone raced to a time of 11.63 in the 100-meters, surpassing his previous best of 11.64. He also notched a throw of 35-3.75 in the shot put, well over two feet past his prior top mark (32-9.75). Ghizzone also jumped 20-5.25 in the long jump and cleared 5-9.25 in the high jump. He also ran 51.55 in the 400.
The decathlon will wrap-up on Friday and the USATF Championships will continue through Sunday.
2015 USA TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hayward Field (Eugene, Ore.)
Track Events
Women's 3,000-meter steeplechase (first round): 1. Emma Coburn, 9:36.90; 9. Shalaya Kipp, 9:50.91
Field Events
Discus (finals): 1. Jared Schuurmans, NAI, 212-1) 15. Casey Malone, 190-6/58.06
2015 USA TRACK & FIELD JUNIOR OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hayward Field (Eugene, Ore.)
Men's Decathlon
Day 1 Score: (1. Harrison Williams, Stanford, 4,098) 12. Andrew Ghizzone, 3,231
100-Meters: (1. Harrison Williams, Stanford, 10.78) 11. Ghizzone, 11.63
Long Jump: (1. Ryan Chase, unattached, 23-5.25) 10. Ghizzone, 20-5.25/6.23
Shot Put: (1. Travis Toliver, Northwest Fly, 47-6.50) 12. Ghizzone, 35-3.75/10.76
High Jump: (1. Aaron Pullin, unattached, 6-00.75) 9. Ghizzone, 5-9.25/1.76
400-Meters: (1. Harrison Williams, Stanford, 48.56) 7. Ghizzone, 51.55
