Colorado University Athletics

Colorado Buffaloes In The 2012 London Olympics

Emma Coburn

Hometown: Crested Butte, Colo.
Event: 3,000 Meter Steeplechase

  • 2011 NCAA Steeplechase Champion
  • 2010 NCAA Steeplechase Runner Up
  • Four-Time All-American (3 T&F/1 XC)
  • First Time Olympian

Shalaya Kipp

Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Event: 3,000 Meter Steeplechase

  • 2012 NCAA Steeplechase Champion
  • Three-Time Track & Field All-American
  • Two-Time NCAA Cross Country All-American
  • First Time Olympian

Jenny (Barringer) Simpson

Hometown: Oviedo, Fla.
Event: 1,500 Meters

  • Four-Time NCAA Champion
  • Seven-Time NCAA All-American
  • 2011 World Champion, 1,500 Meters
  • 9th in Steeplechase, 2008 Olympics (Beijing)

Dathan Ritzenhein

Hometown: Rockford, Mich.
Event: 10,000 Meters

  • 2003 NCAA Cross Country Champion
  • Four-Time NCAA All-American
  • Former 5K American Record Holder
  • Third Olympic Games (2008, 2012)

Kara (Grgas-Wheeler) Goucher

Hometown: Duluth, Minn.
Event: Marathon

  • Three-Time NCAA Champion
  • Seven-Time NCAA All-American
  • CU Athletic Hall of Fame
  • 9th in 5K, 10th in 10K, 2008 Olympics (Beijing)
Schedule
Date Time (MT) Event NBC-TD
A 4 Women's 3,000 Steeplechase Semifinal Photos
A 4 Men's 10,000 Final
A 5 Women's Marathon Final Photos
A 6 Women's 1,500 1st Round
A 6 2:05 pm Women's 3,000 Steeplechase Final 3-3:30 pm
A 8 12:45 pm Women's 1,500 Semifinal N/A
A 10 1:55 pm Women's 1,500 Final N/A
NBC-TD: Tape Delayed MDT Window in which event is scheduled to be shown on NBC. N/A: No specific tape delayed broadcast window is available. Live Streaming Available at nbcolympics.com
Other CU Alumni With Ties To London Olympics

CU-Boulder student Flora Duffy represented Bermuda in the Triathlon on Aug. 4, finishing 45th with a time of 2:08.54.

Coaches/Staff
Carol Callan, USA Basketball, Women's National Team Director
Scott Davidoff, Men's Tennis Coach, India
B.J. Evans, Communications Manager, USA Volleyball

Media Coverage
Jeremy Bloom, Analyst, Reporter, NBC
Dean Greenaway, Official Track & Field Photographer
Lisa (Robbins) Menzies, Freelance Editor/Replay Specialist, NBC
Cheryl Prehiem, 9NEWS, KUSA, Denver NBC Affiliate
Doug Strauss, Volleyball Statistician, NBC

More University of Colorado Olympian Information

- News On CU Olympians
- All-Time CU Olympians
- Colorado Olympic Notes
- Pac-12 Release
- Pac-12 Olympic Facts

- London 2012 Website
- NBCOlympics.com
- Team USA
- Pac-12 Olympic Roster

"...warmest greetings, good luck, strength and stamina to all competing Olympians and to his fellow CU Olympic alumni a wonderful rewarding time in London!"
-Ambassador David Bolen, Colorado's first Olympian, track & field, 400 meters, 1948 London Olympic Games.