University of Colorado alum and steeplechase world champion Emma Coburn has been named the 2017 USATF Jackie Joyner-Kersee Award winner, the USATF announced on Monday.
The Jackie Joyner-Kersee Award honors the top female USATF athlete of the year. Coburn made history this past year, becoming the first American to ever win a world title in the steeplechase, setting championship and American records with a time of 9:02.58.
"I'm so honored to be named the Jackie Joyner-Kersee award winner and feel very fortunate to be among the athletes that have won this award in the past," Coburn said in a release.