Kara Goucher with her family after receiving her silver medal from the IAAF World Championship
BOULDER – During the summer of 2007, former University of Colorado standout and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher earned her first medal at an IAAF World Track & Field Championship, placing third in the 10,000-meter run.
Not only was it her first medal, but she became the first American woman to medal in the event, paving the way for other Americans, and coincidentally Buffs, like Jenny Simpson and Emma Coburn, who have medaled in the 1,500-meter run and 3,000-meter steeplechase, respectively.