Former Lobo Courtney Frerichs helped propel the United States to an impressive finish in her event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
All three of the U.S. women placed in the top 11, but it was Ruth Jebet of Bahrain who ran away from the field. She outdistanced her competition by over seven seconds, winning the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:59.75.
According to a release, Frerichs started out near the back of the pack, but used a late push to climb her way up the leaderboard.
She was 14th in the field of 18 with just over five laps to go, but finished strong to turn in an impressive time.