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Pro hurdler Amusan earns UTEP degree Saturday

Professional hurdler Tobi Amusan gets her UTEP degree Bret Bloomquist, Wochit

UTEP's Tobi Amusan makes a living clearing hurdles and she's been getting paid by Adidas for that since leaving the Miner track team following her 2017 100-meter hurdles NCAA national championship to go pro.

But the reigning African champion from Nigeria, who finished fourth in the World Championships this past summer, never left UTEP, and now she's clearing a life hurdle.