[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 89 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E932]
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                          EMMA COBURN TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 20, 2013

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Emma Coburn of 
Crested Butte, Colorado. This month, Ms. Coburn won her second NCAA 
national title in the steeplechase.
   Emma was born in Boulder, Colorado on October 19th, 1990, and raised 
in Crested Butte. In high school Ms. Coburn set the pace for an 
excellent athletic career, earning All-American honors on two separate 
occasions, setting five high school records, and winning eight 2A state 
championships. At the University of Colorado, she had an excellent 
showing at the NCAA championship finishing 11th in the steeplechase in 
her freshman year. Emma's excellence on the track, also extends into 
the classroom where she has earned a place on the Big 12 Commissioner's 
Honor Roll.
   She won her first national title in 2011 for the steeplechase before 
going on to compete for the U.S. World Championship team. In the World 
Championship meet she was the only American in the steeplechase to make 
it to the finals, and placed 12th overall. In 2012 Coburn prepared to 
compete for her country again, this time at the Olympics. While 
training for the Olympics she ran a time of 9:25.28, the fastest time 
an American has ever ran inside of the United States. Later that year 
she went on to be the only American to make it the finals, finishing in 
9th place.
   This year Emma finished her spectacular collegiate track career with 
another NCAA national title in the steeplechase. Mr. Speaker, it is an 
honor to recognize Emma for her devotion to athletic and academic 
excellence as well as to thank her for representing our country at the 
2012 summer Olympics.

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