Coburn’s medal shows Forever Buffs know no borders

The following piece was written and submitted by BSN Denver contributor, Matt Sisneros. He can be followed on Twitter, @Matt_Sisneros.

RIO DE JANEIRO — I had never been to a track meet or anything like that, so when getting off of the train at Olympic Stadium in the Maracanã area of Rio, I didn’t really know what to expect. Of course, I had watched the track and field events on television during previous Olympics, and this being my thirteenth day in Brazil’s idyllic coast town, I had been to a handful of Olympic events already.

But this was different—different because there was a fellow Buff, Emma Coburn, running in the 3000m steeplechase final.

If you don’t know what the steeplechase is, it’s…