Six athletes from the University of Colorado are in Tokyo and will represent Team USA in the COVID-19-delayed 2020 Olympic games.
The Buffs are represented by Joe Klecker, Emma Coburn, Val Constien, Morgan Pearson, Erin Huck and Jake Riley. Four of the six athletes are alumni of Colorado’s track and field program. Coburn, the only returning Olympian, is set to compete in her third Olympic games. The other five will be participating in their first.
Klecker will run in the men’s 10,000 meters, while Coburn and Constien will run in the 3,000m steeplechase. The steeplechase has had one of the biggest representations of CU athletes in the Olympics, particularly with the likes of Coburn participating over several years.