Emma Coburn named JJK Award winner and Sam Kendricks named Jesse Owens Award Winner by USATF

Emma Coburn named JJK Award winner for 2017! photo by PhotoRun.net

Coburn and Kendricks

INDIANAPOLIS (USA): Steeplechase world champion Emma Coburn has been named the 2017 USATF Jackie Joyner-Kersee Award winner, while world champion pole vaulter Sam Kendricks has won the 2017 USATF Jesse Owens Award, USATF announced Monday. Both will be honored at the 2017 Jesse Owens Banquet on Saturday, December 2 in Columbus, Ohio as part of the USATF Annual Meeting. Tickets are available online.

Sam Kendricks, photo by PhotoRun.net

RunBlogRun opines: Great choices by USATF! Emma Coburn gave us our first women’s steeplechase gold, leading a 1-2 gold, silver hauld with Courtney Frerichs. Sam Kendricks continued his nice guy assault of the pole vault.

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