Jenny Simpson after medaling in the 1500 at the Rio Olympics.
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Simpson, Bosley Set For Induction In The CSHOF
October 08, 2026 | General, Track and Field, Alumni C Club
The 66th and 67th Buffaloes to be Enshrined
        BOULDER – The Colorado Sports Hall of Fame selected its 62nd class Thursday and two people associated with the University of Colorado were selected for induction.
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        Cross country and track star Jenny Barringer-Simpson and former Regent and co-founder of the BolderBOULDER Steve Bosley are the latest associated with the school slated to be enshrined in the Hall next April 15 at the Hilton Denver City Center.   Simpson was inducted into CU's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019 and Bosley the same in 2025. They will be the 66th and 67th with ties to the Buffaloes to be inducted.
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        Simpson who recently retired from competitive running in late 2024, was a three-time Olympian (2008 while still at CU, 2012 and 2016) who captured the bronze medal in the women's 1,500-meter run at the 2016 Games, becoming the first American woman to medal in the event.  She also won the 1,500 at the World Championship in 2011.
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        At CU, Simpson won four NCAA individual titles — three in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the other in the indoor 3,000.  In 2009 alone, she set six NCAA record and remains the only woman to ever finish under 4 minutes (3:59.89) in the 1,500 in NCAA history. In 2009, Simpson won the Honda Sports and Bowerman awards as the nation's top collegiate female track and field athlete.
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        Simpson was named to the inaugural United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Collegiate Hall of Fame in 2022.  A 2008 inductee in the Sportswomen of Colorado's Hall of Fame, on three occasions, she was honored by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame as one of its athletes of the year.
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        Bosley will now join the other co-founder of the world's third-largest 10k race in the CSHOF, 2008 inductee Frank Shorter. The race made its debut in 1979 and has grown to in excess 50,000 runners with a one-of-its-kind finish inside CU's Folsom Field (since 1981). Over the 47-year history of the race, just under 1.6 million people have participated in the 10-kilometer race – runners, joggers and walkers -- Bosley was the event's executive director for over three decades until handing the reins to his son, Cliff..
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        A former Bank of Boulder president and University of Colorado Regent, Bosley and his staff eventually turned the race into the nation's largest Memorial Day tribute with Folsom Field the centerpiece and select Medal of Honor recipients being recognized annually, along with  and flyovers and skydivers on race day.Â
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        During the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Bosley served as a senior referee for the men's and women's marathons. He was the 1991 road race management race director of the year and was chosen for the inaugural class of Running USA's Hall of Champions in 2008.  A former U.S. Race Director of the Year, he was selected in the inaugural class of Running USA's Hall of Champions in 2004, inducted into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame in its second class in 2008
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        In late 1976, Bosley led the fundraising effort — through the Bank of Boulder — to send Ralphie the buffalo and her handlers to the 1977 Orange Bowl. Bosley and the bank then purchased the buffalo calf who became Ralphie II and donated it to CU athletics.
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        The four other members of the '27 class include former Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, former Denver Bronco center Tom Nalen, longtime Bronco public relations executive Jim Saccomano and one-time PGA Tour member and winner of several tour events and four Colorado Opens, the late Dave Hill.
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         The University of Colorado's Colorado Sports Hall of Fame inductees:
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        Cross country and track star Jenny Barringer-Simpson and former Regent and co-founder of the BolderBOULDER Steve Bosley are the latest associated with the school slated to be enshrined in the Hall next April 15 at the Hilton Denver City Center.   Simpson was inducted into CU's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019 and Bosley the same in 2025. They will be the 66th and 67th with ties to the Buffaloes to be inducted.
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        Simpson who recently retired from competitive running in late 2024, was a three-time Olympian (2008 while still at CU, 2012 and 2016) who captured the bronze medal in the women's 1,500-meter run at the 2016 Games, becoming the first American woman to medal in the event.  She also won the 1,500 at the World Championship in 2011.
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        At CU, Simpson won four NCAA individual titles — three in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the other in the indoor 3,000.  In 2009 alone, she set six NCAA record and remains the only woman to ever finish under 4 minutes (3:59.89) in the 1,500 in NCAA history. In 2009, Simpson won the Honda Sports and Bowerman awards as the nation's top collegiate female track and field athlete.
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        Simpson was named to the inaugural United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Collegiate Hall of Fame in 2022.  A 2008 inductee in the Sportswomen of Colorado's Hall of Fame, on three occasions, she was honored by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame as one of its athletes of the year.
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        Bosley will now join the other co-founder of the world's third-largest 10k race in the CSHOF, 2008 inductee Frank Shorter. The race made its debut in 1979 and has grown to in excess 50,000 runners with a one-of-its-kind finish inside CU's Folsom Field (since 1981). Over the 47-year history of the race, just under 1.6 million people have participated in the 10-kilometer race – runners, joggers and walkers -- Bosley was the event's executive director for over three decades until handing the reins to his son, Cliff..
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        A former Bank of Boulder president and University of Colorado Regent, Bosley and his staff eventually turned the race into the nation's largest Memorial Day tribute with Folsom Field the centerpiece and select Medal of Honor recipients being recognized annually, along with  and flyovers and skydivers on race day.Â
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        During the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Bosley served as a senior referee for the men's and women's marathons. He was the 1991 road race management race director of the year and was chosen for the inaugural class of Running USA's Hall of Champions in 2008.  A former U.S. Race Director of the Year, he was selected in the inaugural class of Running USA's Hall of Champions in 2004, inducted into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame in its second class in 2008
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        In late 1976, Bosley led the fundraising effort — through the Bank of Boulder — to send Ralphie the buffalo and her handlers to the 1977 Orange Bowl. Bosley and the bank then purchased the buffalo calf who became Ralphie II and donated it to CU athletics.
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        The four other members of the '27 class include former Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, former Denver Bronco center Tom Nalen, longtime Bronco public relations executive Jim Saccomano and one-time PGA Tour member and winner of several tour events and four Colorado Opens, the late Dave Hill.
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         The University of Colorado's Colorado Sports Hall of Fame inductees:
Byron White, 1965 (inaugural class)
Buddy Werner, 1967 (skiing)
Frank Potts, 1970 (coach)
Bill Toomey, 1971 (track)
*Bob Howsam, 1971 (baseball/Denver Bears)
Boyd Dowler, 1972 (football)
Joe Romig, 1973 (football)
Dal Ward, 1975 (coach)
Harry Carlson, 1976 (athletic director)
Burdie Haldorson, 1977 (basketball)
William "Kayo" Lam, 1978 (football)
Carroll Hardy, 1979 (football)
Dick Anderson, 1980 (football)
*Joan Birkland, 1981 (post-CU accomplishments)
Walter Franklin, 1981 (football)
Bobby Anderson, 1982 (football)
Harry Simmons, 1982 (basketball)
Hatfield Chilson, 1985 (football)
Hale Irwin, 1986 (golf & football)
Dan Stavely, 1988 (coach)
Dale Douglass, 1989 (golf)
Eddie Crowder, 1990 (coach)
Lee Willard, 1991 (football)
Bob Beattie, 1993 (ski coach)
Walt Clay, 1994 (football)
*Frank Haraway, 1994 (CU beat writer/Denver Post)
*Billy Kidd, 1995 (skiing)
Art Unger, 1996 (football)
Irv Brown, 1997 (coach)
Gil Cruter, 1997 (track)
John Stearns, 1997 (football)
Russell "Sox" Walseth, 1998 (basketball coach)
Jack Harvey, 1999 (basketball)
Bill McCartney, 1999 (coach)
Dave Logan, 2000 (basketball & football)
Fred Casotti, 2002 (administrator/S.I.D.)
Bill Fanning, 2002 (baseball)
Bill Marolt, 2002 (skiing/athletic director)
Tanya Haave, 2004 (assistant basketball coach)
Ceal Barry, 2006 (basketball coach)
Tom Hancock, 2006 (football)
Pat Patten, 2006 (wrestling)
Scott Wedman, 2007 (basketball)
*Carol Baily, 2007 (women's tennis)
*Hank Kashiwa, 2007 (skiing)
Dean Lahr, 2010 (wrestling)
*Jerry McMorris, 2009 (baseball/Colorado Rockies)
Larry Zimmer, 2010 (announcer)
Alfred Williams, 2011 (football)
Steve Jones, 2013 (golf)
Forrest "Frosty" Cox, 2014 (basketball coach)
Darian Hagan, 2014 (football)
Chauncey Billups, 2015 (basketball)
*John Dikeou, 2015 (baseball)
Jeremy Bloom, 2017 (Olympic Skiing)
John Wooten, 2017 (football)
Rashaan Salaam, 2018 (football)
Daniel Graham, 2019 (football)
Carol Callan, 2022 (CU WBB announcer)
Roger Kinney, 2022 (baseball, community)
Chuck Williams, 2022 (basketball)
Jimmie Heuga, 2023 (skiing)
*Scott Stocker, 2024 (Colorado Sidelines)
Lisa Van Goor, 2025 (basketball)
Kordell Stewart, 2026 (football)
Jenny Barringer-Simpson, 2027 (cross country & track)
Steve Bosley, 2027 (Regent)
(*--attended CU as a student)
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