‘She has a lot to be proud of’: A closer look at Courtney Wayment’s Olympic steeplechase final

Runners compete during the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Courtney Wayment, the former BYU national champion by way of Davis High, finished 12th in the Olympic finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase Tuesday in Paris. Wayment, like fellow American Valerie Constien, succumbed to the blistering pace set by her African rivals. Kenyan native Winfred Yavi, representing Bahrain, swept past defending Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai of Uganda in the homestretch, finishing with an Olympic-record time of 8:52.76. Chemutai was second in...