Shannon Rowbury, who was featured in the That Was Then, This is Now segment of the June 2012 issue IDM is heading back to the Olympics. After finishing second in the 1,500 meters, with a season best of 4 minutes, 5.11 seconds, Shannon will be joining the Olympic team for the second time.
Rowbury will join Morgan Uceny (4:04.59) and 2011 world champion Jenny Simpson (4:05.17) to form the US Women's 1,500 team. "Watch out world," said Shannon Rowbury,
Good luck to this amazing woman who started her athletic career as an Irish dancer!