ple ch ase , ▁an ▁event ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁only ▁competed ▁in ▁twice ▁before , ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁personal ▁best ▁while ▁finishing ▁nin th . ▁She ▁came ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁UK ▁Ind oor ▁Championships ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁the ▁UK ▁Out door ▁Championships . ▁She ▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Scottish ▁University ▁Championships . ▁ ▁She ▁won ▁two ▁gold ▁med als ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Scottish ▁Univers ities ▁Ind oor ▁Championships , ▁placing ▁first ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁and ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁events . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁Os lo , ▁Norway ▁she ▁ran ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 9 : 3 8 . 4 5 ▁to ▁beat ▁the ▁Olympic ▁' A ' ▁qual ification ▁standard ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁ste e ple ch ase . ▁Mc Col gan ▁confirmed ▁her ▁qual ification ▁for ▁the ▁ste e ple ch ase ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁London ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁British ▁tri als ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 9 : 5 6 . 9 0 . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁ath lete ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁under ▁ 1 0 ▁minutes ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁British ▁ath lete ▁to ▁have ▁achieved ▁the ▁' A