Anna Cooper
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Hometown:
- Bristol, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Bristol HS
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- Previous School:
- Bristol HS
Bio
AT TECH (IN 2017): Cooper recorded personal-best times in the indoor 800-meter (2:25.30, IU Relays), indoor mile (5:40.61, Gene Edmonds Invitational), the outdoor 800-meter (2:28.74, Weems Baskin Invitational), and the outdoor 1,500-meter (4:41.86, Hilltopper Relays).
AT TECH (IN 2015-16): Slated to compete in cross country, she missed early races due to injury...was able to run in one meet, posting a time of 22:10.2 at the Commodore Classic, but did not compete after that...in track, set season-highs in the indoor 800m (2:29.58), mile (5:49.61), and 3,000m (11:52.05) and outdoor 1,500m (4:59.77).
(IN 2014-15): Anna enjoyed a solid first season on the Golden Eagle cross country squad, improving with each meet while running in all six events...acheived a career-best 5K time of 19:51.44 at the OVC Championships in Alabama where she placed second on the squad...improved from fifth in the Tech lineup to open the year to second over the course of her rookie season...originally had a sub-20 minute career best with run of 19:53.9 at the Greater Louisville Classic...captured two team awards at season's end with the Most Dedicated and Most Improved Runner awards...during the indoor season, Ana competed in the 800, mile and 3,000m races and the distancemedley relay...posted a PR of 11:25.59 at East Tennessee in the 3,000m run...ran just one event outdoors, posting a time of 5:41.56 in the 1,500m at Vanderbilt Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Anna attended Bristol (Tenn.) High School...was member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society...lettered in volleyball, cross country, and track...received the 2013 cross country MVP award and made the 2012 All-Academic volleyball team...personal 5K record in cross country came in 2013 season with a time of 19:58...personal records in track were in 2014 season with a time of 5:37 in the 1600m, 2:31 at 800 meters, and 11:47 in the 3200m event.
PERSONAL: Anna Grace Cooper is the daughter of Todd and Jennifer Cooper...was born in Bristol, Va. on December 16, 1995.
ACADEMIC: Majoring in dietetics and intends to become a registered dietitian.
News mentions
The Tennessee Tech track and field team saw abundant success at the Hilltopper Relays on Saturday at Western Kentucky university.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued their success from day one over to day two at the Weems Baskin Invitational under host University of South Carolina.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team had a superb showing on day one of the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, currently standing in third place (out of 12 teams) with 33 points, which is just 11 points behind leader Eastern Illinois.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued preparation for the OVC Championships on Saturday at the Samford Open.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team closed out day two of the Indiana University Relays picking up right where they left off after day one.
The Golden Eagle track and field team will compete at the Indiana University Relays on Friday, January 27 to Saturday, January 28. Held inside the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Ind., the Purple and Gold squad will face competitors from some of the nation’s top conferences. Competition begins on Friday at 5p.m. and will then resume on Saturday at 9:20 a.m.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team continued to put their skills to test on Saturday when the Golden Eagles competed in the Illini Classic at the University of Illinois.
As the Tennessee Tech track and field team delves deeper into the 2017 indoor season, the Golden Eagles will travel to Champaign, Ill., on Saturday, Jan. 14, to compete at the Illini Classic.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team had a successful meet on Saturday at the Gene Edmonds Open at Purdue University with the day’s action highlighted by Micayla Rennick breaking a school record in the 3,000-meter race.
The Tennessee Tech track team opened their 2016-17 season at the Vanderbilt Opener Invitational in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.