| Matt Cooper |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Bethesda, Md.
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| High School:
Walt Whitman
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| Height:
5-9
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| Position:
Diving
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| Experience:
3L
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• Two-time All-American
• Honorable mention All-American
• Two-time Big 12 Champion
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2009)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09)
• placed second on the platform (854.65), seventh in the three-meter event (687.25) and seventh in the one-meter event (659.60) at the NCAA Zone "D" Diving Meet
• placed second on the platform (440.40) and third in the three-meter event (409.90) at the Big 12 Championships
• took third in the one-meter (348.53) and the three-meter events (409.28) against Texas A&M
• won the three-meter event (411.06) and took third in the one-meter event (358.57) against Arizona
• claimed the one-meter event (349.80) and took third in the three-meter event (367.49) at Georgia
• took fourth in the one-meter event (327.00) at Auburn
• won the platform event (462.50) and placed second in the three-meter event (420.25) and third in the one-meter event (361.30) at the Texas Invitational
• won the platform event (413.35) and placed fifth in the one-meter (312.60) and three-meter (342.55) events against Indiana and Michigan
AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08)
• earned his first career All-America honor by taking sixth in the platform event (428.55) at the NCAA Championships
• placed 17th in the one-meter event (310.00) and 21st in the three-meter event (307.45) at the NCAA Championships
• claimed the three-meter (420.40) and platform (374.35) events at the Big 12 Championships
• opened the season with wins in the one-meter (365.00) and three-meter (359.40) events at Indiana and Michigan
• claimed the one-meter (328.85) and three-meter (378.70) events at the Texas Invitational
• won the one-meter (350.10) and placed second in the three-meter event (361.57) against Auburn
• won the one-meter (363.37) and placed second in the three-meter event (330.90) at Arizona
• won the three-meter (389.77) and placed second in the one-meter event (336.53) against Texas A&M
NATIONALLY
• Member of the USA Senior and Junior National Diving Teams
• 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier • 2006 U.S. Junior National Champion - 1-meter
• 2006 U.S. Junior National Silver Medalist - 3-meter
• won bronze on the one-meter at the 2006 U.S. Senior National Championships
HIGH SCHOOL
• four-year NISCA All-American
• four-year All-Metropolitan Area selection
• four-year Metros Champion
PERSONAL
Born March 4, 1989 in Washington, D.C. ... son of Dr. William and Nancy Cooper ... has a twin brother, Chris, and a sister, Maggie (23) ... major is liberal arts.
