| Angele Cooper |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Signal Hill, Calif.
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| High School:
Long Beach Wilson
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| Event:
Sprints
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| Experience:
Sr./Sr.
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• Member of 2009 NCAA Outdoor 4x400m national championship team
• Six-time USTFCCCA first-team All-America
CAREER BESTS
• Outdoor 200m- 23.84 at Longhorn Invitational (4/21/12)
• Outdoor 400m- 52.18 at Texas Invite (5/1/10)
• Outdoor 400m Hurdles- 56.24 at NCAA Outdoors (6/9/10)
• Indoor 60m- 7.66 at Big 12/SEC/C-USA Prelim (2/13/10)
• Indoor 200m- 23.72 at Big 12 Indoors (2/27/10)
• Indoor 400m- 52.69 at Razorback Invite (1/29/11)
• Indoor 600m- 1:25.14 at Big 12 Indoor Prelim (2/25/12)
AT A GLANCE
2009 NCAA Outdoor National Champion as member of 4x400m relay team ... six-time first-team All-American (three outdoor, three indoor) ... four-time Second Team All-American (two outdoor, two indoor) ... 13-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree (eight outdoor, five indoor) ... 2012 Indoor All-Big 12 Second Team honoree in the 600y dash ... earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll during three semesters of her academic career.
2011-12
Outdoor:
Clocked 58.45 in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA semifinals to finish 16th
... advanced to the NCAA semifinals in the 400m hurdles with an eighth-place finish (57.66) at the NCAA West prelims
... placed eighth in the Big 12 Championships finals in the 400m hurdles with a time of 58.65 ... ran the 400m hurdles in 57.69 in the Big 12 Championships prelims to advance
... claimed eighth place at the Drake Relays with a time of 58.00
... crossed the finish line first in the 200m dash (23.84) and third in the 400m dash (53.65) at the Longhorn Invitational
... recorded a time of 55.29 in the 400m dash for fourth and a time of 24.18 in the 200m dash at the Texas Invitational
... grabbed an eighth-place finish in the finals of the 400m hurdles at Texas Relays with a time of 59.72 ... advanced to the finals with a time of 58.98 in the semifinals
... opened the season with a time of 56.24 in the 400m dash and a personal-best 23.84 in the 200m dash at the TCU Invitational.
Indoor:
Posted a 600y dash time of 1:25.14 at the Big 12 Championships
... ran a 57.86 in the 400m at the Leonard Hilton Memorial.
2010-11
Outdoor:
Posted a 59.25 in the 400m hurdles and earned a seventh-place finish at the Big 12 Championships
... recorded a time of 24.10 in the 200m at the M.J. Classic
...cClaimed her second-straight Texas Relays 400m hurdles crown with a time of 57.19
... opened with a second-place finish in the 400m hurdles at the Black and Gold Challenge, clocking a time of 58.08.
Indoor:
Earned a fifth-place finish in the 400m at the NCAA Indoor Championships, crossing the finish line in 53.15 ... placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships in the 400m dash with a time of 53.91 ... helped the Texas 4x400m Relay team place first at the Don Kirby Invitational with a time of 3:35.59
... posted a time of 23.86 in the 200m dash at the Don Kirby Invitational ... crossed the 400m dash finish line in 52.69, good for second place at the Razorback Invite.
2009-10
Outdoor:
Garnered All-America honors after becoming first Longhorn to place in the 400m hurdles (eighth, 59.05) at NCAAs since 2005
... ran a career-best 56.24 in the 400m hurdles in NCAA Outdoor prelims
... received All-Big 12 honors in the 400m hurdles, finishing second with a time of 57.55 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships
... All-Big 12 in the 400m after recording a third-place finish in 53.27
... ran a season-best 24.27 in the 200m at the Victor Lopez Bayou Classic, finishing in sixth place
... posted a PR 52.18 in the 400m at the Texas Invite, the second fastest time in the nation, good for first place overall.
Indoor:
Clocked a 60m personal-best in the preliminaries of the Big 12/SEC/C-USA Invitational with a time of 7.66
... ran a personal-best time of 23.72 and finished sixth in the 200m at the Big 12 Indoor Championships
... finished second in the Big 12 Indoor Championships in the 400m, recording a time of 52.97
... placed second in the 400m with a time of 53.23 and third in the 200m with a 23.88 at the Texas A&M Dual Meet.
2008-09
Outdoor:
Captured third place in 400m hurdles with her fourth-best time of the season (58.35) at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships ... finished sixth in the preliminary heat with a time of 1:00.46
... ran the second leg of the Longhorns 2009 National Champion 4x400m Relay for UT's first Mile Relay title since 2005
... posted the second-fastest preliminary time (58.32) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 400m hurdles to advance to the semifinals ... just missed qualifying for the final heats with a ninth-place effort (1:00.40) in the semis
... became the first UT freshman to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships since 2006 after finishing fourth in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Midwest Regionals in a time of 58.18 ... finished first in the prelims with the same time of 58.18
... placed second in the 400m hurdles at the 2009 Big 12 Championships, crossing the line in 58.67 ... also was part of UT's 4x100m and 4x400m Relays that placed fourth and second, respectively
... anchored the Longhorns' 4x100m Relay that placed first at the Drake Relays (44.33) and Texas Twilight (44.47) ... also ran the third leg of the 4x400m Relay team that posted the second-fastest time in the nation (3:32.75) for second place at the Texas Relays
... recorded a season-best, wind-aided 24.20 200m at the Texas Invite ... also placed seventh in the 400m in a season-best time of 54.64
... placed first in the 400m hurdles at the Texas Twilight in a then-personal best and NCAA RQ time of 59.77 ... mark was the Horns' first sub-one minute time of the season
Indoor:
Earned her first All-America honor as a member of the Longhorns' 4x400 meter Relay that finished sixth at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships
... recorded personal bests at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in both the 200m (11th, 24.11) and the 400m (third, 54.22)
... placed fifth in the 400m at the Leonard Hilton Memorial with a time of 59.47
... posted a 56.01 mark in the 400m for 14th place during the Texas A&M Invitational.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Member of gold medal-winning 4x400m relay team at 2009 Pan American Junior Championships ... placed fourth in the open 400 at the 2007 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state meet in a time of 55.48
· Claimed the triple jump title at the California relays in 34-9 (10.59m)
· Captured the gold medal as the leadoff leg of the 4x400-meter relay (3:44.72) at the 2006 CIF Championships
· Anchored the 4x100m that won the 2005 CIF State Championship in 44.84, a time that became the fifth-fastest all-time in the state
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 3, 1990 in Los Angeles, Calif., to parents Robert and Nakee ... has three siblings - Michael, Jasmine and Samantha ... majoring in education.
