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2011 Men's Cross Country Roster

Daniel Cooper

  • Position Distance
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 176
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chino Hills, Calif.
  • Highschool Chino Hills HS

Biography

2011 (XC): Took 11th overall, 10th collegiately at the Troy Invitational (5k) in...finished fifth overall and fourth collegiately on the Azalea City Classic 8k course...led the Jaguars at the Greater Louisville Classic on a 35th-place finish...finished sixth at the Choctaw Open (8k)...finished 26th at the conference championships...finished 100th at the NCAA South Regionals.

Riverside CC/UC-San Diego: Cooper was an all-Orange Empire Conference selection and also competed in track, guiding RCC to back-to-back state championships in 2008 and ‘09. Joined the Jags with a personal-best 5,000-meter time of 15:19.

High School: Lettered in cross country and track four years for Chino Hills (Calif.) High School...won six Sierra League titles in cross country and track

Personal: Born in Oceanside, Calif...son of Chris and Jill Cooper...older brother of sister Kelly, 18...favorite book is Unbroken...favorite pro teams are the San Diego Chargers and the Colorado Avalanche...favorite musical artists are Emarosa and Childish Gambino...favorite food is burritos

Major: Secondary Education