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2025 Track and Field Roster

Michael Cooper

Michael Cooper

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Political Science
  • Hometown:
    Thousand Oaks, Calif.
  • High School:
    Thousand Oaks

Summary

Biography

2025: Competed in all seven meets for the Aggies, collecting four top five finishes...Earned first place in the 1,500 meter run with his impressive time of 3:53.71...Set a PR in the event at the Mike Fanelli with a 3:46.80 time to earn himself seventh overall...Had a second place earning in the 3,000 meter run at the Aggie Open, blazing by with a 8:19.99 time...Posted top-twenty finishes in both the 1,500 and 5,000 events at the Big West Champs. 

2024: BIG WEST CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC...Participated in six meets for the Aggies...Set three personal records on the season...Started with a PR in the mile at the Aggie Open with a 4:15.44, taking third overall...Posted first place at the Causeway Classic in the 1500 meter run, a time of 3:54.80...Finished eighth in the conference in the 1500 meter with a PR of 3:49.08 at the Big West Champs

2023: BIG WEST CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC…Participated in seven meets…Set team and personal best time in 5,000 meters (14:38.61) at Bryan Clay Invitational…Finished first in 1,500 meters (4:10.94) at the Causeway Classic…Had four top ten finishes
 
2022: Participated in six meets…Had best finish of season with fourth place finish in 1,500 meters (3:58.90) at the Causeway Classic…Had three top ten finishes…Set personal bests in 800 meters (2:07.60 - Brutus Hamilton Invitational), 1,500 meters (3:56.49 – Stanford Invitational) and 3,000 meters (8:43.42 – Aggie Open)

2021 XC: Competed in four meets… Best finish came at the Pacific Invitational where he placed 14th with a 26:40.9… Crossed the line in 40th place at the Big West Championship with an 8k time of 25:10.3… Finished 85th at the Bronco Invitational with a time of 26:46.3.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Thousand Oaks High School… Competed in cross country, soccer and track & field… Helped guide Thousand Oaks to the CIF Southern Section team title in 2021… Led the Lancers to four Marmonte League team championships in track… In his lone season playing soccer as a defender helped TOHS to a league title… Academic all-conference selection each season.

PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Marina Cooper… Has two sisters named Makayla and Madeline… Chose UC Davis for the coaching staff and academics.

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  • 2022Freshman

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