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2017 Women's Track & Field Roster

Simone Cooper

  • Position Jumps
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Major Applied Psychology (Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development)
  • Hometown Tres Pinos, CA
  • High School San Benito

Biography

2015-16: Placed second in the triple jump (10.95m) and sixth in the long jump (5.08m) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/23-24)…posted outdoor bests of 5.26m in the long jump and 11.15m in the triple jump at the Tom Farrell Track & Field Classic (5/7)…finished third in the triple jump (10.82m) and ninth in the long jump (4.79m), setting season-bests in both events, at the UAA Indoor Championships (2/27-28).
 
2014-15: Finished sixth in the long jump (4.81m) at the UAA Indoor Championships (2/28-3/1)…registered a career best in the triple jump (sixth place, 10.66m) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/25-26)…placed ninth in the triple jump (10.51m) and 15th in the long jump (4.77m) at the Greyhound Invitational (4/18)…UAA Winter and Spring Sport All-Academic.
 
2013-14: Posted five top-10 performances in the triple jump during the indoor season…took fourth (10.02m) at the Saturday Night Shootout (1/18), fifth (10.48m) at the NYU Team Challenge (1/24) and eighth (10.42m) at the NYC Metro Championships (1/31)…finished third in the triple jump (indoor-best 10.64m) and eighth in the long jump (season-best 4.82m) at the UAA Indoor Championships (2-28-3/1)…started off the outdoor season with a collegiate best triple jump (10.07m) at the USF Bulls Invitational (3/20-21)…helped the Violets finish sixth in the 4x100m relay (52.96) at the UAA Outdoor Championships (4/26-27)…also competed in the long jump (4.69m, 13th) and triple jump (9.94m, ninth) at the UAA’s.
 
High School: Four-year track & field team member…served as captain as a senior…All-League performer in the triple jump and 4x100m relay as a junior…helped lead her squads to the league championship as a junior and senior…Scholar Athlete honoree.
 
Personal: Minoring in child and adolescent mental health studies…Steinhardt scholarship recipient…volunteers at the Association to Benefit Children…has worked with Circle of Friends and as a homeless shelter volunteer…enjoys shopping…aspires to become a psychologist.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Jumps
    5'3"
  • 2015Sophomore

    Jumps
    5'6"
  • 2016Junior

    Jumps
    5'6"
  • C

    2017Senior

    Jumps
    5'6"
    C