Angele Cooper (Wilson, Long Beach; Texas 2012)

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Signal Hill, Calif.

High School:
Long Beach Wilson

Event:
Sprints

Experience:
Sr./Sr.

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Career Performance as of 6/17/11

CAREER BESTS
Outdoor 400m Hurdles 56.24
Outdoor 400m 52.18
Outdoor 200m 24.10
Indoor 60m 7.66
Indoor 200m 23.72
Indoor 400m 52.69
Updated: 4/28/11
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· 2009 National Champion (Outdoor 4x400m relay)
· Five-time All-American
· Eight-time All-Big 12

2010-11
Outdoor (Junior):
•Posted a 59.25 in the 400m hurdles and earned a 7th place finish at the Big 12 Championships
•Recorded a personal best of 24.10 in the 200m at the M.J. Classic
•Claimed 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 and clocked a time of 58.08
Indoor (Junior):
• Earned a fifth-place finish in the 400 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships, clocking 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

2009-2010
Outdoor (Sophomore):
· Garnered All-American honors after becoming first Longhorn to place in the 400m hurdles (eighth, 59.05) 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 (Sophomore):
· 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, finishing sixth in the 200m at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, running a 23.72.
· Finished second in the Big 12 Indoor Championships in the 400m, recording a personal-best 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.

2008-2009
Outdoor (Freshman):
· 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 prelimiary 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 personal-best 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 for second-place in the 400m hurdles ... was in third heading into the final straightaway but outkicked ISU's Kianna Elhai over the last 30 meters for the finish ... 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 and 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 (Freshman):
· Earned her first All-America honor as a leg 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 200-meter dash (11th, 24.11) and the 400-meter dash (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
· 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 (that time 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 ... plans to major in education.

Courtesy: Texas Longhorns Women's Track