Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Atlanta, GA |
High School: | Westminster |
Major: | Biology |
Junior (2013):
Scored for the Eagles in six of the seven competitions he
took part in ... Brought home all-region acclaim after clocking a
personal-best 8K time of 25:41 at the NCAA South/Southeast
Championships that ranked second on the team and 15th overall out
of 174 runners ... Recipient of the team's Most Improved Runner
Award ... USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree ... Ranked among Emory's
top three finishers in five races ... First Eagle to cross the
finish line and was 41st out of 289 entries in the Blue Race of the
Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 26:36 ... Third on the
squad and 41st in a 283-runner field at the Oberlin Inter Regional
Rumble with his effort of 26:25 his second-fastest 8K
time.
Sophomore (2012):
Competed in five events ... Ranked among the Eagles' top
five runners on two occasions including the JSU Foothills
Invitational (Oct. 5) where he paced the Emory pack with a
career-best 8k time of 27:02, good for 15th place overall out of 67
runners ... Emory's No. 3 finisher and 12th out of 132 contestants
at the Viking Open (Oct. 13) with an 8k showing of 27:20 ... Also
took part in the UAA Championships (Oct. 27), Gulf Coast Stampede
(Sept. 22) and the Georgia State Invitational (Sept.
8).
Freshman (2011):
Took to the course in five meets his rookie season ...
Top 8K performance was a 27:26 that placed him sixth among
the Eagles' contingent and 80th overall out of 309 runners at
the Southeast Classic ... Clocked a 27:30, 28th out of 133 entries,
at the Berry College Invitational ... Also competed in the
Sewanee Invitational (29:28), Griak Invitational (28:03) and JSU
Foothills Invitational (27:41).
High School:
Competed four years in cross country and three years in track at
Westminster High School ... Was coached by Joe Tribble ... Served
as his cross country team's captain his senior year ... Clocked a
5K time of 16:45 his senior year ... Was part of a program that
captured four straight Class AA state championships ... As a senior
he paced his team and finished fouth overall at the cross country
Class AA State Championships.
Personal:
Son of James and Terri Cooke ... Majors in biology ... National
Honor Society member ... Served as his high school's band
president.