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2014-15 MIT Men's Track and Field Roster

Ken Cooper

  • Height 6-3
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Newport Beach, Calif.
  • High School Corona Del Mar
  • Event Throws
  • Major Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Biography

2015: NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (hammer throw, discus throw) ... All-American (outdoor - hammer throw) ... NEWMAC Men's Field Athlete of the Year ... NEWMAC First Team All-Conference (discus, shot put) ... NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference (hammer throw) ... NEWMAC Track Athlete of the Week (3/30) ... ranked second in program history in the shot put (55.01m) ... registered a 5th place finish in the hammer throw with a distance of 59.43m and 19th place in the discus throw with a distance of 44.72m at the 2015 Outdoor NCAA Championships (5/23) ... placed second in the discus throw with a distance of 49.70m at the ECAC Division III Outdoor Championships (5/14) ... NEWMAC Champion in the shot put (14.69m) and the discus (42.24m) ... [SEASON RESULTS]

2014: NCAA Qualifier (shot put, hammer throw, discus throw) … NEWMAC All-Conference (hammer, discus) … NEWMAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Year … (Outdoor): competed in three events at the 2014 Outdoor NCAA Championships (5/24)  finishing 10th in the shot put (53-03.50), 12th in the discus throw (160-06), and 20th in the hammer throw (165-07) … won both the shot put and discus throw at the ECAC Championships (5/16) clearing 54-07.25 and 161-08, respectively … earned NEWMAC (4/26) titles in the discus throw and hammer throw hitting 165-11 and 182.04 … personal outdoor bests from this season were 54-07.25 in the shot put, 165-11 in the discus throw, and 187-07 in the hammer throw … (Indoor): competed in his first Indoor NCAA Championships (3/15) and finished 10th in the shot put (51-00.00) and 14th in the weight throw (56-03.25) … finished second in both events at the New England Division III Championships (2/22) hitting 60-11.50 in the weight throw and 54-07.50 in the shot put … recorded a season best weight throw at the Tufts Invitational (2/15) clearing 61-04.25 … best shot put performance came at the Bowdoin Quad (1/18) where he hit 55-00.25.

Off the Track: Majoring in electrical engineering and computer science.

High School: A 2011 graduate of Corona Del Mar High School.

SEASON BEST THROWS:

Year Season Class Shot Put Discus Hammer Weight
2015 Outdoor SR-4 16.05m 49.70m 59.43m -
2015 Indoor SR-4 16.79m - - 17.85m
2014 Outdoor JR-3 16.64m 50.58m 57.16m -
2014 Indoor JR-3 16.77m - - 18.70m

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Junior

    Throws
    6'3"
  • 2014-15Senior

    Throws
    6'3"