Courtney Coppinger
SENIOR (2016)
Turned in a top-50 performance at the Big 12 Championship (10/29), completing the 6K loop in 22:24.5 and placing 49th overall … Finished 12th at the Pre-National Invitational (11/11) with a 6K time of 22:26.8 … Placed 29th after clocking a time of 23:01.4 at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1).
JUNIOR (2015)
Ran in each of the Jayhawks’ six meets on the year, placing as one of the team’s top-five finishers in three of those outings … Came in as KU’s fifth scorer at the NCAA Championships (11/21) by way of her 232nd-place finish and 6K time of 22:11.1 … Came across the 6K finish in 21:51.3 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/13) to finish 75th overall … Opened her season with a fourth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1), completing the 5K in 18:50.2 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
SOPHOMORE (2014)
Saw action in four meets on the year for the Jayhawks, earning one of her team’s top-four finishes in three of those outings … Claimed 45th at the Big 12 Championships (11/1) and completed the 6K in 21:52.5 as Kansas’ fourth scorer … Also tallied KU’s fourth finish at the Midwest Regional Championships (11/14) where she placed 95th overall and posted a 6K time of 21:41.0 … Highest finish of the season came at the Rim Rock Classic (10/4), traversing the 6K course in 22:50.7 for a 17th-place finish … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
FRESHMAN (2013)
Came in as Kansas’ No. 5 finisher in four of the five races she competed in during her debut season … Tallied a 41st-place finish at her first Big 12 Championship (11/2) race, posting a 6K time of 21:51.7 … Opened the year with a 10th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31) after turning in a 5K time of 19:48.30 … Came in as the fifth Jayhawk finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15) with her 6K time of 21:56.6 and 84th-place finish.
HIGH SCHOOL
Finished in the top-30 at the 2012 New Balance National 5K, running a personal best of 17:54 … Member of the 2013 Missouri Class 4 runner-up 4×800-meter relay team that finished in 9:15 … Tallied third-place performances in the 1,600 meters (5:02) and 3,200 meters (10:57) at the 2013 Missouri Class 4 State Championships … Member of Missouri State Champion 4×800-meter relay team as a junior in 2012 … Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Courtney Paige Coppinger is the daughter of Jane and Tim Coppinger … Has two younger siblings, Raegen and Addison … Majoring in biology.
