2019-20 Track and Field Roster
Cooper Newsome
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Amarillo, Texas
- High School:
- Amarillo HS
2019-20 (INDOOR): Earned a PR time of 36.09 in the 300-meter dash at the Crimson & Gold Invitational … at the Arkansas Invitational, finished the 600-meter dash at 1:30.48, a personal-best.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for head coach Steven Bergeski at Amarillo High School … was a three-year track and field letterwinner … as a senior, he won the 800-meter run at the state meet and was a leg in the 4x400-meter relay team that finished third … as a junior, he captured third place in the 800-meter run at the state meet.
PERSONAL: Born Cooper Alton Newsome on Jan. 12, 2001, in Amarillo, Texas … son of Brian and Danna Newsome … has two sisters, and one brother … brother runs track at Oklahoma State … sister, Sadie ran at Oklahoma State and West Texas A&M … sister, Madilyn ran at West Texas A&M … started running track at the age of 3 … Step Brothers is his favorite movie … majoring in petroleum engineering.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for head coach Steven Bergeski at Amarillo High School … was a three-year track and field letterwinner … as a senior, he won the 800-meter run at the state meet and was a leg in the 4x400-meter relay team that finished third … as a junior, he captured third place in the 800-meter run at the state meet.
PERSONAL: Born Cooper Alton Newsome on Jan. 12, 2001, in Amarillo, Texas … son of Brian and Danna Newsome … has two sisters, and one brother … brother runs track at Oklahoma State … sister, Sadie ran at Oklahoma State and West Texas A&M … sister, Madilyn ran at West Texas A&M … started running track at the age of 3 … Step Brothers is his favorite movie … majoring in petroleum engineering.
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