The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2011-12 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Matt Cooper
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bethesda, Md.
- High School:
- Walt Whitman
• Three-time All-American
• Three-time honorable mention All-American
• Two-time Big 12 Champion
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (Fall 2009)
SENIOR (2011-12)
• Took third on the platform at the NCAA Championships with 449.15 points to garner All-America status
• All-Big 12 on all three boards finishing third on platform and fourth in both the 1 and 3-meter events
• Won both the 3-meter (466.80) and platform (442.75) competitions during the Texas Invitational
• Claimed four victories in the 1-meter competition during the season, including the Southwest Collegiate Plunge and SMU, Auburn and Arizona duals
• Recorded his highest 1-meter total with 403.05 points to take second versus Georgia
• Placed first in the 3-meter against Michigan and Indiana with 415.40 points
• Notched a 476.20 in the prelims of the Texas Invitational for his highest score and followed with 466.80 points in the finals
• Top platform score was 449.15 points to take third at NCAA[apos]s
SOPHOMORE (2008-09)
• Placed second on the platform (854.65), seventh in the three-meter event (687.25) and seventh in the one-meter event (659.60) at the NCAA Zone D Diving Meet
• Placed second on the platform (440.40) and third in the three-meter event (409.90) at the Big 12 Championships
• Took third in the one-meter (348.53) and the three-meter events (409.28) against Texas A&M
• Won the three-meter event (411.06) and took third in the one-meter event (358.57) against Arizona
• Claimed the one-meter event (349.80) and took third in the three-meter event (367.49) at Georgia
• Took fourth in the one-meter event (327.00) at Auburn
• Won the platform event (462.50) and placed second in the three-meter event (420.25) and third in the one-meter event (361.30) at the Texas Invitational
• Won the platform event (413.35) and placed fifth in the one-meter (312.60) and three-meter (342.55) events against Indiana and Michigan
FRESHMAN (2007-08)
• Earned his first career All-America honor by taking sixth in the platform event (428.55) at the NCAA Championships
• Placed 17th in the one-meter event (310.00) and 21st in the three-meter event (307.45) at the NCAA Championships
• Claimed the three-meter (420.40) and platform (374.35) events at the Big 12 Championships
• Opened the season with wins in the one-meter (365.00) and three-meter (359.40) events at Indiana and Michigan
• Claimed the one-meter (328.85) and three-meter (378.70) events at the Texas Invitational
• Won the one-meter (350.10) and placed second in the three-meter event (361.57) against Auburn
• Won the one-meter (363.37) and placed second in the three-meter event (330.90) at Arizona
• Won the three-meter (389.77) and placed second in the one-meter event (336.53) against Texas A&M
NATIONALLY
• Member of the USA Senior and Junior National Diving Teams
• 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier • 2006 U.S. Junior National Champion - 1-meter
• 2006 U.S. Junior National Silver Medalist - 3-meter
• Won bronze on the one-meter at the 2006 U.S. Senior National Championships
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year NISCA All-American
• Four-year All-Metropolitan Area selection
• Four-year Metros Champion
PERSONAL
Born March 4, 1989 in Washington, D.C. ... son of Dr. William and Nancy Cooper ... has a twin brother, Chris, and a sister, Maggie (23) ... major is liberal arts.
