The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Angele Cooper
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Long Beach Wilson
- Hometown:
- Signal Hill, Calif.
Career Performance List as of 6/1/10 
| CAREER BESTS | |
| Outdoor 400m Hurdles | 56.24 |
| Outdoor 400m | 52.18 |
| Outdoor 200m | 24.20w |
| Indoor 60m | 7.66 |
| Indoor 200m | 23.72 |
| Indoor 400m | 52.69 |
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Updated: 2/9/11 f-flat track |
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· 2009 National Champion (Outdoor 4x400m relay)
· Five-time All-American
· Eight-time All-Big 12
2009-2010
Outdoor (Sophomore):
· Garnered All-American honors after becoming first Longhorn to place in the 400m hurdles (eighth, 59.05) since 2005.
· Ran a career-best 56.24 in the 400m hurdles in NCAA Outdoor prelims.
· Received All-Big 12 honors in the 400m hurdles, finishing second with a time of 57.55 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships.
· All-Big 12 in the 400m after recording a third place finish in 53.27.
· Ran a season-best 24.27 in the 200m at the Victor Lopez Bayou Classic, finishing in sixth place.
· Posted a PR 52.18 in the 400m at the Texas Invite, the second fastest time in the nation, good for first place overall.
Indoor (Sophomore):
· Clocked a 60m personal-best in the preliminaries of the Big 12/SEC/C-USA Invitational with a time of 7.66.
· Ran a personal-best, finishing sixth in the 200m at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, running a 23.72.
· Finished second in the Big 12 Indoor Championships in the 400m, recording a personal-best time of 52.97.
· Placed second in the 400m with a time of 53.23 and third in the 200m with a 23.88 at the Texas A&M Dual Meet.
2008-2009
Outdoor (Freshman):
· Captured third place in 400m hurdles with her fourth best time of the season (58.35) at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships ... finished sixth in the preliminary heat with a time of 1:00.46.
· Ran the second leg of the Longhorns 2009 National Champion 4x400m relay for UT[apos]s first mile relay title since 2005.
· Posted the second fastest prelimiary time (58.32) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 400m hurdles to advance to the semifinals ... just missed qualifying for the final heats with a ninth-place effort (1:00.40) in the semis.
· Became the first UT freshman to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships since 2006 after finishing fourth in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Midwest Regionals in a personal-best time of 58.18 ... finished first in the prelims with the same time of 58.18.
· Placed second in the 400m hurdles at the 2009 Big 12 Championships,crossing the line in 58.67 for second-place in the 400m hurdles ... was in third heading into the final straightaway but outkicked ISU[apos]s Kianna Elhai over the last 30 meters for the finish ... also was part of UT[apos]s 4x100m and 4x400m relays that placed fourth and second, respectively.
· Anchored the Longhorns[apos] 4x100m relay that placed first at the Drake Relays (44.33) and Texas Twilight (44.47) ... also ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay team that posted the second-fastest time in the nation (3:32.75) for second place at the Texas Relays.
· Recorded a season-best and wind-aided 24.20 200m at the Texas Invite, also placed seventh in the 400m in a season-best time of 54.64.
· Placed first in the 400m hurdles at the Texas Twilight in a then-personal best and NCAA RQ time of 59.77 ... mark was the Horns[apos] first sub-one minute time of the season.
Indoor (Freshman):
· Earned her first All-America honor as a leg of the Longhorns[apos] 4x400 meter relay that finished sixth at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships.
· Recorded personal bests at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in both the 200-meter dash (11th, 24.11) and the 400-meter dash (third, 54.22).
· Placed fifth in the 400m at the Leonard Hilton Memorial with a time of 59.47.
· Posted a 56.01 mark in the 400m for 14th place during the Texas A&M Invitational.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
· Placed fourth in the open 400 at the 2007 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state meet in a time of 55.48.
· Claimed the triple jump title at the California relays in 34-9 (10.59m).
· Captured the gold medal as the leadoff leg of the 4x400-meter relay (3:44.72) at the 2006 CIF Championships.
· Anchored the 4x100m that won the 2005 CIF State Championship in 44.84 (that time became the fifth-fastest all-time in the state).
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 3, 1990 in Los Angeles, Calif., to parents Robert and Nakee ... has three siblings - Michael, Jasmine and Samantha ... plans to major in education.
