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2017-18 Track and Field Roster
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Cooper, Tayshaun
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Tayshaun Cooper
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Waterloo, Iowa
- High School:
- Waterloo West HS
Bio
2022 OUTDOOR: Fourth in the 100-meter dash at the MVC Championships with a time of 10.41 (tied for the fourth fastest time in program history) ... fifth in the 200-meter dash at MVC Championships (21.27) ... won the 4x100 and placed third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.62 and placed first in the 4x400 with a time of 3:14.34 at South Dakota ... placed second in the 4x100 at the KT Woodman Classic with a time of 40.56.
2022 INDOOR: Placed third in the 60-meter dash and fourth in the 200-meter dash at the MVC Championships (21.57 - the ninth fastest time in program history) ... 10th in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.84 at the Husker Invitational ... won the 60-meter dash at the Friday Knight Lights Invitational ... fourth in the 60-meter dash at the ISU Classic with a time of 6.87.
2021 OUTDOOR: Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that took fifth with a time of 40.50 as well as a member of the 1600 sprint medley relay team that placed fourth with a time of 3:27.72 at the Drake Relays (April 22-24) … runner-up in the 200-meter dash at the USD Early Bird with a time of 21.82 (April 3) … clocked a time of 10.96 in the 100 meters at the Illinois State Invitational.
2021 INDOOR: Won 200-meter dash conference title (21.63) and was member of the 4x400-meter team (3:18.20) at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … second in the 60-meter dash at the MVC indoor with the sixth fastest time in program history (6.75) (Feb. 26-28) ... won the 60 meters and 200 meters at the Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) … won the 200-meter dash (21.91) and finished second as part of the 4x400-meter relay team that clocked a time of 3:15.73 at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12-13).
2020 INDOOR: At the MVC Championships (2/29), placed fourth in the 60 meters with a personal best time of 6.80, placed third in the 200 meters with a time of 21.72 and placed third in the 4x400 ... Competed at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10)… Placed first in the 60 meters and 200 meters at the Bison Team Cup (1/18)… Placed second in the 60 meters at the Jack Jennett Open (1/23)… Placed third in the 200 meters at the Cyclone Open (1/24)… Placed second in the 4x400 at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31)… Placed third in the 200 meters at the Iowa State Classic (2/14).
2019 OUTDOOR: Finished second as a member of the 4x100 relay at the MVC Championships… Qualified as a member of the 4x100 relay at the NCAA DI West Regionals (May 25) ... Finished first in the 100-meters and second as a member of the 4x400-meter relay at the Jim Duncan Invite (March 30)… Finished fifth in the 100 and second as a member of the 4x100 relay at the Husker Spring Invite (April 6)… Finished first as a member of the 4x100 relay, third in the 200, and fifth in the 100 at the Tom Botts Invite (April 20)… Finished fourth in the 4x100 relay and sixth in the 4x200 relay at the Drake Relays (April 27)… Competed in the 100 at the Drake Relays… Finished third with a personal best of 21.37 in the 200 at the MVC Championships (May 12)… Finished seventh with a personal-best of 10.74 in the 100 at the MVC Championships.
2019 INDOOR: Finished fifth in the 60 with a time of 6.93 at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships, was a part of the winning team and was recognized as an All-American in the 4x400 with a time of 3:14.38 … Was on the team that finished fourth at the Hawkeye Invitational in the 4x400 with a time of 3:18.21, finished third in the 200 with a time of 21.95 … Won at the Bison Team Cup in the 60 with a time of 6.99, was a part of the winning team in the 4x400 with a time of 3:19.81… Finished fifth at the Black & Gold Premier in the 200 with a time of 22.00, won in the 60 with a time of 6.85 … Finished second in the 60 with a time of 6.88 at the Iowa State Classic … Was on the team that finished second at the 2019 Jim Duncan Invitational in the 4x400 with a time of 3:29.97, won in the 100 with a time of 10.87.
2018 OUTDOOR: In the 2018 MVC Outdoor Championship (5/11), he took fifth in the 100m with a time of 10.69. Was seventh in the 200m with a time of 21.70 and was the anchor of the 4x100m relay team that won the championship with a time of 39.96… He was the anchor of the relay team that took 18th at the NCAA West Prelim (5/24-26) with a time of 41.09 ... Opened the season with a third-place finish at the Gibson Invite (4/6-7) in the 100m with a time of 10.85. He was second in the 200m with a time of 21.70… Finished eighth in the100 at the Musco Twilight (4/12) with a time of 10.84. He also finished ninth in the 200m with a time of 21.72. He was a member of the 4x100 team that finished second with a time of 51.25 and was on the 4x400 team that was 10th with a time of 3:22.27… He notched career-best times in the 100m (10.80) and 200m (21.62) at the Tom Botts Invite (4/10). Was a member of the first-place 4x100m relay team with a time of 40.82 and a member of the 4x400m that finished third with a time of 3:19.66… Was a member of the 1,600m sprint medley relay at the Drake Relays (4/25) that took fifth with a time of 3:25.27.
2018 INDOOR: Finished sixth at the Panther Open (1/13) with a time of 7.06 in the 60m dash… Took seventh at the Mark Messersmith Invite (1/27) in the 60m with a time of 6.96… Was 17th at the Husker Invite (2/2-3) with a time of 7.02 in the 60m and 18th in the 200m with a time of 22.39… Took 32nd in the 60m with a time 7.14 and 24th in the 200m with a time of 22.32 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2-9-10)… Ran a PR 60m time of 6.91to take 9th at the MVC Indoor Championship.
HIGH SCHOOL: … Won the 200-meter dash and 4x200 relay and was second in the 4x400 relay as a senior at the Iowa high school championships for Waterloo West High ... took second in the 200-meter dash and third in the 100-meter dash as a junior ... was third in the 200-meter dash as a sophomore ... also played football and basketball ... was first team all-conference and third-team all-state in football as a senior and selected to play in the Blue & Grey All-American Bowl … also earned a spot at the River Battle Bowl.
PERSONAL: From Waterloo, Iowa ... son of Rebecca Wright and Dorsie Cooper … has four siblings, Shaniquea, Mark, Shane and DayShaun … brother, Mark, played football at UNI in 2005 ... was also wide receiver on the UNI football team ... enjoys playing Fortnite... Majoring in movement and exercise science.
2022 INDOOR: Placed third in the 60-meter dash and fourth in the 200-meter dash at the MVC Championships (21.57 - the ninth fastest time in program history) ... 10th in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.84 at the Husker Invitational ... won the 60-meter dash at the Friday Knight Lights Invitational ... fourth in the 60-meter dash at the ISU Classic with a time of 6.87.
2021 OUTDOOR: Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that took fifth with a time of 40.50 as well as a member of the 1600 sprint medley relay team that placed fourth with a time of 3:27.72 at the Drake Relays (April 22-24) … runner-up in the 200-meter dash at the USD Early Bird with a time of 21.82 (April 3) … clocked a time of 10.96 in the 100 meters at the Illinois State Invitational.
2021 INDOOR: Won 200-meter dash conference title (21.63) and was member of the 4x400-meter team (3:18.20) at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … second in the 60-meter dash at the MVC indoor with the sixth fastest time in program history (6.75) (Feb. 26-28) ... won the 60 meters and 200 meters at the Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6) … won the 200-meter dash (21.91) and finished second as part of the 4x400-meter relay team that clocked a time of 3:15.73 at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12-13).
2020 INDOOR: At the MVC Championships (2/29), placed fourth in the 60 meters with a personal best time of 6.80, placed third in the 200 meters with a time of 21.72 and placed third in the 4x400 ... Competed at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10)… Placed first in the 60 meters and 200 meters at the Bison Team Cup (1/18)… Placed second in the 60 meters at the Jack Jennett Open (1/23)… Placed third in the 200 meters at the Cyclone Open (1/24)… Placed second in the 4x400 at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31)… Placed third in the 200 meters at the Iowa State Classic (2/14).
2019 OUTDOOR: Finished second as a member of the 4x100 relay at the MVC Championships… Qualified as a member of the 4x100 relay at the NCAA DI West Regionals (May 25) ... Finished first in the 100-meters and second as a member of the 4x400-meter relay at the Jim Duncan Invite (March 30)… Finished fifth in the 100 and second as a member of the 4x100 relay at the Husker Spring Invite (April 6)… Finished first as a member of the 4x100 relay, third in the 200, and fifth in the 100 at the Tom Botts Invite (April 20)… Finished fourth in the 4x100 relay and sixth in the 4x200 relay at the Drake Relays (April 27)… Competed in the 100 at the Drake Relays… Finished third with a personal best of 21.37 in the 200 at the MVC Championships (May 12)… Finished seventh with a personal-best of 10.74 in the 100 at the MVC Championships.
2019 INDOOR: Finished fifth in the 60 with a time of 6.93 at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships, was a part of the winning team and was recognized as an All-American in the 4x400 with a time of 3:14.38 … Was on the team that finished fourth at the Hawkeye Invitational in the 4x400 with a time of 3:18.21, finished third in the 200 with a time of 21.95 … Won at the Bison Team Cup in the 60 with a time of 6.99, was a part of the winning team in the 4x400 with a time of 3:19.81… Finished fifth at the Black & Gold Premier in the 200 with a time of 22.00, won in the 60 with a time of 6.85 … Finished second in the 60 with a time of 6.88 at the Iowa State Classic … Was on the team that finished second at the 2019 Jim Duncan Invitational in the 4x400 with a time of 3:29.97, won in the 100 with a time of 10.87.
2018 OUTDOOR: In the 2018 MVC Outdoor Championship (5/11), he took fifth in the 100m with a time of 10.69. Was seventh in the 200m with a time of 21.70 and was the anchor of the 4x100m relay team that won the championship with a time of 39.96… He was the anchor of the relay team that took 18th at the NCAA West Prelim (5/24-26) with a time of 41.09 ... Opened the season with a third-place finish at the Gibson Invite (4/6-7) in the 100m with a time of 10.85. He was second in the 200m with a time of 21.70… Finished eighth in the100 at the Musco Twilight (4/12) with a time of 10.84. He also finished ninth in the 200m with a time of 21.72. He was a member of the 4x100 team that finished second with a time of 51.25 and was on the 4x400 team that was 10th with a time of 3:22.27… He notched career-best times in the 100m (10.80) and 200m (21.62) at the Tom Botts Invite (4/10). Was a member of the first-place 4x100m relay team with a time of 40.82 and a member of the 4x400m that finished third with a time of 3:19.66… Was a member of the 1,600m sprint medley relay at the Drake Relays (4/25) that took fifth with a time of 3:25.27.
2018 INDOOR: Finished sixth at the Panther Open (1/13) with a time of 7.06 in the 60m dash… Took seventh at the Mark Messersmith Invite (1/27) in the 60m with a time of 6.96… Was 17th at the Husker Invite (2/2-3) with a time of 7.02 in the 60m and 18th in the 200m with a time of 22.39… Took 32nd in the 60m with a time 7.14 and 24th in the 200m with a time of 22.32 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2-9-10)… Ran a PR 60m time of 6.91to take 9th at the MVC Indoor Championship.
HIGH SCHOOL: … Won the 200-meter dash and 4x200 relay and was second in the 4x400 relay as a senior at the Iowa high school championships for Waterloo West High ... took second in the 200-meter dash and third in the 100-meter dash as a junior ... was third in the 200-meter dash as a sophomore ... also played football and basketball ... was first team all-conference and third-team all-state in football as a senior and selected to play in the Blue & Grey All-American Bowl … also earned a spot at the River Battle Bowl.
PERSONAL: From Waterloo, Iowa ... son of Rebecca Wright and Dorsie Cooper … has four siblings, Shaniquea, Mark, Shane and DayShaun … brother, Mark, played football at UNI in 2005 ... was also wide receiver on the UNI football team ... enjoys playing Fortnite... Majoring in movement and exercise science.
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