David Cooper
David Cooper
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Woburn, Mass.
  • High School:
    Woburn
  • Position:
    Middle Distance

Bio

2012 graduate of Woburn High School who transferred to Bentley in 2013 after a year at Lasell College … majoring in accountancy … Before Bentley: competed in all three seasons while at Lasell … team captain of soccer, indoor track and outdoor track teams at Woburn High …Personal: age as of Sept. 1: 21 … son of Robert and Diana Cooper … has two sisters, Deborah (23) and Catherine (20).

CROSS COUNTRY

2014: earned All-Academic honors from the USTFCCCA … was among Bentley’s top seven in all six races he ran, including the top three four times … placed 26th in the Northeast-10 Championships (29:11), second best among Falcons … was 60th in the NCAA Div. II East Regional (33:37.14) … had Bentley’s third best time in the New Englands, placing 171st overall in 26:27.2 … 2013: ran in four meets during his first year at Bentley … ninth among Bentley runners (28:15) and 85th overall at Northeast-10 Championships … at the New Englands, had Bentley’s 14th best time (29:29) and tie for 206 in JV race … Bentley’s top finisher in season-opening Shacklette Invitational, placing 18th overall in 28:25.4 … 2012 (at Lasell):  was 24th in Great Northeast Athletics Conference XC Championships (28:32.3) and 317th in NCAA Division III New England XC Championships (32:37.6).

TRACK

Bentley Rankings: 9th in indoor 600 (1:28.12, 2014 Tufts Cupid Challenge), 9th in outdoor 2 mile (9:49.33-converted, 2015 Stonehill Skyhawk), 5th in indoor distance medley relay (10:18.88, 2015 Northeast-10 Championships) … Indoor Bests: 54.51 400 (2013 BU Terrier Invitational), 1:28.12 600, 2:00.69 800 (2014 BU Terrier Classic), 4:24.17 mile (2015 Northeast-10), 9:09.42 3000 (2015 GBTC), 15:58.40 (2014 UMass-Boston Opener) … Outdoor Bests: 1:59.32 800 (2014 Northeast-10 Championships), 4:13.87 1500 (2014 Silfen Inv.), 9:05.83 3000 (2015 Stonehill Skyhawk), 15:47.78 5000 (2015 MIT Sean Collier) … 2014-15:at the NE-10 Indoor Championships, was seventh in the mile (4:24.17) and fifth in the distance medley relay (10:18.88) … helped Bentley place 16th in DMR at indoor New Englands (10:34.63) … 17th in 5000 at outdoor NE-10’s (15:48.95) … twice named to NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll (Apr. 8, 29) … 2013-14: ninth in mile at indoor NE-10 Championships (4:33.96) … also helped Bentley to seventh in 4x800 (8:16.46) … ran in six meets outdoors … 2012-13 (at  Lasell): ran in four indoor and six outdoor meets.

TFRRS Profile

News Mentions

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Nee & Morena Lead Bentley During Day 2 of Northeast-10 Championships

Senior Sean Nee (West Yarmouth/Dennis-Yarmouth Reg. HS) and junior Julia Morena (Boylston/Tahanto Reg. HS) were the top performers for the Bentley...

May 7, 2016

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Sihvonen Becomes Northeast-10 Champion in Javelin

Besting the number two finisher by nearly 15 feet, Bentley University sophomore Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) turned in a...

May 6, 2016

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Dupray & Sihvonen Impress During Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational

Senior Wes Dupray (Rowley/St. John’s Prep) and sophomore Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) were among the top performers for...

April 30, 2016

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Sihvonen Breaks Own Record in Javelin, Surpasses 200 Feet

Competing only about 20 minutes from his hometown, Bentley University sophomore Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lebanon HS) broke his own school...

April 16, 2016

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Sihvonen, Nee Lead Bentley Men During AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational

Sophomore Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) posted his second victory in three weeks and senior Sean Nee (West Yarmouth/Dennis-Yarm...

April 9, 2016

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4 Falcons Turn In Winning Performances During Tufts Snowflake Classic

Sophomore Ryan Cadorette (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy), who ran the fastest 10,000 meters in the Northeast-10 Conference thus far during the...

April 2, 2016

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Sihvonen Breaks School Record & Provisionally Qualifies for NCAAs in Javelin

In the opening meet of the outdoor season, Bentley University sophomore Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) broke a 24-year-old...

March 26, 2016

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Skarin Returns to Home State & Wins 800 at Dartmouth

Competing only about a half-hour from his hometown, Bentley University sophomore Nick Skarin (Sunapee, N.H./Sunapee HS) ran to victory in the 800...

February 6, 2016

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Nee Breaks 4-Year-Old School Record in the 600; Skarin Finishes 1st in Invitational 800

A school record-breaking performance by senior Sean Nee (West Yarmouth/Dennis-Yarmouth Reg. HS) highlighted the list of performances for the...

January 24, 2016