Women's Rowing Heads East for Michigan Invitational
OREGON STATE 2011-12 Rowed bow for the Varsity 8+ boat at the University of Victoria. Rowed in the 5 seat for the Varsity 8+ at Gonzaga. Also rowed in the 7 seat for the Varsity 8+ boat at the San Diego Crew Classic, Michigan Invite, Washington State, and the Pac-12 Championship. Cooper's boat finished first at Gonzaga and the San Diego Crew Classic.
MACLEANS COLLEGE Graduated in 2010 from Macleans College in Howick, Auckland ... rowed three years at St. Georges Rowing Club in Auckland ... won gold at the North Island Club Championships ... also competed for the North Shore Rowing Club, winning three gold medals and one silver at New Zealand nationals and three gold medals at the North Island Club Championships.
PERSONAL From Auckland, New Zealand ... daughter of Kim and Steve Cooper ... mother is a social worker and father in an engineer ... has an older sister, Mei Ling, and a younger brother, Daniel ... former prep teammates currently competing for Division I schools include Jess Glennie at Texas and Ashleigh Aitchison for Fordham ... lists her biggest athletic thrill as "winning three gold medals and one silver at New Zealand nationals" ... favorite athlete is four-time World Rowing Championships gold medalist Eric Murray of New Zealand ... chose Oregon State because she "liked the family feel of the team and the environmental science program."
