Xander Cooper

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Junior
Major:
Sociology
Hometown:
Coronado, Calif.
Prev School:
Cuyamaca College

Xander Cooper -- Season and Career Statistics

Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Pole Vault (17-5 1/2, 9th)

2017 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2016 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2016 All-Big West Performer (Pole Vault)

2017 (Senior)
Outdoor: An NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the pole vault ... Did not clear a height at the Big West Championships ... Won the pole vault at the UCLA Dual (15-9) ... Finished second in the pole vault three times; Big West Challenge (16-8 3/4), Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (17-0 3/4), and Triton Invitational (17-2 3/4) ... Cleared a career-best 17-4 1/2 to finish fifth at the Beach Invitational ... Was seventh in the pole vault at the Texas Relays (16-1 1/4) ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Finished ninth in the pole vault at the MPSF Championships (15-11 3/4) ... Was ninth in the pole vault at the Air Force Indoor Team Challenge (15-7) ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2016 (Junior)
Outdoor: NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier in the pole vault ... Cleared a season-best 17-0 3/4 to claim runner-up honors at the Big West Championships ... Notched four other top-five finishes ... Placed second at the Big West Challenge, third at the Anteater 4-Way Meet, fourth at the USC Trojan Invitational and fifth at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (16-6).

Indoor: Competed in two indoor meets ... Established a season-best 16-1 1/4 at the UW Invitational.

Prior to LBSU: A two-time CCCAA All-American in the pole vault at Cuyamaca College ... Finished second at the CCCAA Championships with a season-best16-4 ... That mark tied for third in the nation at the community college level ... Also the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference champion and runner-up at the So Cal Finals.

High School: Four-year letter winner at Otay Ranch High School ... Led the Mustangs to three league titles ... Back-to-back individual champion in the pole vault (2012-13) ... Also won the Arcadia Open meet, placed second at the CIF-San Diego Section Finals and fifth at the CIF State Championships as a senior.

Personal: Majoring in sociology.