Kansas Jayhawks
Courtney Coppinger - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

Courtney Coppinger

Position Distance
Class Senior
Hometown Leawood, Kan.
High School St. Teresa's Academy
Position Distance

CAREER RESULTS

Career Highlights
2018 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2018 Outdoor First Team All-American (Steeplechase)
Outdoor School Record (Steeplechase) – 9:49.04
2018 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2018 Indoor Second Team All-America (DMR)
2018 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award
Indoor School Record (DMR) – 11:01.19
2017 Track & Field USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2017 Track & Field Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2016 Cross Country Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2016 Track & Field USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2016 Track & Field Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2015 Cross Country Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2013-14 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

 

2018 OUTDOOR  (Sr.)
Posted a career-best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational (3/30), clocking in at 10:09.74 to finish seventh … Became the No. 7 performer in KU history in the 1,500-meter run by placing fourth in the premiere section of the event at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-7) with a time of 4:22.89 … Won the quadrangular section of the 1,500-meter run at the Kansas Relays (4/18-21) with a time of 4:23.44 … Placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big 12 Championship (5/11-13) with a personal-best time of 10:07.51 and finished seventh in the 5,000-meter run with a career-best time of 16:58.76 … Recorded a 16-second personal record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24-26) with a time of 9:51.28 to break the Kansas school record in the event and qualify for her first NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing fourth overall in the event … Posted the No. 5 time in KU history in the steeplechase in the semifinal round at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/6-9), clocking in at 9:57.09 to qualify for the final … Finished seventh in the final of the 3,000-meter steeplechase to earn First Team All-America honors and break her two-week-old school record with a time of 9:49.04.

2018 INDOOR  (Sr.)
Finished first in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:54.39 at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13) to open her season … Became the No. 9 performer in KU women’s indoor history in the 3,000 meters with a first-place finish at the Mark Colligan Memorial (1/20) with a time of 9:42.04 … Became the No. 9 performer in KU women’s history in the mile with a time of 4:46.85 at the Rod McCravy Memorial (2/3) to finish second … Moved into the No. 7 spot in the KU record books in the 3,000 meters at the ISU Classic (2/9-10), clocking in at 9:34.67 … Helped break the KU women’s indoor distance medley relay record at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/17), where the team clocked a time of 11:01.19 … Earned two second-place finishes at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/23-24), clocking in at 4:54.05 in the mile final and recording a personal-best time of 9:31.66 in the 3,000 meters, becoming the No. 6 performer in KU history in the event … Also was a member of the distance medley relay team that placed third at the conference meet with a time of 11:26.33 … Earned Second Team All-America honors as a member of the distance medley relay team at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9-10), finishing ninth with a time of 11:12.91.

2017 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Placed seventh at the Stanford Invitational (3/31-4/1) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:32.31 … Posted a second-place finish at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-8) in the 1,500-meter run, timing in at 4:35.09 … Ran in the Kansas Relays (4/19-22) where she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:30.03) and contributed to a first-place finish in the distance medley relay with a time of 12:04.95 … Earned second place at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/28) in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:32.67 … Competed in the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/12-14) where she placed third in the 3,000-meter steeple with a time of 10:19.62 and 26th in the 5,000-meter run, clocking in at 17:46.95.

2017 INDOOR (Jr.)
A part of the first place distance medley relay team that finished with a time of 12.12.78 at the Bill Easton Classic (1/6) … Also claimed a third-place finish at the Bill Easton Classic in the mile race recording a time of 5:01.02 … Placed second in the 3,000-meter run at the KU-KSU-WSU triangular (1/12)  finishing in 10:01.49 … Competed in the Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/24-25) with a 26th-place finish in the 3,000 meters, timing in at 9:56.59.

2016 CROSS COUNTRY (Sr.)
Turned in a top-50 performance at the Big 12 Championship (10/29), completing the 6K loop in 22:24.5 and placing 49th overall … Finished 12th at the Pre-National Invitational (11/11) with a 6K time of 22:26.8 … Placed 29th after clocking a time of 23:01.4 at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1).

2016 OUTDOOR (So.)
Competed in her first NCAA West Preliminary Round (5/28) and recorded a top-50 performance, finishing 44th overall after her steeplechase time of 11:08.60 … Claimed fifth in the steeplechase at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/15) with a personal-best time of 10:31.01 … Won the steeplechase event at the Kansas Relays (4/23) after a clocking of 10:58.72 … Fifth at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30) after crossing the 1,500-meter finish line in 4:40.07 … Took ninth in the steeplechase with a time of 10:31.72 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (4/2).

2016 INDOOR (R-So.)
Placed 29th in the 3,000 meters with a personal-best time of 9:56.89 at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/27) … Won the 3,000 meters at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) after clocking a time of 10:10.65 … Runner-up at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/15) after a 3,000-meter time of 10:06.63 … Took second in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:55.51 at the Husker Invitational (2/6) … Finished the 3,000-meters in 10:09.00 at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29), good for second place.

2015 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.)
Ran in each of the Jayhawks’ six meets on the year, placing as one of the team’s top-five finishers in three of those outings … Came in as KU’s fifth scorer at the NCAA Championships (11/21) by way of her 232nd-place finish and 6K time of 22:11.1 … Came across the 6K finish in 21:51.3 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/13) to finish 75th overall … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2015 OUTDOOR (R-Fr.)
Came on strong as one of the Jayhawks’ top steeplechasers … Used a personal-record 10:47.12 to finish fifth in the steeplechase at the Big 12 Championship (5/17) … Picked up her first career victory in the steeplechase at the Rock Chalk Classic (5/2), clocking in at 10:53.01 … Posted a runner-up finish in the steeplechase at the Baylor Invitational (4/3) with a time of 10:55.43.

2015 INDOOR (So.)
Utilized redshirt season.

2014 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
Saw action in four meets on the year for the Jayhawks, earning one of her team’s top-four finishes in three of those outings … Claimed 45th at the Big 12 Championship (11/1) and completed the 6K in 21:52.5 as Kansas’ fourth scorer … Also tallied KU’s fourth finish at the Midwest Regional Championships (11/14) where she placed 95th overall and posted a 6K time of 21:41.0 … Highest finish of the season came at the Rim Rock Classic (10/4), traversing the 6K course in 22:50.7 for a 17th-place finish … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2014 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Utilized redshirt season.

2014 INDOOR (Fr.)
Performed in two meets, competing in the 3,000-meter run for the Jayhawks on the season … Finished second in the Jayhawk Classic (1/24), crossing the finish line with a time of 10:15.90 … Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls.

2013 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
Came in as Kansas’ No. 5 finisher in four of the five races she competed in during her debut season … Tallied a 41st-place finish at her first Big 12 Championship (11/2) race, posting a 6K time of 21:51.7 … Opened the year with a 10th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (8/31) after turning in a 5K time of 19:48.30 … Came in as the fifth Jayhawk finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15) with her 6K time of 21:56.6 and 84th-place finish.

HIGH SCHOOL
Finished in the top-30 of the 5K at the 2012 New Balance National, running a personal best of 17:54 … Member of the 2013 Missouri Class 4 runner-up 4×800-meter relay team that finished in 9:15 … Tallied third-place performances in the 1,600 meters (5:02) and 3,200 meters (10:57) at the 2013 Missouri Class 4 State Championships … Member of the Missouri state champion 4×800-meter relay as a junior in 2012 … Member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Jane and Tim Coppinger … Has two younger siblings, Raegen and Addison … Majoring in biology.