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Nick Cooper
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Wt.:
- 285
- Hometown:
- Albion, Mich.
- High School:
- Springport
Bio
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior) 0-2 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 0-2 Extras: Earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors ... Collected Academic All-Big Ten accolades for second time in career ... Named the recipient of the MSU Grady Peninger Scholastic Achievement Award for the second-straight year ... Earned Highest Honors of MSU Athletics Honor Roll ... Wrestled at 285 in two matches, going 0-2 ... Opened season with a hard-fought 5-2 loss to Keaton Kluever of Minnesota in extras of the Minnesota/Maryland tri-meet in East Lansing on Jan. 16 ... Was topped by Purdue’s Dorian Keys, 4-0, in extras of the Purdue dual on Feb. 12 ... Graduated in spring of 2021 with degree in criminal justice, finishing with a 3.792 cumulative GPA.
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore) 13-10 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 13-10 Open Tournaments: Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Recipient of Grady Peninger Scholastic Achievement Award after maintaining a 3.88 grade point average in criminal justice (Spring ‘19, Fall ‘19) ... Had seven wins by fall on the season, second highest on the team ... Competed in six open tournaments for the Green and White ... Finished second at the Alma Open after going 3-1 with two wins by fall ... Placed fifth at the Findlay Open on Nov. 16.
2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman) 9-7 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 9-7 Open Tournaments: Had four wins by fall, including a quickest pin of 0:43 ... Placed second at the Alma Open with a 3-1 record.
Prior to MSU: Wrestled at Springport High School under Matt Darling ... Four-time All-League ... Four-time State Qualifier ... Three-time State Finalist ... One-time State Champion ... Captain on the wrestling and football teams.
Personal: Nicholas Cooper ... Born October 8, 1998 ... Son of Todd and Heather Cooper ... Plans to major in criminal justice at Michigan State ... Brother, Jacob Cooper, wrestled at Michigan State.
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore) 13-10 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 13-10 Open Tournaments: Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Recipient of Grady Peninger Scholastic Achievement Award after maintaining a 3.88 grade point average in criminal justice (Spring ‘19, Fall ‘19) ... Had seven wins by fall on the season, second highest on the team ... Competed in six open tournaments for the Green and White ... Finished second at the Alma Open after going 3-1 with two wins by fall ... Placed fifth at the Findlay Open on Nov. 16.
2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman) 9-7 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 9-7 Open Tournaments: Had four wins by fall, including a quickest pin of 0:43 ... Placed second at the Alma Open with a 3-1 record.
Prior to MSU: Wrestled at Springport High School under Matt Darling ... Four-time All-League ... Four-time State Qualifier ... Three-time State Finalist ... One-time State Champion ... Captain on the wrestling and football teams.
Personal: Nicholas Cooper ... Born October 8, 1998 ... Son of Todd and Heather Cooper ... Plans to major in criminal justice at Michigan State ... Brother, Jacob Cooper, wrestled at Michigan State.
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