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2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Simone Cooper

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Sophomore
  • Position Throws
  • Major Combined Agricultural and Veterinary Medicine
  • Hometown Middletown, DE
  • High School Middletown
  • Instagram _simone.cooper_
  • Twitter _simonecooper_

Biography

As a freshman (2024-25)
Outdoor
  • Participated in six meets with four top-10 finishes, three top-5 finishes, and an event win.
  • Set a new personal record in shot put with marks of 13.66m (44’ 9.75”) at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge, placing 6th (3/21-22/25).
  • Set a new personal best in the discus throw with marks 37.45m (122’ 10”) at the Maryland Invitational, placing 5th (3/28-29/25).
  • Won the shot put with a throw of 13.13m (43’ 1”) at the Maryland Kehoe Twilight Meet (5/2/25).
Indoor
  • Participated in three competitions, earning a first-place finish.
  • Recorded a new personal best in the shot put (13.30m) at the Navy Indoor Invitational  (12/7/24)
 
Before College:
  • Earned a spot on the All-Blue Hen Conference team
  • Named to All-State Delaware Team
  • 2023 New Balance Nationals All-American Athlete in shot put
  • DIAA Track Athlete of the Year 
  • Won State Championships in 2023 and 2024 in discus and shot put
  • Has a personal best of 45' 6" in the shot put
  • Holds a personal best of 149' 4" in the discus
Personal:
  • Daughter of O'Shell and Jermaine
  • Has one sibling, Jermaine
  • Intended to major in Agricultural and Veterinary Medicine

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Throws
    5'6"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Throws
    5'6"