West Virginia University Athletics

Senior with a strong and durable leg ... hit field goals of 24 and 30 yards in the Gold-Blue spring game ... won the place-kicking job during 2003 spring practice ... also handles the kickoffs for WVU ... 0-2 on FG (44 and 48) and 1-2 on PAT vs. Cincinnati ... good from 25 and 36 yards at Miami ... 2-3 field goals in Rutgers win ... 2-3 on field goals at Syracuse ... Special Teams Champion: UCF ... field goals made: 27, 25, 36, 27, 27, 21, 25, 25, 31 yds ... kickoffs for season: 70; touchbacks/end zone: 30 ... attended Middle Tennessee State before coming to WVU ... sat out 2002 season as a transfer ... Class 4A all-district kicker for Coach Greg Ulasiewicz at Greenwood High ... kicked the fourth-longest field goal (53 yards) in Kentucky high school history ... team defensive MVP and all-district in soccer ... state high jump medalist and all-region as a middle distance runner ... born June 20, 1982 ... son of Jim and Linda Cooper ... one of two children ... majoring in athletic coaching education