Hopatcong Athlete Jumps to National Track Stage
Conner Cooper takes fourth-place in long jump against entire Northeast.
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Hopatcong's Connor Cooper is about to step foot on the national stage.
And he's only 9-years-old.
Cooper, a Durban Avenue School student, placed fourth in the long jump Sunday during the qualification tournament for the USATF Youth Indoor National Championship, set to take place March 9 and 10 in Landover, Maryland.
Cooper's jump of 3.53 meters (11 feet, seven inches) at the Northeast Zone Championships in Toms River secured him a spot in the national tournament. He competed against nine and 10-year-olds from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Deleware, Maine, Three Rivers, Adirondack and Mid-Atlantic.
The fourth-grader runs with the Morris County Track Club.
Information provided by Gregory Cooper.
Ron Willis
6:48 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Nice job Conner! Keep at it kid.
Greg Williams
6:48 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
AS I WILL ALWAYS SAY,CHAMP IN THE MAKING,GET IT CONNOR..IM SMILING EAR TO EAR RIGHT NOW.MY MAN.IM VERY PROUD OF YOU!!
Observer
9:45 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Congratulations Connor! Some good news for a change.
Quashinna Williams
9:45 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Congratulations lil man! Keep up the great work!
Tracy
9:45 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Congrats Cooper!!!!
hopeful
12:48 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Great job Connor!!! Can't wait to see you running for the Hawks in a couple months!!!
Frazure
12:48 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Congratulations Connor - I'm betting the HHS track coach is counting the days till you walk through the door.
Judy
9:07 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Great job Connor!!!!
SCapslive
5:01 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Awsome job Conner, there where alot of good athletes competing and you proved yourself to be one of the best. Hopatcong was well represented at the zone meet with 4 athletes moving on to the nationals( Including yourself ) Courtney Macaluso, Jade Webster and Dylan Capwell. Good luck in Maryland and do Hopatcong and NJ proud.
genesko
5:01 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
That is FANTASTIC!!! WELL DONE! It is great to know there will be more Hopatcong-ites at Nationals next week! (Hopatcong HS seniors Dylan Capwell and Courtney Macaluso will be there too, also having qualified at the Zone meet.)