Honors/Awards
Ranked 3rd in South Region in the Indoor mile (2011)
Ranked 1st in South Region as part of Harding's Indoor distance medley relay (2011)
Ranked 1st in South Region in Outdoor 10,000 meters (2011)
Ranked 1st in South Region in Outdoor steeplechase (2011)
2011 Outdoor
Raced 13 times in five different events ... placed 10th in the 800 meters at Rhodes in 2:03.18 ... placed second in the 3,000 meters in 9:09.29 at Alabama-Huntsville, the second-fastest time by a Bison in 2011 ... earned All-South Region honors for the effort ... raced five times in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, provisionally qualifying for nationals with a 9:05.85 at Louisville ... placed 15th at nationals, running 9:18.77 in the preliminaries ... won the steeplechase at Rhodes (9:13.08) and at Central Arkansas (9:12.71) ... had Harding's five-fastest times in the steeplechase in 2011 ... placed second in the 5,000 meters at Alabama-Huntsville in 15:56.71 ... ran an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 30:20.59 in the 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays ... his effort earned him All-South Region honors ... won the 10,000 meters in 34:56.61 at Alabama-Huntsville ... had Harding's two fastest 10,000-meter times.
2011 Indoor
Ran only once, placing sixth in the mile at Indiana in 4:14.15 ... earned All-South Region honors for the effort ... also earned All-South Region honors as part of Harding's distance medley relay team that placed third at Nebraska in 10:01.62 ... it was an NCAA provisional time and the 21st-best in Division II in 2011.
2010 Outdoor
Participated in four different events ... placed seventh in the 800 meters at Harding in 1:58.02 ... ran an NCAA provisional time of 9:21.38 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at Georgia Tech, the 40th-fastest steeplechase time in Division II in 2010 ... raced three times in the 5,000 meters ... set a career best in the 5,000 meters at Rhodes, finishing in 15:06.98 ... placed second in the 10,000 meters at Alabama-Huntsville in 34:24.12.
2010 Indoor
Did not compete.
2009 Outdoor
Did not compete.
2009 Indoor
In his lone individual race of the season, finished the 5,000 in 15:26.74 at the Grand Valley State Big Meet.
2008 Outdoor
Competed at four meets in four races ... won his only appearance in the 1500, taking first in 4:04.42 at the Rhodes Invitational ... ran the 3000 steeplechase in 9:52.57 to finish second in the NCAA II South Region Meet, hosted by Morehouse ... also cracked the top 10 in the 5000, finishing the Ole Miss Open 15:38.77, good for seventh.
2008 Indoor
Competed at two meets in two events ... ran the 5000 meters at Arkansas' Tyson Invitational, finishing 11th in 15:03.24 ... ran the 3000 at the Razorback Invitational, finishing in 8:52.33.
Personal
Born: May 30, 1986 ... Major: Marketing/International Business ... Parents: Marian and Joanna Kopec.
Kopec's Indoor Personal Bests
|
Event |
Result |
Meet |
Year |
|
Mile |
4:14.15 |
Indiana |
2011 |
|
3000 meters |
8:52.33 |
Arkansas (Razorback) |
2008 |
|
5000 meters |
15:03.24 |
Arkansas (Tyson) |
2008 |
Kopec's Outdoor Personal Bests
|
Event |
Result |
Meet |
Year |
|
800 meters |
1:58.02 |
Harding |
2010 |
|
1500 meters |
4:04.42 |
Rhodes |
2008 |
|
3000 meters |
9:09.29 |
Alabama-Hunstville |
2011 |
|
3000 steeplechase |
9:05.85 |
Louisville |
2011 |
|
5000 meters |
15:06.98 |
Rhodes |
2010 |
|
10,000 meters |
30:20.59 |
Mt. SAC |
2011 |
