Here's what happened last week in Dragon varsity sports!
Girls' cross country is first and the boys' team is third at the Lake Houston Invitational. Varsity volleyball lost a hard-fought DIG PINK game to a very spirited crowd with breast cancer research being the real winner. Dragon football traveled to Austin to battle it out with St. Andrew's Episcopal.
Varsity CROSS COUNTRY teams participated in the Lake Houston Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Hargrave High School in Huffman.
Cooper girls take first; boys third at the Lake Houston Invitational
“This was a great meet with great conditions and everyone performed to the best of their abilities. Almost every runner improved on their personal best.”-Coach Matt Bohan
Cooper girls take first; boys third at the Lake Houston Invitational
“This was a great meet with great conditions and everyone performed to the best of their abilities. Almost every runner improved on their personal best.”-Coach Matt Bohan
BOYS: 3rd Place:
Comments from Coach Matt Bohan: Ryan Mullen and Jonathan Goodridge led the race in 1st and 2nd from start to finish. Ryan got a great start, and Jonathan followed, setting a tough pace that only a couple of runners could hold finishing nearly 30 seconds ahead of the 3rd place runner.
Boys’ Varsity – 5K
Ryan Mullen – 1st (16:04.34)
Jonathan Goodridge – 2nd (16:11.34)
Mitchell Shannon – 23rd (17:37.54)
Wiley Coleman – 47th (18:21.79)
Omar Jamil – 54th (18:33.09)
Jeremy Okamoto – 65th (18:57.5)
Adam Muhith – 72nd (19:22.31)
Ryan Mullen – 1st (16:04.34)
Jonathan Goodridge – 2nd (16:11.34)
Mitchell Shannon – 23rd (17:37.54)
Wiley Coleman – 47th (18:21.79)
Omar Jamil – 54th (18:33.09)
Jeremy Okamoto – 65th (18:57.5)
Adam Muhith – 72nd (19:22.31)
GIRLS: 1st Place:
Comments from Coach Matt Bohan: The girls’ team placed 6 runners in the top 16 runners. The team was led by 4th place finisher Claire Varnai with a time of 21:08. Freshmen runners Ava Minarovic (21:13) and Emily Black finished in 6th and 7th place. Senior Claire Livesay finished in 12th place followed by Maya Robles in 15th and Gabby Mussalli in 16th.
Girls’ Varsity - 5K
Claire Varnai – 4th (21:08.17)
Ava Minaovic – 6th (21:13.73)
Emily Black – 7th (21:15.27)
Claire Livesay – 12th (21:38.22)
Maya Robles – 15th (21:42.6)
Gabby Mussalli – 16th (21:42.87)
Sidney Cartwright – 21st (22:10.55)
Natalie Sos – 23rd (22:13.66)
Girls’ Varsity – 2 mile
Mary Bannon – 23rd (13:59.47)
Shilpa Rumalla – 27th (14:09.37)
Uche Oguchi – 28th (14:10.31)
Sonya Bhatia – 51st (14:55.35)
Hannah Weinstein – 69th (15:59.98)
Nina Rivela 74th – (16:12.04)
Next up for Dragon Cross Country:
SPC South Zone competition on Saturday, Oct. 24. at 8 a.m. at Spring Creek Park in Tomball
SPC Championships on Saturday, Nov. 7 at St. Andrew’s Cross Country Course in Austin
Claire Varnai – 4th (21:08.17)
Ava Minaovic – 6th (21:13.73)
Emily Black – 7th (21:15.27)
Claire Livesay – 12th (21:38.22)
Maya Robles – 15th (21:42.6)
Gabby Mussalli – 16th (21:42.87)
Sidney Cartwright – 21st (22:10.55)
Natalie Sos – 23rd (22:13.66)
Girls’ Varsity – 2 mile
Mary Bannon – 23rd (13:59.47)
Shilpa Rumalla – 27th (14:09.37)
Uche Oguchi – 28th (14:10.31)
Sonya Bhatia – 51st (14:55.35)
Hannah Weinstein – 69th (15:59.98)
Nina Rivela 74th – (16:12.04)
Next up for Dragon Cross Country:
SPC South Zone competition on Saturday, Oct. 24. at 8 a.m. at Spring Creek Park in Tomball
SPC Championships on Saturday, Nov. 7 at St. Andrew’s Cross Country Course in Austin
Varsity VOLLEYBALL
The Dragons’ hosted HCYA on Tuesday, Oct. 6
Cooper 2 • HCYA 3
The Dragons hosted Concordia Lutheran on Friday, Oct. 9 for the DIG PINK! fundraising event to support breast cancer research. The spirited (and very pink) crowd was treated to five close sets and a very close finish with Concordia Lutheran coming out on top.
Cooper 2 • Concordia Lutheran 3
Comments from Coach Nicole Hedden (subbing for Coach Jim “Smoki” Richardson): The whole team stepped up and played strong. Even with the loss, there was a victory for breast cancer research–thanks to an amazing effort from the parents, student body, faculty and staff, and especially the athletes representing Dig Pink. I was excited to be a part of it!
Next up for Dragon Volleyball:
A home game vs. Tornados on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 5:30 p.m.
The Dragons will travel to SPC rival, Saint Mary’s Hall on Friday, Oct. 16
The Varsity FOOTBALL team played at SPC rival, the St. Andrew’s Episcopal on Friday, October 9.
Cooper 7 • St. Andrew’s Episcopal 62
Highlights: Sophomore Eric Grosser led the team in tackles and junior Trent Burgess caught a TD pass from senior Michael Gerber.
Next up for the Dragons: HOMECOMING: SPC game vs. St. Stephen’s Episcopal on Friday, October 16 at 7 p.m.
Upcoming varsity sports action @ home:
Tuesday, Oct. 13
5:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball vs Tornados
Friday, Oct. 16
7 p.m. Varsity Football vs St. Stephen’s Episcopal • COOPER HOMECOMING
pregame festivities start at 5 p.m. featuring food trucks, creative competitions and a D.J.
-10/11/15
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