Athlete: Cooper Teare
Year: 2017
School: St. Joseph Notre Dame, CA
Analysis: Cooper Teare made huge leaps in his performances when comparing his sophomore to junior season. Teare looks to make similar jumps this year as he enters his senior season. From sophomore to junior year he improved his 5K XC PB by 38 seconds as he went from a 15:30.90 to a 14:52.70. But things didn't stop there as Teare made significant drops on the track in the 3200 as he improved from 9:15.25 to 8:51.85 and turned a 4:21.53 into a 4:07.78.
Cooper Teare after qualifying for Brooks PR in the 3200:
Along with ginormous PB's in 2015, Teare won the Division 5 CIF California State Cross Country Championships and then went on to win the CIF State Track and Field Championships in the 3200. Cooper Teare looks to keep the ball rolling in 2016 as he looks to defend his XC state title and qualify for his first national XC meet.
