2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster
Biography
Villanova Career: Made an instant impact in her freshman season racing with the V8 throughout most of the season.
2025-26: Raced in all six events for the Wildcats in her debut season … Spent most of the season racing with the V8 … Part of two CAA Boat of the Week teams with the V8 … Collected a bronze finish at the Head of the Schuylkill with the Championship 8s (12:45.156) … Saw a second-place Grand Final finish with the V8 at the Ram Invitational, posting a time of 8:31.2 … Helped the V8 to a ninth-place finish at the Knecht Cup in 6:58.57 … Finished as high as third-place with the V8 against nationally-ranked teams in a weekend of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational, crossing just behind No. 15 Alabama and No. 22 North Carolina in that specific heat … Logged a fourth-place Grand Final finish at the CAA Championships in the V8’s best time of the season (6:39.809).
St. Joseph’s Academy: Was a dual-sport athlete in swimming (2021-25) and rowing (2024-25) and also swam with Clayton Shaw Park (2013-25) … Won the 1V8 at the 2025 Midwest Championship before finishing eighth with the 4+ at the National Championship … Saw a win with the Novice V8 in the 2024 Midwest Championship … Competed in the Swim and Dive State Meet from 2021-24, earning First Team All-Conference status each year … Was a senior team captain for swim and dive in 2024-25 … St. Joseph’s Academy Presidential Scholar (2021-25) and Presidential Service Award (2021) recipient … Member of the National Honor Society (2023-25).
Personal: Native of St. Louis, Mo. born August 24, 2006 … One of three kids to Jeff and Cheri Cooper … Has two siblings, Jackson and Evan … Father, Jeff, ran cross country, indoor and outdoor track at South Florida … Studying Mechanical Engineering … “I chose to attend Villanova for the welcoming community and strong academics.”
