Biography
2015 Outdoor Season: Took seventh in the 800 in 2:31.96 at the Jim Mize Invitational (March 22)...Took second place in the 3K steeplechase at the UALR Open (April 11), coming across the line in 12:32.77...Ran in the 1500 at the UCA Open (April 19), coming in 19th place in 5:09.57...Ran the 1500 at the Red Wolf Open (April 25), taking 13th place in 5:08.25...Ran the 3K steeplechase at the Sun Belt Championship (May 10), running 14th in 11:56.31...Also took part in the 1500 at that meet, coming in 23rd with a time of 5:02.54...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the 2014-15 academic year.
2014-15 Indoor Season: Came in sixth in the 800 at the A-State Kickoff Klassic (Dec. 8), running in 2:28.74...Finished 17th in the 800 at the A-State Scarlet and Black Invite (Jan. 26), running in 2:31.12...Ran as a part of the DMR team at the A-State Invite (Jan. 30), placing fourth in 13:13.86...Took fifth in the 800 at the A-State Invite, running in 2:32.37...Part of the ninth-place DMR Team at the Sun Belt Championship (Feb. 23)...Second among Little Rock runners in the mile, crossing the finish line in 5:27.55 for 20th place.
2014 Cross Country Season: Placed 65th in 20:04.9 at the Sun Belt Championship (Nov. 2)...Was fifth among Trojan runners at the UALR Invitational (Oct. 18), running the 5K course in 19:43.20 for 29th place overall...Was the last Little Rock scorer at the Rhodes Invitational (Sept. 27) with atime of 24:34.50 in the 6K course...Took 109th at the season-opening Memphis Twilight Invitational (Aug. 31).
2014 Outdoor Season: Took 27th in the 5K at the season-opening Rhodes Open (March 15)...Ran the 5K at the UALR Open (April 12), finishing fifth in 20:12.02...Placed 11th in the 5K at the UCA Open (April 18), running in 19:53.44...Placed 15th in the 1500 at the Red Wolves Open (April 26), running the distance in 5:10.85...Finished 30th in the 5K at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championship (May 11) in 20:53.15...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for maintaining a GPA above 3.5.
2013-14 Indoor Season: Did not race for the Trojans indoors in 2013-14.
2013 Cross Country Season: Placed 27th overall and second among Trojan runners at the Gerald Richey Invite in Arlington, Texas, to open the year...Ran under 20 minutes at the Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 5) for 5K, placing 128th overall and second among Little Rock runners...Took 22nd place and third among Trojans runners at the UALR Invite (Oct. 19).
2013 Outdoor Season: Ran the seventh-fastest time in Little Rock history in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:28.74 to finish 10th at the Sun Belt Championships (May 10)… Turned in a season-best time of 15:45.41 in the 5000m to finish 37th at the Sun Belt Championships… Finished fifth with a personal-best time of 5:03.87 at the Harding Bison Invitational (April 6)...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll for maintaining a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49.
2012-2013 Indoor Season: Ran a personal-best time of 10:39.19 to finish ninth in the 3000m at the MTSU Valentine Invitational (Feb. 9)… Turned in a season-best time of 19:02.75 to finish 29th in the 5000m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (Feb. 24)… Finished third with a time of 19:31.02 at the Arkansas State Invite (Jan. 25).
2012 Cross Country Season: Finished with a season-best time of 19:29.9 in the 5K to finish 34th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (Oct. 27)… Turned in a season-best time of 24:10.6 in the 6K at the Chili Pepper Festival (Oct. 13). Finished fifth with a personal-best time of 5:03.87 at the Harding Bison Invitational (April 6).
2012-2013 Indoor Season: Ran a personal-best time of 10:39.19 to finish ninth in the 3000m at the MTSU Valentine Invitational (Feb. 9)… Turned in a season-best time of 19:02.75 to finish 29th in the 5000m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (Feb. 24)… Finished third with a time of 19:31.02 at the Arkansas State Invite (Jan. 25).
2012 Cross Country Season: Finished with a season-best time of 19:29.9 in the 5K to finish 34th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (Oct. 27)… Turned in a season-best time of 24:10.6 in the 6K at the Chili Pepper Festival (Oct. 13).
2012 Outdoor Track Season: Placed fifth in 5:07.19 in the women's 1,500 meters at the Hendrix Invitational ... Placed 16th in the 5,000-meter run in 18:55.19 at the Rhodes College Open.
2012 Indoor Track Season: Recorded a time of 11:01.99 for seventh place in the 3,000-meter run at the Arkansas State Kickoff Klassic ... Recorded a time of 10:48.59 for seventh place in the 3,000 meters at the ASU Invitational ... Finished in 5:19.90 for 12th place in the mile run at the MTSU Invitational ... Was the top Trojan finisher in the women's 3,000-meter run at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships, placing 19th in 10:58.84.
2011 Cross Country: Recorded a time of 20:33.33 for a 72nd-place finish at the Brooks Memphis Twilight ... Placed ninth in 12:18.60 at the Arkansas Tech Twilight Run ... Placed 21st in 19:36.75 at the UALR Invitational ... Finished in 54th place in 20:15.00 at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships ... Placed 98th in 23:50.1 at the NCAA South Central Regional in Waco, Texas.
Before Little Rock:Â Helped lead Green County Tech to state runner-up in 2007 and 2008 and second in conference in 2009 and 2010...Earned all-conference and all-state in cross country her freshman through seniors seasons...Recorded personal bests of 20:12 in the 5K, 5:37 in the 1,600-meter run, and 12:21 in the 3,200-meter run.
Personal:Â Â Daughter of Ray and Debbie Copeland...Has two sisters, Lauren and Macie...Born March 16, 1993 in Paragould, Ark....Majoring in biology.