University of Minnesota Morris Athletics

Scott Cooper became the first Cougar track and field student-athlete to earn All-American honors and to this day is the only national champion in Minnesota Morris track & field history. Cooper won the long jump at the 1991 NAIA Indoor Championships with a leap of 23-11.50, a distance that ranks second in school history and he is among the track & field program's Top 10 in six different categories. In indoor events, he has the fastest 55 Meter Dash in school history and ranks second in the 300 Meter Run, the long jump, and the triple jump. In outdoor events, he is second all-time in program history in the long jump and triple jump.