2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
COLLEGIATE BEST
400m | 50.75 | March 26, 2026 | Raleigh Relays
400H | 54.51 | April 9, 2026 | Duke Invitational
2025-26 (Freshman): Appeared in seven meets for the Seahawks... Member of the 4x400 relay team that won at the Seahawk Invitational (March 6, 2026), and finished third at the Myrtle Beach Challenge (March 13, 2026) and at the VertKlasse Meeting (April 2, 2026)... Member of the 4x100 relay team that placed sixth at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship (May 15, 2026)... Finished 10th at the CAA Championship in the 400-meter hurdles with a season bes ttime of 54.38.
High School: Competed in track and field and cross country for Croatan High School and won 12 letters for coaches Andrew Bulfer and Rico Quispe ... 11-time state champion in indoor and outdoor track and field in the 4x800-meter relay ... Led Croatan to indoor track and field championships in 2021 and 2023 ... Set the school record in the 400 hurdles ... Named team MVP for indoor and outdoor track and field ... Career-best times of 48.12 seconds in the 4x400 split and 1 minute, 53.6 seconds in the 4x800 split ... Helped the Cougars win two cross country championships in 2022 and 2023.
Personal: Full Name: Cooper James Stephens ... Born in Troy, Ohio  ... Son of James and Kelly Stephens ... Majoring in special education ... Has an older brother, Brayden, and a younger brother, Bo ... Also has a younger sister, Margaret.
