Elon University Athletics

2014: Was one of two players to start all 53 games … Had 14 multi-hit games … Hit .266 with 36 runs scored, eight doubles, two triples, three homers and 34 RBI … Stole six bases in eight attempts … Doubled twice and drove in three runs during a 4-for-6 performance in a win over The Citadel … Went 1-for-3 with a grand slam in a victory over #21 Liberty.

At MCC - Maple Woods: Helped his team to a 2013 Region XVI title … Hit.324 with a team-best 17 doubles in 52 games during his sophomore season … Went a combined 7-for-9 with five runs scored, two homers and 10 RBI in a doubleheader sweep of North Central Missouri …  Posted a two-homer outing in a win over MCC-Longview … Scored 39 runs, belted eight home runs and drove in 34 in 2013 … Hit .398 with 14 doubles, 44 runs scored and 26 RBI in 2012 … Smacked five home runs during his 46 games played as a freshman.

Prep: Played prep ball for Casey Fisher at Owensville High School … Was a four-time first-team all-league selection as well as a three-time first-team all-district and all-state selection … Hit over .600 and drove in over 40 runs as a sophomore … Finished his prep career with a season in which he hit over .500 and participated in the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Series Game … Also a standout on the gridiron and on the hardwood … Earned all-conference and all-district honors as both a wide receiver and defensive back while helping the team to a 2010 district crown … Scored over 1,000 career points, earned conference player of the year honors and was a two-time first-team all-state and all-district selection in hoops.

Personal: Ryan Michael Cooper is the son of Ronal and Vicki Cooper … Brother Nathan is a member of the football team at Campbellsville University in Kentucky … Born June 30, 1992 … Majoring in exercise science.