2023 Cross Country
Competed in six meets ... Finished inside the top 30 in Foothills Invitational (15:06.80), Southern Showcase (24:25.00) and Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (24:43.60) ... Best race of the season came at Foothills Invitational, finishing the men's 5k in 15:06.80 to take first.
Honors & Awards
2021 XC SEC All-Freshman Team
SEC Men's Freshman XC Runner of the Week (Sept. 7)
2023 Indoor
Competed in two meets... Ran PR (8:14.58) in the 3,000m to finish third at the Clemson Invite... Won the DMR (9:44.26) at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
2022 Outdoor
Ran the 800m in three meets, the 1500m in five and the 5000m in one... Fastest 800m was a 1:52.03 to finish third at the Tiger Track Classic... Clocked a 3:42.74 to finish fifth in the 1500m at the Crimson Tide Invitational, two tenths of a second shy of the Auburn freshman record... Qualified for NCAA East Prelims in the 1500m, running a 3:55.59 to finish 44th... Ran a 14:35.99 in the 5k at SEC Outdoors.
2022 Indoor
Ran four different events, the 800m, the 1000m, the mile and the 3000m across four different meets... Finished 16th in the 800m at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invite, running a 1:53.14... Finished seventh in the 1000m at the Commodore Challenge, running a 2:28.74... Top mile performance was a 4:04.37 at SEC Indoors, finishing 13th... Clocked an 8:23.96 in the 3k at SEC Indoors.
2022 Cross Country
Competed in six meets... Ran PR (31:31.8) in the 10k to finish 69th at NCAA South Regional... Ran 25:36.5 in the 8k to finish 79th at SEC Cross Country... Ran PR (24:34.7) in the 8k at the North Alabama Showcase... Finished second in the 5k (15:37.9) at the Jacksonville State Foothills Invitational.
2021 Cross Country
Competed in all six XC meets as the Tigers' top freshman runner... Claimed fourth place (16:37.84) in the 5k at the Foothills Invitational to help to men's team to its first win since the 2017 season... Named SEC Men's Freshman Runner of the Week following outstanding performance at debut meet... Placed inside the top 100 in his first career five mile race at the prestigious Joe Piane Invitational, running a 26:37.40... Named to SEC All-Freshman Team after a 25:07.30 performance in the 8k at SEC Championships, the fifth-fastest time by a true freshman at the meet... Helped the Auburn men to a 14th place team finish at the NCAA South Regional, running a 31:50.67 to be the third Tiger to cross the finish line in his first career 10k.
High School
Graduate of Scottsboro High School... Four-time All-State Cross Country Selection... AHSAA 6A state record-holder in the 1600m, 3200m and 4x800m relay... Invited to compete in the Brooks PR Invitational, Adidas Dream Mile and Hoka Festival of Miles.
Personal
Parents are Dawn and Steve Atkins... Twin brother, Benson, is also a member of Auburn's track & field team.
Cooper Atkins Season 2022-23
Cooper Atkins Season 2022-23
Six Tigers earn all-region honors at NCAA South Regional
Auburn cross country earned four top 15 individual finishes Friday at the NCAA South Regional at the Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Florida thanks to the All-Region performances coming by way of freshmen Brenda Jepchirchir and Nickson Chebii, sophomore Max Hardin, junior Gene Coetzee, and seniors Ryan Kinnane and Carson Bedics.
Auburn cross country travels to Florida for South Regional
Auburn cross country starts postseason competition Friday at the NCAA South Regional at the Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Friday November 15.
Chebii and Jepchirchir highlight Tigers' showing at SEC Cross Country Championships
Auburn freshmen duo Nickson Chebii and Brenda Jepchirchir led the Auburn cross country teams to strong finishes at the SEC Cross Country Championships in Bryan-College Station, Texas on the Watts Cross Country Course.
Auburn cross country set for SEC Championships
The Auburn cross country team will compete at the 2024 Southeastern Conference Championships on Friday morning in Bryan-College Station, Texas at the Watts Cross Country Course.
Jepchirchir highlights Tigers’ showing at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals
Freshman Brenda Jepchirchir led the Auburn women’s cross-country team to a strong finish at the Pre-Nationals in Madison, Wisconsin Saturday.
Auburn cross country gears up for Wisconsin Pre-Nationals
Auburn cross country is back in action this week as they head to Madison, Wisconsin to compete in the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Jepchirchir and Kinnane lead Tigers at Gans Creek Classic
Freshman Brenda Jepchirchir and senior Ryan Kinnane led the Auburn cross country teams to strong finishes for the women’s and men’s squads at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Missouri.
Auburn cross country travels to Missouri for Gans Creek Classic
Auburn cross country returns to action Friday, September 27, making the trip to Columbia, Missouri to compete in the Gans Creek Classic. The squads will compete at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course with the women running the 6k at 8 a.m. CT and the men running the 8k at 8:45 a.m. CT.
SEC announces Spring Academic Honor Roll
A total of 108 Auburn student-athletes earned a selection to the 2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll, the conference office announced Tuesday.