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Emmett Cookson
  Emmett Cookson

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.

High School:
St. Louis University HS

Height:
5-11

Event:
Distance

Birthdate:
08/06/1992

Experience:
2L


04/22/2013

Tulsa Golden Hurricane Sports Weekly Review

April 22, 2013, Issue #34

04/18/2013

Huddleston Sets School Record In 3,000-Meter Steeplechase

Cookson and Huddleston run solid times in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at Mt. Sac Relays

04/18/2013

Tulsa Track and Field Sends Athletes To Mt. Sac Invitational

The Golden Hurricane will have five runners compete at the prestigious track meet

04/13/2013

Tulsa Track and Field Heads North For Nebraska Quad

The Golden Hurricane will compete against Nebraska, Wyoming and South Dakota State on Saturday

03/30/2013

Sammons Sets Two School Records At Arkansas Spring Invitational

Sophomore thrower Chase Sammons sets program best marks in discus and shot put, Tulsa wins five events

Personal Bests
Indoor: Mile: 4:32.14, 3,000m: 8:44.60, 5,000m: 15:02.81
Outdoor: 1,500m: 4:01.24, 3,000m Steeplechase: 9:20.70, 5,000m: 15:08.62

2012: (Cross Country) Ran in four meets during the fall . . . finished ninth at the Hurricane Festival . . . ran a personal-best of 25:18 in the 8K at the Notre Dame Invitational . . . claimed 17th at the C-USA Championships.

2011-12: (Indoor) Did not compete . . . (Outdoor) Placed eighth at the C-USA Championship in the 3,000m Steeplechase with the fourth-fastest time in school history of 9:20.70 . . . also competed in the 5K at the league meet, finishing 17th in 15:08.62 . . . ran the 1,500 meters at the Track-It Buster Invitational, placing 12th in 4:08.01 . . . had a season-best finish in the steeplechase of sixth at the John McDonnell Invitational.

2010-11: (Indoor) Participated in five races . . . ran season-bests in the 3,000m (8:44.60) and the 5,000m (15:02.81) at the Conference USA Championship . . . posted a season best of 4:32.14 in the mile at the J.D. Martin Invitational . . . (Outdoor) Raced five times . . . posted the fifth-fastest time in school history in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the Conference USA Championship (9:24.34) to finish fourth . . . won the 3,000m Steeplechase at the Razorback Invitational in a time of 9:33.96 . . . posted a career-best time of 4:01.24 in the 1,500m at the John Jacobs Invitational to place third.

High School: Lettered three years in both track and field and cross country at St. Louis University High School . . . track and field team won the Class 4A State Championship his senior and sophomore years . . . his team placed second at state his junior year . . . finished 30th at the state cross country meet as a senior . . . also finished 12th in the 3,200 meters his senior year . . . ran a personal-best 5K time of 16:20 . . . his fastest time in the 1,600 meters was 4:32, and his best time in the 3,200 was 9:32 . . . earned the Team Leadership Award in cross country his senior year . . . was a captain in both cross country and track his senior year.

Personal: Majoring in computer science . . . brother Austin is also on the TU track team . . . son of Noel Cookson and Jane Fitzgerald.