Tuesday,
April 24, 2001
BLUE
HOSE CROSS COUNTRY INKS 2 SIGNEES
CLINTON,
S.C. — Kayla Cooper and Katie Whipple have signed national letters of intent with
Presbyterian College women’s cross country program announced
today.
Cooper, a native of
Lexington, SC, is a senior at Lexington High School where she
ran for former Blue Hose alumni and head coach Bailey
Harris. Cooper is a two-time All-Region selection in track
during her high school career.
Whipple, a native of
Columbia, S.C., is a senior at Irmo High School where she ran
for head coach Mike Moore.
Whipple is a four-time All-Region selection and was named to
the All-State team each of the last two seasons and is the
daughter of Irmo High School head boy’s basketball coach Tim
Whipple.
Cooper and Whipple become
the first signees for the women’s cross country program this
year.
The Blue Hose are coming
off their best season in program history in 2000 as the
women’s team posted four meet wins and eight top five
finishes. In addition, the women’s program finished ranked
#4 in the Southeast region, placed third at the South Atlantic
Conference Cross Country Championships and advanced to the
NCAA Regionals.