Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Prior toGardner-Webb: Competed at SouthernVermont College (Bennington, Ver.) ... Voted as theMountaineers'  MVP for cross-country ... Named Rookie of theWeek on two separate occasions ... All-NECC 1st Team ... Placedfourth in NECC Cross Country Championships ... Recorded the secondfastest 8K time (27:41.59) in school history.

High School/Club:Ran track& field and cross country at Bardstown (Kent.) H.S. ...Mid-Conference cross country champion as a senior after finishingas runner-up during his junior year ... Received Honorable MentionAll-State honors as a junior and as a senior ... Reached All-Statestatus in the 4x800 m relay, 800 m run, 1 mile run, and 2 mile run... Runner-up in 800 m run ... Also competed for Bardstown Tigerstrack & field club team ... Helped the squad to an Indoor StateChampionship in 2010.

Personal:Born March 3, 1993in Eunice, La. ... Son of Wilber Ceasar and Kecia Copeland ... Hastwo siblings (Sherrington, 21, and Kelsey, 18) ... Majoring inBusiness Administration.