Honors
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2024)
2024
Indoor: Closed the season with a 17th-place finish at the Big Ten Championships with a 6-7 (2.01m)…placed fifth in the high jump at the Tyson Invitational with a 6-7 (2.01m)…posted a season-best 6-9 3/4 (2.08m) at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational to place eighth…added top-eight high jump finishes at the Nebraska Tune-Up, Mark Colligan Memorial and the Graduate Classic.
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the high jump, placing 18th with a 7-0 ¼ (2.14m)...cleared a season-best 7-0 ¼ (2.14m) to finish fourth in the high jump at the Big Ten Championships…placed second in the high jump at the Florida Relays (6-11, 2.11m) and the Jim Click Shootout (6-11 ¾, 2.13m)...added a fifth-place high jump finish at the Shocker Open (6-9, 2.06m)...finished seventh at the Drake Relays (6-9 ¾, 2.08m).
Before Nebraska
Attended Lutheran High School...New Balance National Champion...three-time state champion (high jump 2x, triple jump)...ICTTCA Field Athlete of the Year.
Personal
Born Oct. 28, 2004 in Springfield, Ill...parents are Chris and Katina Kooi...major is secondary education.