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  Noah Copeland

Noah Copeland

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Fayetteville, Ga.

High School:
Starr's Mill

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 175

Event:
Freestyle

Club:
Southern Crescent Aquatic Team

As a Sophomore (2006-07): Clocked a team-best, lifetime-best, NCAA 'B' standard time of 4:25.36 in the 500 free at the ACC Championships, finishing 11th overall ... Set a school record at the ACC meet in the 200 free with a split-time of 1:36.92 in the 800 free relay ... Finished ninth at the ACC Championships by posting a lifetime-best time of 45.01 in the 100 free event ... Member of the 400 free, 800 free, and 400 medley relay teams that set team-best times at the ACC competition ... Held team-best time honors for three individual events and three relay events for the season ... After only two years of competition, holds positions on the All-Time Top 10 in the 100 free (third), 200 free (first), 500 free (fifth), 400 free relay (third) and 400 medley relay (eighth and ninth) ... 2007 Academic All-America honorable mention selection ... Honored by the Tech team with the Chapman/Hiles Most Improved Athlete award for the season.

As a Freshman (2005-06): Emerged as one of Tech's top sprint freestylers ... Clocked a NCAA 'B' standard and lifetime-best time of 1:38.09 in the prelims of the 200 freestyle to qualify for the championship finals at the ACC Championships, finishing in eighth place ... Finished 15th in the 500 free with a lifetime-best time of 4:29.70 at the ACC meet ... Led off the 800 free relay team that finished fifth at the conference championship with a NCAA 'B' cut time of 6:37.09 ... Swam a season-best time of 46.29 in the prelims of the 100 free at the ACC meet ... Held Tech's top time for the season in the 200 free.

High School: Lettered in four seasons under head coach J.B. Campbell ... Won the 200 freestyle at Junior Nationals in 2005 ... Helped guide high school team to four consecutive county championships ... Earned USA Swimming and Academic All-America honors in '05 ... Won eight county titles and broke eight school records during his career ... Elected team captain as a senior ... Beta club member and graduated with honors.

Personal: Born Noah Reid Copeland on April 1, 1987, in Omaha, Neb. ... Parents are Robert and Cathy Copeland ... Has a younger sister, Megan (15) ... Undecided major in the College of Engineering.

Copeland's Career Top Times
EVENT TIME
100 free 46.18
200 free 1:38.09
500 free 4:29.70
100 back 53.69

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