17 Cooper McKenna
Cooper McKenna
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Mountain View, CA
  • High School:
    Gunn
  • Position:
    ATT
  • Major:
    Biology
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna
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Bio

At CMS
2023 season (Junior)
Earned first-team All-America honors from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches ... Earned first-team Academic All-America honors from College Sports Communicators ... Earned All-SCIAC first team honors ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... 
Appeared in 30 games ... Lead the Athenas in both goals (59) and points (78) ... Took 125 shots for a .472 shooting percentage ... Added 19 assists and 24 steals on the season ... Had a five-goal game in a win over Augustana and a four-goal game against Chapman ... Recorded eight games with three goals, including in a sudden death overtime win at La Verne in which she scored the game-winner from mid-pool to beat the shot clock ... Had the tying goal with four seconds left in regulation in the national championship match against Pomona-Pitzer, before the Athenas finished as the runner-up in overtime.  

At CMS
2022 season (Sophomore)
ACWPC First-Team All-American ... Earned first-team All-SCIAC honors ... Earned Offensive Player of the Week honor ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... 
Appeared in 25 games ... Led the Athenas with a team-best 51 points with 40 goals and 11 assists ... Took 82 shots for a .488 shooting percentage ... Finished 16 steals on the season ... Scored at least one goal in 23 of 24 games this season, including the last 20 in a row heading into the postseason ... Provided a few dramatic moments for CMS this season, including the game-winning goal in the 8-7 comeback win over Cal Lutheran on Feb. 23 with just one second left ... Also had the game-winner with just over a minute remaining in the 8-7 win over Whittier. 

Prior to CMS
Attended Gunn High School, where she was a member of the water polo and swimming programs ... Helped her team to the CCS Division I championship as a senior in the fall of 2019, the first in school history.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she majors in biology.


Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 15 at Occidental W, 15-6
Apr 19 at Cal Lutheran W, 11-8
Apr 28 Cal Lutheran W, 9-6
Apr 30 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 9-5
May 6 at Augustana W, 20-9
May 7 vs. Pomona-Pitzer L, 14-13
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Date Opponent Score g a stl to ed blk sh sh%
Jan 21 at Long Beach St. L, 21-3 - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 vs. Loyola Marymount L, 14-6 - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 Fresno Pacific W, 11-8 - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 vs. Biola W, 12-9 - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 vs. Fresno Pacific L, 10-6 - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 vs. Azusa Pacific L, 9-8 - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Fresno St. L, 16-7 - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Augustana W, 21-13 - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Iona W, 15-4 - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 Pacific L, 15-9 - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 USC L, 17-8 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at La Verne W, 11-10 - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 at Redlands W, 6-2 - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 Biola W, 9-7 - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 Cal Lutheran W, 11-8 - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Chapman W, 19-5 - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Occidental W, 16-3 - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Concordia W, 7-6 - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Brown L, 10-9 - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Caltech W, 16-7 - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 Whittier W, 10-2 - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 13-10 - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Redlands W, 9-6 - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 La Verne W, 18-11 - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 at Occidental W, 15-6 - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Cal Lutheran W, 11-8 - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Cal Lutheran W, 9-6 - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 9-5 - - - - - - - -
May 6 at Augustana W, 20-9 - - - - - - - -
May 7 vs. Pomona-Pitzer L, 14-13 - - - - - - - -
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News Mentions

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18 Athenas Honored for Academic Performance by ACWPC

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches released its annual All-Academic Awards for women's water polo this week, and...

August 16, 2023

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Cooper McKenna Captures First-Team Academic All-America Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Cooper McKenna of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team earned first-team Academic All-America honors from the...

June 22, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Has Four Honored on All-America Teams

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Cooper McKenna and Grace Clark earned first-team All-America honors from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches,...

June 5, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Rallies to Force OT, But Falls 14-13 in National Finals

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team trailed 11-5 late in the first half to Pomona-Pitzer, and came all the way...

May 7, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Advances to National Finals with 20-9 Win over Augustana

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Mia Adsen and Cooper McKenna each scored four goals as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team defeated host...

May 6, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Draws Augustana in First Round of Division III Nationals

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team will head to Illinois this weekend to face host Augustana in the semifinals...

May 1, 2023

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Grace Clark Earns SCIAC Newcomer of the Year; McKenna, Kulick Take All-League Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Grace Clark of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team earned the SCIAC Newcomer of the Year Award and was joined...

April 26, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Defeats Cal Lutheran to Cap Best SCIAC Season in Program History

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team defeated Cal Lutheran 11-8 in its regular season finale on Wednesday,...

April 19, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Pulls Away from La Verne for 18-11 Win

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team scored seven times in the third quarter to build a big lead and went on to...

April 12, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Celebrates Senior Day with 9-6 Win over Redlands

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team honored seniors Jessi Beyer and Christina Kulick before the game, and...

April 8, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Comes Up Just Short in Battle of SCIAC Unbeatens

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team used a 3-0 run to get down to a single goal in the fourth quarter at 10-9,...

April 5, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Splits One-Goal Games at Axelrood

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Cooper McKenna broke a 6-6 tie with the game-winning goal with 29 seconds left as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water...

March 25, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Cruises Past Oxy for Sixth Straight Win

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Mia Adsen and Cooper McKenna scored three goals as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team had no trouble with...

March 22, 2023

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Grace Clark Captures SCIAC Weekly Accolades for CMS Women's Water Polo

CLAREMONT, Calif. - First-year Grace Clark of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team earned the SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week...

March 20, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Dominates Chapman 19-5, Moves to 4-0 in SCIAC

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team started slow, but turned it up several notches as the match went on and...

March 18, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Tightens the D for Pair of Wins

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team held Redlands to only two goals and Biola to seven as it picked up a pair...

March 11, 2023

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Back-to-Back Buzzer Beaters Give CMS Women's Water Polo Dramatic OT Win at La Verne

LA VERNE, Calif. - Isabel Del Villar beat the buzzer in the first overtime session to tie the game 10-10 and force sudden death, and Cooper...

March 8, 2023

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Cooper McKenna Captures SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Cooper McKenna of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team earned the SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week Award for...

March 6, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Fares Well in Battles With Top DI Programs

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After picking up two dominant wins on the first day of the Claremont Convergence on Friday, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's...

March 4, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Picks up Two Dominant Wins on First Day of Convergence

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team defended its home pool in convincing fashion on Friday, earning a 21-13 win...

March 3, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Closes Out Fresno State Invitational with Defeat to Host Bulldogs

FRESNO, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team finished off its trip to the Fresno State Invitational with a 16-7 defeat to...

February 19, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Earns 12-9 Win over Biola

FRESNO, Calif. - Christina Kulick scored four goals and Cooper McKenna added three as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team defeated...

February 18, 2023

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McKenna, Clark Net Hat Tricks as CMS Women's Water Polo Takes Down Fresno Pacific 11-8

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Cooper McKenna had three goals and two assists and Grace Clark added her first collegiate hat trick as the Claremont-Mudd-Scri...

February 4, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Opens 2023 with Two Defeats to Ranked Division I Teams

LONG BEACH, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team opened its 2023 campaign with a tough doubleheader, taking on No. 9 Long...

January 21, 2023

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CMS Women's Water Polo Picked Second in SCIAC Preseason Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team was picked to finish second in the SCIAC In a preseason vote of the...

January 19, 2023