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

At CMS
2024 season (Senior)
Earned All-SCIAC first team honors ... 
Appeared in 31 games ... Finished the season recording 89 points with 70 goals (second most on the team) and 19 assists ... Took 126 shots for a .556 shooting percentage ... Led CMS with four goals in a 22-5 win over Chapman in the SCIAC semifinals ... Scored four goals, including the tiebreaking penalty shot with 1:39 to play in a 12-10 win over CSU Fullerton ... Had four goals against La Verne and Pomona-Pitzer ... Scored three goals in a road win over Occidental ... Tallied three goals in a win over Concordia ... Added 23 steals on the season.

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 ... Led 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 17 Whittier W, 19-4
Apr 20 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 12-5
Apr 26 Chapman W, 22-5
Apr 28 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 11-10
May 4 vs. Augustana W, 23-9
May 5 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 15-10
  Overall Conf
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Date Opponent Score g a stl to ed blk sh sh%
Jan 20 vs. CSUN L, 12-9 - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 vs. Concordia W, 15-9 - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Brown L, 18-14 - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) W, 15-13 - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 vs. Marist L, 16-11 - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 vs. LIU L, 16-9 - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Concordia W, 8-7 - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 CSUN L, 16-15 - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Redlands W, 17-6 - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 vs. Toronto W, 12-9 - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 USC L, 18-4 - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Cal St. Fullerton W, 12-10 - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Santa Clara W, 11-4 - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Cal St. Monterey Bay W, 21-8 - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Pomona-Pitzer L, 12-9 - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at Chapman W, 18-12 - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at Cal Lutheran W, 14-8 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Whittier W, 17-5 - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Caltech W, 20-5 - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Brown L, 12-11 - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Occidental W, 22-3 - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Redlands W, 14-6 - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 La Verne W, 17-5 - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Caltech W, 18-11 - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Chapman W, 22-6 - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Whittier W, 19-4 - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 12-5 - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Chapman W, 22-5 - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 11-10 - - - - - - - -
May 4 vs. Augustana W, 23-9 - - - - - - - -
May 5 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 15-10 - - - - - - - -
  gp gs g a stl to ed blk ex sh sh%
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - - -
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Location Home - - - - - - - - - - -
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Result Wins - - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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Cooper McKenna Repeats as First-Team Academic All-America Selection

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

July 15, 2024

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McKenna, Wraith Earn First-Team All-America Honors for Athenas Water Polo

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Cooper McKenna and first-year Valerie Wraith earned first-team All-America honors from the Association of Collegiate...

May 29, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Advances Through to National Championship Game

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team scored on 11 of its 12 second quarter possessions to break the game open on...

May 5, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Finishes as National Runner-Up After Falling in Finals

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Grace Clark had a game-high four goals for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team, but Pomona-Pitzer closed the...

May 5, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Extends Postseason Journey with SCIAC Semifinal Win over Chapman

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The second-seeded Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team clinched both a spot in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament...

April 26, 2024

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Valerie Wraith Named SCIAC Newcomer of the Year, Five Athenas Earn All-League

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

April 25, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Falls In Regular Season Finale

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team fell on the road to Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday in the regular season finale...

April 20, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Wins Tenth Straight SCIAC Contest, Defeats Whittier 19-4

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Grace Clark had four goals and Mia Adsen and Olivia Cairns each added three as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo...

April 17, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Celebrates Senior Day with 22-6 Win over Chapman

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team honored seniors Mia Adsen, Olivia Cairns, Cooper McKenna and Cassandra...

April 13, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Pulls Away Early to Defeat Caltech

PASADENA, Calif. - Valerie Wraith had four goals and two assists as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team led by as many as 12 goals...

April 11, 2024

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Defense Locks Down as CMS Women's Water Polo Defeats La Verne

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team did not allow a goal until the closing seconds of the third quarter as it...

April 4, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Captures 14-6 Win over Redlands

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore goalie Natalie Stearns scored as many goals as she allowed in the first half (one), as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...

March 30, 2024

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Athenas Water Polo Rolls Past Occidental for Road SCIAC Win

EAGLE ROCK, Calif. – Isabel Del Villar had five goals, Mia Adsen and Cooper McKenna each had three and Grace Clark had two goals and four...

March 27, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Defeats Caltech 20-5, Edged by Brown 12-11

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team rolled to a 20-5 win over Caltech in a SCIAC game on Saturday morning, and...

March 24, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Takes 17-5 Road Win over Whittier

WHITTIER, Calif. - Grace Clark had five goals and an assist to lead the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team to a 17-5 win at Whittier...

March 20, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Takes 18-12 Road Win over Chapman

ORANGE, Calif. - Grace Clark had three goals and three assists, and Mia Adsen and Valerie Wraith each added three goals and two assists as the...

March 9, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Falls in Overtime to Pomona-Pitzer in SCIAC Opener

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Cooper McKenna had four second-half goals to stake the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team to a 9-7 lead, but...

March 7, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Rolls to Two Wins at Claremont Convergence

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team closed out the Claremont Convergence with a dominant performance at its...

March 3, 2024

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Athenas Water Polo Splits on First Day of Convergence

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Cooper McKenna had four goals, including the tiebreaking penalty shot with 1:39 to play, and Grace Clark added three, all in...

March 2, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Wins Twice at Redlands Mini-Tournament

REDLANDS, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team traveled to Redlands for two games on Saturday and came away with a 17-6 win...

February 17, 2024

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

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team held off Concordia for an 8-7 win its first match of the day, and then...

February 10, 2024

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CMS Goes 1-3 Against DI Foes at Bruno Classic

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's water polo team, ranked No. 2 in Division III, was in action on the first day of the Bruno...

February 2, 2024

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CMS Women's Water Polo Beats Concordia to Split Opening Day

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Grace Clark had four goals, and Cooper McKenna, Isabel Del Villar and Valerie Wraith each added three as the Claremont-Mudd-S...

January 20, 2024