| Alexandra Coppadge |
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Coppadge's PR's
• Pentathlon - 3,832
• Heptathlon - 5,340
• High Jump - 5-8
Junior Year: Broke the UNC record in the women's pentathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships with a score of 3832 • That performance also earned her a NCAA qualifying mark • Competed in the high jump during the indoor season as well • All-ACC in the heptathlon with a third place finish • Runner-up in the heptathlon at the Penn Relays • Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships with the heptathlon with a personal best score of 5340 • Also participated in the outdoor high jump, marking a personal best height of 5'8" at the Deacon Combined Meet.
Sophomore Year: Set the third-best heptathlon mark in school history at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Also competed in the high jump during the outdoor season • Earned All-ACC honors during the indoor season with a fourth place finish in the pentathlon • Set the pentathlon school record at ACCs.
Freshman Year: Finished 13th in the pentathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships • Also competed in the 60-meter hurdles, long jump and high jump • Scored in the ACC Outdoor Championships with an eighth-place finish in the heptathlon.
Prep: Three-time Nike Indoor All-America in heptathlon • All-state four years • 2005 State Indoor Athlete of the Year • Three-year captain • Co-founder of Black Student Forum and Bridges Diversity Awareness Organization.
Personal: Majoring in communications • Enjoys watching TV, listening to music and shopping • Admires Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Gail Devers • Her parents have had the greatest influence on her athletic career • Lists "Brown Sugar" as her favorite movie and "The Wire" as her favorite TV show • Alexandra Melissa Coppadge is the daughter of Joel and Arlene Coppadge • Born September 24, 1987, in Wilmington, Del.
