Player Bio: Mendy Cooper - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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Personal
Born December 17, 1976 in Centralia, Wash. ... majoring in sociology with a minor in communications ... father, Mark, is an attorney ... mother, Mary, is a school teacher. . . has one younger sister, Molly, 20, who plays golf at Arizona State ... won TCGC Championship in 1996.
Washington
1999-2000 (RS-Senior): Did not play in any fall tournaments for the UW.
1998-99 (Senior): Redshirt season.
1997-98 (Junior): Led Washington at each of the first two spring tournaments finishing in 22nd at the GTE Invitational (2/23-24/98) with a 237 (80-81-76) ... tied for 18th, again the top Husky at the Spartan Invitational (3/9-11/98), shooting 241 (80-81-80) ... in the final tournament of the season had a 65th place finish at the ASU Invitational (4.3-5/98) with a 238 (79-79-80) ... made a smooth transition back to the line-up playing in all four of Washington's fall tournaments following a wrist injury as a sophomore ... finished fall with a 79.33 stroke average, fourth best on the team ... carded season-best 231 (75-79-77) at the Stanford Intercollegiate (10/24-26/97) ... finished first for the Huskies in three consecutive tournaments, the Stanford Intercollegiate, at Texas A&M and at the San Jose Invitational.
1996-97 (Sophomore): Season was cut short by a wrist injury ... made an immediate impact as a Husky, playing in four of five fall tournaments and finishing with an 80.2 stroke average ... fired 18-hole season low 74 in final round of the fall in the Stanford Intercollegiate (10/18-20/96) ... had best 54-hole total in the Stanford Intercollegiate carding a 228 (76-78-74), placing 16th in the tournament and second on the team behind Dodie Mazzuca ... her first action as a Husky came in the BYU Invitational (9/16-17/97) when she finished in a tie for 32nd.
University of New Mexico
Earned a letter and was named the WAC Freshman of the Year ... also named to the WAC all conference team ... was part of a New Mexico team that won the WAC championship in 1996 ... placed fourth at the WAC Conference Tournament.
Tumwater High School
Lettered three years in golf under coach Mike Mahoney ... runner-up at the Washington State Championships her senior year. . . Won the district tournament her senior year ... had 38.5 match play average as a senior. . . was on the honor roll all four years ... graduated with a 3.69 GPA.
Cooper's Career Statistics
| YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW |
| 1997 | 14 | 1123 | 80.2 | 74 |
| 1998 | 23 | 1834 | 79.7 | 75 |
| 1999 | Redshirt season | |||
| Totals | 37 | 2957 | 79.9 | 74 |
Career Best Finish: T16 (Stanford Intercollegiate, Oct. 20-22, 1998)
Career Top-10 Finishes: 1
Career Best 54-hole score: 228 (Stanford Intercollegiate, Oct. 20-22, 1998)
