2007 XC (Freshman): Scored in four meets ... placed 40th at the Horizon League Championships (27:50.5) ... ran a personal-best 8K time of 27:15 at Notre Dame ... ran the 10K in 34:59.56 at the Great Lakes Regional.

High School: Earned eight letters for the Blue Devils ... finished 25th at the Division III state cross country meet as a senior to help McDonald to a third-place finish ... was 18th at state as a junior and 21st as a sophomore ... was the top finisher for McDonald when it won the state title his sophomore year ... named First-Team All-Suburban League, Inter-County League, Inter-Tri-County League ... was an individual champion at the county and conference level ... led McDonald to multiple conference, county and regional titles ... also played basketball ... was a member of National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars and Who's Who Among American High School Scholars ... graduated as class valedictorian.

Personal: Born Aug. 20, 1988 ... son of Joe and Toni Copple ... has two brothers (Michael and Antonio) and one sister (Lisa) ... major is biochemistry.