Mario Cosey Season 2012-13

PositionSPRINTS
YearSophomore
HometownYellow Springs, Ohio

2014:

  • Competed in seven indoor meets, including the Big Ten Championships and eight outdoor meets, including the Big Ten Championships
  • Won the 4x400m alongside Obokhare Ikpefan, Kendal Frederick, and Andre Peart at the Kentucky Relays (College Division)
  • Took 19th in the 200m at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships and finished 21st in the 200m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships
  • PR in the 400m is 49.12 and 21.33 in the 200m

2013:

  • Competed in the 60m, 200m and the 4x400m relay during indoor season
  • Ran a season-best time of 6.93 seconds in the 60m at the Gene Edmonds Cup where he finished second
  • Ran a 7.01 at the Big Ten Championships in the prelims
  • Also ran a time of 7.02 seconds twice
  • Ran an indoor-best of 21.77 seconds in the 200m at the Big Ten Championships where he finished 20th
  • Finished sixth in the event at the IU Relays with a time of 21.81 seconds
  • Finished second at the Gene Edmonds Cup with a time of 21.97 seconds
  • Also finished second at the Fred Wilt Boilermaker Invite with a time of 22.05 seconds
  • Part of the seven fastest 4x400m relay times
  • Finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships in the relay with Nicholas Parks, Andre Peart and Andrew Kendrick with a time of 3:09.73
  • Same team finished fifth at the SPIRE Invite with a time of 3:11.76
  • Won the Fred Wilt Boilermaker Invite with a time of 3:15.76
  • During outdoor season, competed in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay, 4x400m relay and 1,600m sprint medley relay
  • Tied his 100m PR with a time of 10.79 seconds at the Sea Ray Relays where he finished 25th
  • Finished sixth at the SEC-Big Ten Challenge with a time of 10.81 seconds
  • Ran team's second-fastest 200m dash time at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships as he posted an 11th-place time of 21.24 seconds, an all-time PR for indoor or outdoor season
  • Finished ninth in the 200m dash at the Sea Ray Relays with a time of 21.33 seconds; took third in the event at ths SEC-Big Ten Challenge with a time of 21.51 seconds
  • Won the event at the Dave Rankin Invite with a time of 21.64 seconds
  • Part of the four fastest 4x100m relay teams
  • Ran a time of 41.08 with Andre Peart, Eric Harris and Andrew Kendrick at the Big Ten Championships to take eighth in the prelims
  • Group finished sixth overall at Big Tens after posting a 41.30 seconds
  • Part of team that won the Dave Rankin Invite with a time of 41.94 seconds
  • Part of 4x200m relay team along with Harris, Kendrick and Peart that won the Drake Relays with a time of 1:23.85
  • Part of fastest 4x400m relay team with the same guys
  • Ran season-best 3:10.21 at the Sea Ray Relays to finish fifth
  • Took second at the Tiger Track Classic with same group with a time of 3:10.98
  • Qualified for the NCAA East Regional and finished 22nd with a time of 3:12.17
  • Finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 3:14.36
  • Finished fourth at the Drake Relays in the 1,600m sprint medley with a time of 3:19.08

2012:

  • Took second at the Boilermaker Invite (2/18) and the Purdue Invitational (1/7) in the indoor 60-meter dash with times of 7.01 seconds and 7.02 seconds respectively
  • Placed first at the Alex Wilson Invitational (3/3) and the Boilermaker Invite in the 200-meter dash
  • Captured second in the same event at the Purdue Invitational
  • Earned first place three times in the outdoor 200-meter dash; won the event at the Purdue Dave Rankin Invitational (4/20-4/21), Jesse Owens Track Classic (4/13-4/14), and the Mike Poehlein Invitational (3/30-3/31)
  • Fastest season time was 21.41 seconds
  • Placed second with a season-fastest time of 10.79 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the Jesse Owens Track Classic

High School:

  • Was a four-year letterwinner on the varsity track and field team
  • Also earned three letters as a member of the varsity soccer team
  • Qualified for the Ohio High School State Championships during his junior and senior seasons
  • Finished fifth in the state his junior year
  • Despite injury his senior year, took sixth his senior year
  • Anchor of the school's 4x200 team that finished eighth at the state championships during his junior year
  • That team set a district record during his junior year.

Personal:

  • Born Nov. 17, 1992, to parents Gwen Coles and Walter Cosey.


CAREER BESTS

60m 100m 200m 400m
Lifetime 6.93 (1/19/13) 10.72 (5/12/12) 21.33 (4/12/13) 49.12 (5/3/14)
Indoor 6.93 (1/19/13) -- 21.60 (3/3/12) 49.59 (1/11/14)
Outdoor -- 10.72 (5/12/12) 21.33 (4/12/13) 49.12 (1/11/14)
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Senior
2014-15

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2013-14

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2011-12

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