Collegiate:
Started every game at first base ... Set the Big Ten single-season home run record with 23 ... Is the Big Ten's all-time home run leader with 55 career blasts ... USA Softball National Team selection camp invitee ... Earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors for the third time, becoming the only player in conference history to win three POY awards ... One of 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award honoring the most complete student-athlete on the field, off the field and in the classroom ... Named a first-team, All-Senior All-American by Lowe's ... One of 25 finalists for USA Softball Player of the Year ... ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first-team selection ... NFCA All-America third-team selection ... ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first-team honoree ... NFCA All-Mideast Region first-team ... First-team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Tournament All-Tournament Team selection
High School:
League MVP in 2003 ... Named All-league all four years of high school ... Athlete of the Year in 2003 ... Named Rookie of the year in 2000, Impact player of the year in 2001, Offensive player of the year in 2002 and Team MVP in 2003 ... Batted .510 her senior year ... McDonald's All-American in basketball ... All-CIF in 2003 and second team All-CIF in 2002 for basketball ... Co-MVP of league in 2002 and All-league for three years in basketball.
Personal: Born Wimberly G. Cooper on 10/29/84 ... Daughter of Ellen and Terry Cooper ... Attended the same high school as Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer ... Invited to USA Softball's World University Games selection camp in June of 2006 ... Chose Northwestern over Ohio State, Michigan, Alabama and North Carolina ... Major is communication studies.
