University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

#NookNotes
- One of three Nooks to appear in all six meets in 2015
- Only freshman to appear in all of Alaska's meets in 2014
- Three-time GNAC All-Academic Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
- Two-time GNAC FAR Scholar Athlete Award winner (2014-15, 2015-16)
- Two-time Alaska Men's Cross Country's Scholar Athlete of the Year (2015-16, 2016-17)
 
Career Personal-Bests
5km: 16:20.00 (Sept. 4, 2015 at Moda Health Alaska Invitational)
8km: 26:05.36 (Sept. 16, 2017 at Sundodger Invitational)
10km: 32:50.75 (Nov. 7, 2015 at NCAA West Regionals)
 
2017 | Senior
Appeared in all six meets for the Nanooks … Ran a career-best 26:05.36 in the 8km at the Sundodger Invitational placing 59^th … Finished second at the Moda Health Blue Gold Race with a season-best 16:26 in the 5km … Also had a season-best 32:52.5 in the 10K at the NCAA West Championships finishing 119^th overall … Placed 17^th at the Saint Martin’s Invitational … At the Western Washington Invitational finished 82^nd in the 10km race … Also placed 51^st in the 8km at the GNAC Championships … GNAC All-Academic Team.
 
2016 | Junior
Appeared in three meets … Finished fourth at the Moda Health Alaska Invitational 5km in 16:30.4 …  At the Sundodger Invitational placed sixth on the team (137th overall) in the 8km … Also ran the 10km in 34:55.1 at the Western Washington Classic … GNAC All-Academic Team.
 
2015 | Sophomore
One of three Nanooks to appear in all six meets for the Nanooks … GNAC FAR Scholar Athlete ... Team's Scholar Athlete of the Year ... GNAC All-Academic Team ... Led all Nanook runners on Sept. 4 in the Moda Health Alaska Invitational, placing fourth overall with a 5km time of 16:20.00 ... Posted career- and season-high 8km time of 26:33.0 on Sept. 26 at the Stanford Invitational ... Placed 62nd overall at the GNAC Championships (27:19.20) 8km on Oct. 24 ... Placed 111th overall at the NCAA West Regionals with career and season-best 10km time of 32:50.75.
 
2014 | Freshman
Appeared in five meets … Finished 132nd (35:12.75) at NCAA West Region Championships (10km) … 70th (27:43.27) at GNAC Championships (8km) … Highest overall finish was 17th place (27:42.90) at Moda Health Alaska Invitational (8km) … GNAC Faculty Athletic Representative’s Scholar Athlete Award recipient.
 
Prior to Alaska
 
Colony High School
Went to Colony High School in Palmer, Alaska...Multi-sport athlete competing in cross country, skiing, track and field, football and basketball...Team captain of cross country team in 2013...Member of Colony's Region III championship ski team in 2014...Seventh place at Crow Pass Crossing in July 2012 with personal-best time of 16:44 in the 5km...2013 Mount Marathon champion...Colony's valedictorian for graduating class of 2014...AP Scholar with honors...PR officer for National Honor Society, which he was a member since 2012.
 
Personal
Son of Lance and Judi Kopsack ... Three siblings: Jocelyn, Alyson and Brooklyn ... Sister Jocelyn is on the Alaska Nanooks women's cross country running team ... Majoring in Civil Engineering.