2011 Outdoor (Junior): Placed third in the pole vault at the Horizon League Championships by clearing a season-best height of 4.70m…also vaulted 4.42m at the Sparky Adams Invitational to take third.
2011 Indoor (Junior): Placed fifth in the pole vault at the Horizon League Championships by clearing 14-3.25 feet (4.35 meters).
2010 Outdoor: Redshirted.
2010 Indoor: Redshirted.
2009 Outdoor (Sophomore): Tied his school record in the pole vault by clearing 4.75m (15-7) at the Horizon League Championships ... finished second in the event ... originally set the record mark in a first-place finish at the Sparky Adams Invite ... added another victory in the event at the Detroit Titan Classic ... also vaulted 4.45m (14-7 ¼) at the Northeast Ohio Quad to claim eighth.
2009 Indoor (Sophomore): Ranks second in school history in the pole vault after clearing 4.60m (15-1) at the Kent State Golden Flash Gala ... finished the event in sixth ... cleared 4.58m (15-0 ¼) at the Akron Open to claim fourth ... took first place in the pole vault at Baldwin Wallace with a height of 4.40m (14-5 ¼) ... cleared 4.35m (14-3 ¼) at both the Robert Morris Sixway and the Doug Raymond Invite to finish in fourth and ninth.
2008 Outdoor (Freshman): Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Horizon League Championships (14-7 1/4) ... cleared a personal-best 14-11 at the Robert Kuhn Invite to finish third.
2008 Indoor (Freshman): Placed fourth in the pole vault (14-7 1/4) at the Horizon League Championships ... cleared a personal-best 14-9 1/2 to win the pole vault at the Baldwin Wallace Mid January Meet ... also finished as the runner-up in the pole vault against Kent State.
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner ... finished sixth in the pole vault at the Division II state meet as a junior ... was fourth at Regionals and second at districts ... also placed 12th at state as a sophomore ... set the district record in the pole vault as a senior (14-9) ... that mark also broke the Lorain County Conference record ... was a four-year MVP ... also lettered in football, golf and bowling ... graduated with honors.
Personal: Born March 7, 1989 ... son of Johnny and Diane Copley ... has one sister (Dianna Jo) ... major is nursing.
