Austyn Koppe - TFRRS Profile
School Records: *As of 6/16/2025
3rd - Indoor 60m Hurdles - 8.53 - 2025 Gamecock Opener (1/11)
2nd at CSU/5th in Big South - Outdoor 100m Hurdles - 13.36Â - 2025 Charlotte Invitational (5/14)
3rd - Outdoor 400m Hurdles - 59.47- 2025 Big South Championships (5/12)
2025 Outdoor at Charleston Southern:Â Scored 20 points individually at the Big South Championships as she won the 100m hurdles, claimed second in the 400m hurdles and second in the 4x100m relay, each to earn All-Conference accolades ... Ran a 13.36 (0.1) in the finals of the 100m hurdles to win the event for the second-best time in school history and fifth in league history ... In the 400m hurdles she had a 59.64 in the finals after running a career best of 59.47 in the prelims for the top time in the round and the third-best time in program history with each marking her first times going sub 60 in the event ... Was on the 4x100m relay squad that had a time of 46.07 in the finals for second ... Advanced to the NCAA Regionals in the 100m hurdles where she recorded a time of 13.87 (1.8) in the event for 45th nationally in the East Region ... Opened the year with a 13.39 (4.7) at the Weems Baskin Invitational in the 100m and recorded a major wind-legal time in the event at the Charlotte Invitational with a 13.46 (1.5) ... Named to the Big South All-Academic Team.
2025 Indoor at Charleston Southern: Claimed second in the 60m hurdles at the Big South Championships with a time of 8.55 in the finals for an All-Conference finish ... Opened the season with a personal best in the 60m hurdles prelims with a time of 8.53 at the Gamecock Opener for the time to rank third-best in school history ... Had her career best in the 60m dash at the meet as well with a 7.87 and had her 200m career best come at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational with a 25.20 ... Of her 10 races in the 60m hurdles, she ran faster than 8.70 on seven occassions and 8.60 or lower four times.
2024 Outdoor at Charleston Southern: Took second in the 100m hurdles running a personal best time of 13.66 (0.5) in the finals for second-fastest in school history at the Big South Championships (5/6-8) and the tenth-fastest in the history of the conference ... Her time in the prelims stood as her new personal best with a mark of 13.87 (1.0) ... Also scored in the 400m hurdles at the meet recording a time that tied her season-best of 1:02.90 in the finals to take 5th ... The points scored from that event helped the Buccaneers take second place in the meet for the highest finish in program history and a program record of 231 points scored, just .5 points less than the conference's record for a runner-up ... Also recorded a 1:02.90 in the 400m hurdles at the Georgia Tech Invitational (4/19-20) ... Opened the fall by claiming a runner-up finish in the 100m hurdles at the Charleston Southern Invitational (3/15) with a 14.22 ... Also had top-five performances in the 100m hurdles at the Weems Baskin Invitational (3/22-23) and Georgia Tech Invitational with a 14.37 (2.0) for 4th at USC and 13.97 (-1.4) for 5th at GT.
2024 Indoor at Charleston Southern: Competed at the first and last meets of the indoor season ... Opened the season at the Gamecock Opener (1/13) advancing to the finals after a pair of prelims heats ... Took 4th in the finals of the event with a personal best time of 8.64 for 5th fastest in school history.
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2023 Outdoor at Charleston Southern: Raced at six meets during the season and set personal bests in each of the hurdle events in the final two meets of her season ... Notched a 13.94 (0.6) in the prelims of the Big South Championships in the 100m hurdles which is the 4th-fastest in program history ... Recorded a 5th-place finish in the finals of the event with a time of 14.17 (-0.8) ... Took 6th in the 400m hurdles at the meet with a time of 63.45 in the finals ... Recorded her personal best in the event and 10th-fastest time by a CSU athlete at the regular season finale with a 62.24 at the Georgia Tech Invitational (4/21-22) ... Took 8th at the meet in this event as well as the 100m hurdles, each with over 30 competitors registered for the events ... Finished in 2nd overall in the 100m hurdles at the Tennessee Invite (4/6-8), her highest placing in any event in her collegiate career.
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2023 Indoor at Charleston Southern: Competed at five meets during the indoor season with the Bucs, primarily as a 60m hurdler ... Finished in 6th at the Big South Championships (2/24-25) with a time of 8.71 in the finals for a new career best and 6th-best in program history ... Closed the regular season with a 5th-place performance at the USC Indoor Open (2/17) recording times of 8.74 and 8.73 in the finals and prelims ... Ran in the 200 for the first time of her collegiate career at the South Carolina Invitational (2/3-4).
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2022 Outdoor at Charleston Southern: Ran her personal best 100 Hurdles time of 14.65 at the UofSC Open … Fifth in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 14.77 at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational.
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2022 Indoor at Charleston Southern: Competed in the Big South Indoor Championships and posted a time of 9.36 in the 60 Hurdles … Fourth in the 60 Hurdles with a time of 9.28 at the UofSC Indoor Open.
High School: Originally from Matthews, North Carolina and attended Metrolina Christian Academy ... Was a nine-time All-State athlete as well as a 15-time All-MAC (Metrolina Athletic Conference) honoree ... Holds the school record in the 55, 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and 400m hurdles ... Has the second-fastest in school history in the 100m and fourth-fastest in the 200m ... Won the 100m and 300m hurdle events and 4x100 at the MAC Championships her senior year along with 3rd in the 200m ... Finished in 3rd in the state meet in the 300m hurdles, 4th in the 100m hurdles ... Set her personal best in the 100m hurdles in the state championships with a time of 15.54 ... Had a PR in the 300m hurdles of 47.37 ... Recorded career bests of 12.94 in the 100m and 27.21 in the 200m.
