2013 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 12
Cooper Wahlo
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 201
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Woodbury, Minn.
- High School:
- Woodbury HS
* Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll
Outstanding athlete pushing for playing time in the wide receiver rotation ... Contributed on special teams ... Worked overtime in the off-season to improve strength and technique ... Has played in 29 games during career including one start ... 2012 SEASON (JUNIOR): Injury cut short season and appeared in first six games ... Caught one pass for four years ... Rushed four times for 47 yards including career long of 19 vs. Prairie View A&M (9-22-12) ... Received Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 15 games including one start ... Blocked punt and returned it for a touchdown vs. Saint Francis, Pa. (9-10-11) ... Caught three passes for 24 yards ... Had a season long reception of 12 yards vs. Illinois State (10-1-11) ... Had pair of rushing attempts for 27 yards ... Ripped off season best 18-yard run vs. Lehigh (12-10-11) ... Contributed a pair of tackles on special teams ... Named to MVFC Honor Roll ... 2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games, primarily on special teams ... 2009 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program ... Named to MVFC Honor Roll ... HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-state wide receiver for Woodbury High School and head coach Beau LaBore ... 2008 all-conference selection after the Royals went 9-2 and advanced to the section championship game ... As a senior recorded 16 receptions for 488 yards (30 ypc) and seven TDs; eight rushes for 83 yards and 1 TD, and averaged 35 yards and had a TD on seven kick returns ... Minnesota Football Coaches Association Silver Academic Award ... Member of Woodbury’s 2008 state champion 400 meter relay team, and also earned all-state honors in the 800 meter relay and triple jump ... Overall, the Royals won the 2008 Suburban East Conference title, placed second in Section 3AA and finished third at the State AA meet ... PERSONAL: Son of Cooper and Nancy Wahlo ... Has one brother, Cornelius, and one sister, Queenella ... College major is exercise science with a minor in business.
Wahlo Jr.'s Career Bests
Rushing Attempts: 2 vs. Indiana State, 10-13-12 (19 yards); 2 vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12 (28)
Rushing Yards: 28 vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12 (2 attempts)
Long Rush: 19 vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12
Receptions: 1 vs. four teams, last vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12
Receiving Yards: 12 vs. Illinois State, 10-1-11 (1 reception)
Long Reception: 12 vs. Illinois State, 10-1-11
Tackles: 1 vs. Minnesota, 9-24-11; 1 vs. Georgia Southern, 12-17-11
Solo Tackles: 1 vs. Minnesota, 9-24-11; 1 vs. Georgia Southern, 12-17-11
* Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll
Outstanding athlete pushing for playing time in the wide receiver rotation ... Contributed on special teams ... Worked overtime in the off-season to improve strength and technique ... Has played in 29 games during career including one start ... 2012 SEASON (JUNIOR): Injury cut short season and appeared in first six games ... Caught one pass for four years ... Rushed four times for 47 yards including career long of 19 vs. Prairie View A&M (9-22-12) ... Received Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 15 games including one start ... Blocked punt and returned it for a touchdown vs. Saint Francis, Pa. (9-10-11) ... Caught three passes for 24 yards ... Had a season long reception of 12 yards vs. Illinois State (10-1-11) ... Had pair of rushing attempts for 27 yards ... Ripped off season best 18-yard run vs. Lehigh (12-10-11) ... Contributed a pair of tackles on special teams ... Named to MVFC Honor Roll ... 2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games, primarily on special teams ... 2009 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program ... Named to MVFC Honor Roll ... HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention all-state wide receiver for Woodbury High School and head coach Beau LaBore ... 2008 all-conference selection after the Royals went 9-2 and advanced to the section championship game ... As a senior recorded 16 receptions for 488 yards (30 ypc) and seven TDs; eight rushes for 83 yards and 1 TD, and averaged 35 yards and had a TD on seven kick returns ... Minnesota Football Coaches Association Silver Academic Award ... Member of Woodbury’s 2008 state champion 400 meter relay team, and also earned all-state honors in the 800 meter relay and triple jump ... Overall, the Royals won the 2008 Suburban East Conference title, placed second in Section 3AA and finished third at the State AA meet ... PERSONAL: Son of Cooper and Nancy Wahlo ... Has one brother, Cornelius, and one sister, Queenella ... College major is exercise science with a minor in business.
Wahlo Jr.'s Career Bests
Rushing Attempts: 2 vs. Indiana State, 10-13-12 (19 yards); 2 vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12 (28)
Rushing Yards: 28 vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12 (2 attempts)
Long Rush: 19 vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12
Receptions: 1 vs. four teams, last vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12
Receiving Yards: 12 vs. Illinois State, 10-1-11 (1 reception)
Long Reception: 12 vs. Illinois State, 10-1-11
Tackles: 1 vs. Minnesota, 9-24-11; 1 vs. Georgia Southern, 12-17-11
Solo Tackles: 1 vs. Minnesota, 9-24-11; 1 vs. Georgia Southern, 12-17-11
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