Cooper Receives Cyclone Club Athlete of the Week Honors

AMES, Iowa – Defensive back Jeremiah Cooper has been named the Cyclone Club Athlete of the Week after playing a key role in Iowa State's season-opening 30-9 win over Northern Iowa Saturday.

Cooper snared a pair of interceptions in the contest, including a pick six on UNI's first drive of the game to open the scoring. He became the first Iowa State defender with two interceptions in a game since Marcel Spears against Texas Tech in 2018 and the first Cyclone with two takeaways since O'Rien Vance in the 2020 Fiesta Bowl.

The sophomore jumped a five-yard out route to grab his first-career interception and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown. Cooper's second interception set up a 56-yard field goal for the Cyclones at the end of the first half.

.@jeremiah1cooper house call 👀

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Cooper finished the game with four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in addition to his two takeaways.

Iowa State football is back in action Saturday, Sept. 9 at 2:30 p.m. when it hosts Iowa in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series.

About the Cyclone Club
The Cyclone Club spearheads the fundraising efforts for the Iowa State Athletic department and gifts of all sizes directly impact the lives of over 450 student-athletes at Iowa State. Annual Cyclone Club gifts provide ISU student-athletes the opportunity to compete in their sport at the highest level, while preparing them to utilize their Iowa State degree once their athletic careers have concluded. Iowa State Athletics does not receive any State or University funding to operate, thereby making it one of the nation's only financially self-sufficient athletic programs.

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