Class of 2023

ROY COOPER
APEX HIGH SCHOOL

Nearly 40 years as a teacher and coach at Apex High School   

2018 NCHSAA Toby Webb Coach of the Year 

51 conference championships (in cross country and track)   

20 years as NSAF staff at the Outdoor Nationals (Adidas, Nike, New Balance, Nike)

37 years as meet director of Apex Lions' Relays   

30 separate times as either state outdoor track & field meet director or as a regional cross country or outdoor track & field meet director   

Conference meet director for cross country and track more times than he can keep track of (like most other long-term coaches)  

17 years as Southeast Regional Team Manager for the Nike Cross Nationals since their inception in 2004   

62 top-10 (and 106 top-20) state finishes between both gender teams for cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field   

Since he has been coaching, Apex has had either a team or an individual qualified at the state meet in cross country, indoor track & field (the 1987 meet was the first NCHSAA meet), and outdoor track & field since the outdoor state track & field meet in 1986 (103 consecutive seasons).