During the past 10 years, we've photographed more than 400 of Kern County's best athletes. But even among the very best, some are a notch, or several notches, above the others. Garces grad and emerging Bakersfield College track star Cooper Thompson is easily among the very best athletes we've photographed. A standout at Garces High, Cooper played key roles in leading the Rams to the CIF section championship in football during his junior year and the section championship in basketball his senior year. He also competed in the long jump and triple jump in track. But this year, Thompson has accomplished the remarkable - he took up the javelin and almost immediately was throwing among the best in the state. Then this weekend, just four months after deciding to give the javelin a try, he won the Southern California junior college championship and will compete for the state title later this week.
Check out The Bakersfield Californian article about Cooper's incredible journey by college reporter Jeff Evans. Below, take a look at some of the photos we shot for Cooper during his outstanding varsity years at Garces High. And of course, we wish Cooper the best of luck this Friday and Saturday at the state championships in San Mateo.
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