Abbey Cooper to Run First Track Race Since 2016 Olympic 5,000 Meters at Camel City Invitational

By Adam Kopet

Abbey Cooper (formerly D'Agostino) has been announced as a participant in the elite mile at the 2019 Camel City Invitational.

Olympian @abbey_dags joins the #CamelCityElite women's mile field presented by @ChampionUSA She joins @Charlene800m & @angelp_1010 in what is sure to be a fast race.

— JDL Fast Track (@JDLFastTrack) November 27, 2018

This will be Cooper's first race on the track following the tearing of her ACL in the 5,000-meter heats at the 2016 Olympics.

Cooper's return to racing has not been easy. Before winning the Johnson City Turkey Trot in Johnson City, Tenn. last week, Cooper had not raced since Nov. 2017. She won the Thanksgiving Day race, running 16:58 for 5K.

 

 

 

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Thankful to have left my best on the course today, to emerge healthy, & have a few laughs bc I missed two turns at the end (made the rookie mistake of not previewing the finish 🤦‍♀️!!!) . Thankful for this turkey & his fam bringing the comic relief & support even at 5am 😬 . Thankful for this day to pause and be thankful 🙌🏻 . #comeback #rungrateful #fambam #turkeytrot @jcturkeytrot

A post shared by Abbey Cooper (D’Agostino) (@abbey_dags) on Nov 22, 2018 at 5:28pm PST

Joining Cooper in the elite mile at the Camel City Invitational are Charlene Lipsey and Angel Piccirillo.