27 Aug 2024 501 Football Team 2024: Cooper Bahnks – Central AR Christian

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The Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs recorded a big bounce-back season in 2023, winning nine games and making it all the way to the state semifinals. Now under the direction of Coach JD Plumlee, senior linebacker/fullback Cooper Bahnks and his Mustang teammates are ready to keep the program moving in the right direction.

“We want to win a state championship,” he said. “The only way we can accomplish anything is by loving one another and serving our teammates. We have to tune out all outside noise and just believe in ourselves and the guys playing alongside us. We have to work hard and be humble in our successes.”

Bahnks earned All-Conference honors last season for the Mustangs, and he was an All-Conference honorable mention as a sophomore. This year, he is aiming for an all-state caliber performance and working to earn his first offer to play college football.

“I have a pars fracture on my L4 vertebrae and a bulging disk,” Bahnks said. “It’s caused me problems both on the field and just in my everyday life. Some days it hurts worse than others, and the pain can sometimes be so bad that I can hardly stand. I refuse to let my injury stop me from doing the things that I love. I truly believe that God gave me this adversity so that I could guide those around me through their own pains.”

He also competes in track for CAC. In his free time, he is passionate about weightlifting.