Cooper's Performance History & Personal Bests
2023-24 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): Summit League runner-up in the 4x400m relay … Also placed 7th at the championships in the 400m dash … Season and personal bests of 25.54 in the 200m, 40.49 in the 300m, and 56.10 in the 400m.
Outdoor (Junior): Summit League runner-up in the 4x400m relay … Also placed 4th at the championships in the 400m hurdles … Personal best in the 400m hurdles of 1:00.16 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, ranking her 8th in NDSU history.
2022-23 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Ran in one meet, winning the 400m dash at the Dakota Classic in 57.50.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Did not compete.
2021-22 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): Ran on the Bison 4x400m relay that took 2nd at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Ran the 800m leg on the NDSU distance medley relay that placed 3rd at the conference meet … Also finished 12th in the 800m at the Summit League Championships, clocking a season-best 2:15.11 in the prelims … 400m season-best of 57.03 at the Iowa State Classic.
Outdoor (Freshman): Placed 7th in the 400m hurdles at the Summit League Outdoor Championships … Clocked a 400m hurdles personal-best of 1:01.79 in the prelims at the conference meet … Season-best 400m dash time of 57.29 at the Stanford Invitational.
2020-21 SEASON
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Competed in one meet while redshirting … Clocked 57.92 in the 400m at the Ron Masanz Classic.
High School: Claimed South Dakota Class A state titles in the 400m and 800m as a junior in 2019 ... Also anchored the state champion 4x400m relay and state runner-up 4x200m relay ... As a sophomore in 2018, she won a state title in the 4x800m relay and took fourth in the 400m ... Also owns two additional relay state championships ... School record holder in the 400m (57.45), 1600m (5:12), 3200m, 4x400m, 4x800m, and 1600m medley relay ... Member of the 1600m medley relay squad that set the South Dakota state record ... In cross country, she placed top-10 at the state meet four times, setting a school record in the 4k ... Also an all-conference performer and two-time state champion in basketball.
Personal: Daughter of Dan and Carol Cooper ... Majoring in dietetics ... Has one sister, Kelly, and one brother, Jay, who was a Summit League champion hurdler for the University of South Dakota.
