Cooper's Performance History & Personal Bests
2024-25 SEASON
Indoor (Senior): Placed 5th in the 400m at the Summit League Championships…Also ran on the Bison 4x400 team that placed 2nd at the Summit League Championships…Had season and personal bests of 39.53 in the 300m, 55.19 in the 400m, and 1:33.59 in the 600m…Finished season ranked 7th in NDSU history in the 300m.
Outdoor (Senior): Placed 7th in the 400m hurdles in the Summit League Championships…Also ran on the Bison 4x400 team that placed 2nd at the Summit League Championships…Finished 1st in the 400m hurdles at the Bison Open…Season and personal best of 59.63 in the 400m hurdles at the Bryan Clay Invitational…Finished season 8th in NDSU history in the 400m hurdles.
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
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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
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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
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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.
