 Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - Ni Oṣu Kini Ọjọ 2, Cooper ṣe igbasilẹ ti ara ẹni ni idapọmọra idapọmọra 3000 mita ni Ile-ẹkọ giga Boston ni 8:51.88. Ní March 12, ó gba ipò kejì nínú àwọn obìnrin 3000 metres ní 8:57.31 ní 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships láti ṣojú fún United States ní 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships  Womens 3000 metres. O pari ni akoko ti 8:58.40 ni awọn mita 3000 ni 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships : láti di ipò karùn-ún. 