In qualifying for the 2017 FIVB World Championships via the NORCECA continental process, Alfaro and Cope Charles will be appearing in their second worlds after placing 37th at the 2015 event in The Netherlands. The pair also qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games via the NORCECA continental cup competition and placed 19th on Copacabana. Alfaro and Cope Charles have been competing together in NORCECA events since 2013 with six medals and two titles. The Costa Ricans were also eighth at the Toronto 2015 PanAm Games.