Christian Cook

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Christian Cook
2008
Career highlights
College highlights
Professional highlights
Medal record
Representing  United States
Lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 London (Ontario) Field lacrosse

Christian Cook (born June 3, 1975 in

All-American recognitions (one first team), four Ivy League
championships, and three national championships.

As a professional he has been recognized as the

Steinfeld Cup
championship team.

Background

Cook was a high school All-American lacrosse player at

Denver East High School.[2][3]

College career

(left to right): Cook, Jesse Hubbard, Trevor Tierney and Keith Elias in 2002

He anchored the defense of the teams that were led on offense by the record-setting trio of revered attackmen

1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championships, becoming the first team to threepeat since Syracuse from 1988–90 and the first to be recognized to have done so without an NCAA scandal since Johns Hopkins from 1978–80.[14] He was a co-captain during his 1998 senior season.[15] Cook was named to Princeton's All-Decade team.[3]

In one game as a senior, he held the Ivy League's leading scorer,

crutches.[14] He was named to the All-tournament team nonetheless.[14]

Professional career

Cook played with the

Steinfeld Cup MLL Championship team.[18] He is a two-time Major League Lacrosse All-Star.[3]

Cook missed four games of the 2006 season due to participation in the World Games. At the

2006 World Lacrosse Championships, he was one of four Princeton athletes on Team USA.[20]

Personal

Cook has worked for the

PricewaterhouseCoopers.[3][21] He competed in the AAU Junior Olympic Games in skiing in 1990. Cook was named to the Colorado Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003. His sister, Lauren, played lacrosse at Davidson College in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the son of Gary and Diane Cook. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Politics from Princeton University and his Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University.[3] Christian and Lauren have founded Play for Parkinson's Lacrosse after their mother was diagnosed with early stage Parkinson's disease.[22]

References

  1. ^ "washingtonbayhawks.com: Player Roster". Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  2. Denver East High School. Archived from the original
    on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Who We Are". Lax Scout, LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  4. ^ Walters, John (1998-03-09). "Three For Three For Three: A fierce attack has led Princeton to 29 straight wins and two NCAA titles in a row". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  5. ^ Wallace, William N. (1998-03-19). "Colleges: Lacrosse; Syracuse Is on Top In the Poll". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  6. ^ "Men's Lacrosse" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  7. ^ "1997 Men's All-Americans" (PDF). United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  8. ^ "1998 Men's All-Americans" (PDF). United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  9. ^ a b "1997 Ivy Men's Lacrosse". IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original on 2005-01-22. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  10. ^ a b "1998 Ivy Men's Lacrosse". IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original on 2005-01-22. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  11. ^ "Men's Championship Results" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 5. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  12. ^ "1995 Ivy Men's Lacrosse". IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original on 2005-01-22. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  13. ^ "1996 Ivy Men's Lacrosse". IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original on 2005-01-22. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  14. ^ a b c Wallace, William N. (1998-05-26). "Lacrosse; Princeton Wins Title as 3 Seniors Take a Bow". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  15. ^ "Men's Lacrosse" (PDF). Princeton University. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  16. ^ Wallace, William N. (1998-04-15). "Lacrosse: Notebook -- Johns Hopkins; Fanatics in Baltimore Have Reason to Cheer". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  17. ^ Wallace, William N. (1998-05-24). "Plus: Lacrosse; Tigers-Terps Final; Orange Coach Retires". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  18. ^ a b c "2010 Major League Lacrosse Player Encyclopedia" (PDF). Major League Lacrosse. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  19. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 2004-07-15. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  20. ^ "Princeton Well-Represented In Major League Lacrosse All-Star Event: Hubbard, Sims to play against four Tigers from Team USA". CSTV Networks, Inc. 2006-06-15. Archived from the original on September 3, 2006. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  21. ^ "Department of Defense". Lacrosse Magazine. 2006-07-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  22. Lacrosse Magazine. 2010-10-08. Archived from the original
    on 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
Preceded by
Brian Kuczma
 William C. Schmeisser Award
1998 		Succeeded by
Ryan Curtis
Preceded by
Rob Doerr
Major League Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year Award

2002 		Succeeded by
Ryan Curtis

External links

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