Karissa Cook
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Karissa Kellie Cook (born April 8, 1991) is an American professional beach volleyball player and former indoor volleyball player.
Early life
Cook was born on April 8, 1991, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She came from an athletic family: her father, David, played basketball at the University of San Diego and professionally for the Newcastle Falcons in Australia, and her mother, Suzy, played volleyball for United States International University. Her brother, Brian Cook, also played professional beach volleyball.[1] Cook played volleyball and was also a track athlete for Harbor High School. She was the number 25 recruit nationally in her graduating class. She participated with team USA's junior national team at the 2009 World Championships.[1]
Career
Indoor
Cook played indoor volleyball as a setter for Stanford from 2009 to 2012. She was named to the
Beach
Cook played beach volleyball for Hawaiʻi's beach volleyball team in 2014. She graduated from Hawaiʻi with a master's degree in civil engineering.
Cook made her
In 2019, Cook partnered with Jace Pardon, she won her first AVP title Austin, Texas. Cook and Pardon teamed together again to represent the U.S. in the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru, winning the gold medal against two-time Olympian Ana Gallay and Fernanda Pereyra of Argentina. It was the first time that the United States won a gold medal at the Pan American Games in beach volleyball.[5]
In October 2019, Cook won a gold medal with her teammates at the
External links
References
- ^ a b c d "Karissa Cook – Stanford". Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "AVP Profile-Karissa Cook". avp.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "Hawaii Bio". Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "Volleyball Quick Hits 10/2018: Spieler-Cook win NORCECA gold, Vaught-Mewhirter silver". Volleyball Magazine. October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "JACE PARDON, KARISSA COOK WIN FIRST PAN AMERICAN BEACH VOLLEYBALL GOLD MEDAL FOR TEAM USA". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. sweeps beach volleyball events at World Beach Games". NBC Sports. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2022.