Megan Cooke
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| Born | May 5, 1980 (age 43) Los Gatos, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Simon Carcagno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Megan Cooke Carcagno (born May 5, 1980, in
FISA World Rowing Championships, assisting in setting a world best time for the U.S. National Team. She was also a 2006 champion at the Henley Royal Regatta and the Head of the Charles Regatta
.
Early life
Megan Cooke was born on May 5, 1980, in Los Gatos, California.[3] She began rowing her sophomore year of high school.[4] Cooke graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 2002 with a degree in psychology.[4][5]
Career
Rowing
Cooke was on the
Lintz. An injury in 2008 set Cooke back during the Senior Women's National Team's bids for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]
She retired from the U.S. National Team in 2008.
Coaching
After retiring from the United States National Team in 2008, Cooke worked as an assistant rowing coach for the
University of Wisconsin beginning in the fall of 2013.[8] Cooke was named varsity head coach of the Duke University Women's Rowing program in 2016.[9] She coached the team to a second-place finish at ACC's even without fielding a boat for the 2nd Varsity 4+, with the 1st Varsity and 2nd Varsity 8+'s as well as the 1st Varsity 4+, taking second place; the team's best performance since 2006. In 2016 she was awarded ACC Coach of the Year. This resulted in the team's first bid to NCAA's in Sacramento, California. The team achieved its highest CRCA ranking at 12th, with the team finishing in 17th at NCAA's in a tiebreaker. The 2nd Varsity 8+ and the 1st Varsity 4+ won their C Finals at NCAA's. She won CRCA Regional Coach of the Year and the Duke University staff, consisting of assistant coaches Chuck Rodosky and Chase Graham, won CRCA Division I Staff of the Year.[5][6]
Personal life
Cooke is married to Simon Carcagno and has three sons.[9]
See also
Simon Carcagno Duke University
University of Wisconsin
rowing team
References
- ^ a b "California Golden Bears - Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 2, 2006. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
- ^ a b "Mickelson Crew: Anna's Bio". Archived from the original on August 1, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "Megan Cooke's Profile". Calbears.cstv.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Bending the Oar – Club Strives to Make Rowing Accessible to North State Youth - North State Parent magazine". northstateparent.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Megan Cooke Carcagno Hired as Rowing Head Coach".
- ^ a b "Megan Cooke Carcagno Bio". Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Mickelson Crew: Anna's Bio". www.mickelsoncrew.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "The Good Coach - Rowing News". www.rowingnews.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018.
