Jeffrey "Jeff" Cook was an All-American lacrosse player at Johns Hopkins University from 1979 to 1982.
| Born | April 28, 1960 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Died | April 12, 2011 Ruxton-Riderwood, Maryland |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Position | Attack |
| NCAA team | Johns Hopkins Blue Jays |
| Career highlights | |
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| U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2006 | |
Lacrosse career
editCook who prepped at St. Paul's School (Brooklandville, Maryland) and McDonogh School, led Johns Hopkins to a 51 and 5 record during his time there. With the Blue Jays, Cook won national titles in 1979 and 1980. He is ranked sixth all-time in Hopkin's career scoring with 219 points. Cook earned first-team All America honors two years and second-team honors while in college, as well as being named the National Collegiate Player of the Year and the National Collegiate Attackman of the Year winner in 1981.
Cook also led Hopkins to championship finals in 1981 and 1982, getting upset by UNC 14-13, Hopkins' first title game loss in the preceding four years, and losing also to North Carolina 7-5 in 1982.
Cook had a six goal performance in the 14-13 finals loss to North Carolina in 1981. In that game he had a seventh goal disallowed because the referees did not see that Cook's shot had gone into the goal and out the other side, through the net.[1]
Cook played for USA in the 1982 Lacrosse World Championships hosted in Baltimore, Maryland.[2]
Post-lacrosse
editCook was elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2006.
Cook, the three-time All-American, died April 12, 2011.[3]
Statistics
editJohns Hopkins University
edit| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 20 | -- | |
| 1980 | 15 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 3.93 | |
| 1981 | 14 | 52 | 28 | 80 | 5.71 | |
| 1982 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 4.29 | |
| Totals | 56 | 128 | 91 | 219 | 3.91 |
Accomplishments
edit- 1979 Division I National Title
- 1980 Division I National Title
- 1981 National Collegiate Player of the Year
- 1981 National Collegiate Attackman of the Year
- 1982 National Collegiate Attackman of the Year
- 1982 World Lacrosse Championship Title (United States)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NCAA News Archive: JHU - From Bridesmaid to Bride" (PDF). NCAA News Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-01-03.
- ^ Syracuse Herald Journal. NCAA names the best lacrosse players in 25 years of Division I play. April 20, 1995. pg. D1
- ^ "Johns Hopkins 2009 Men's Lacrosse Guide". Johns Hopkins Sports Information Office. Archived from the original on 2017-12-18.