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Karissa Cook
Karissa Cook
	Cook in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Karissa Kellie Cook
Born	April 8, 1991 (age 33); Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Hometown	Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
College / University	Stanford/Hawaiʻi
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Career
2009–2012	Stanford Cardinal
2014	Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine
National team
2009	USA U-20 indoor national team
2015–present	USA beach volleyball team
Honours
Women's beach Volleyball
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
World Beach Games
NORCECA Beach Tour

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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 Pac-10 All-Freshman Team in 2009 and an All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection as a junior in 2011. She finished her career with 142 kills, 3,027 assists and 53 service aces.^[1]

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.^[2] During the season, she was named an All-American. She posted a team-best 42–7 record and finished as the runner-up at the AVCA Pairs National Championship.^[3]

Cook made her AVP debut in Manhattan Beach with Michelle Iafigliola in 2015, they placed 25th at the tournament. In 2018, partnered with Katie Spieler, she started off the AVP season with a third-place finish. In October 2018, with Spieler, they won the gold medal at the NORCECA beach tour championships in Pointe Du-Martin in Martinique, defeating Canadians Sophie Bukovec and Alexandra Poletto 21–18, 20–22, 15–12.^[4]

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 2019 World Beach Games that were held in Doha, Qatar in the 4x4 beach volleyball event. She had five kills and five blocks in the championship match versus Brazil.^[6]

Coaching career

She briefly returned to Stanford in 2015 as an assistant coach for the beach volleyball team. In 2021, she was hired by Loyola Marymount as an assistant coach for their beach volleyball program.^[7]

External links

Team USA profile

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.
^ "Lions Beach Volleyball Welcomes Karissa Cook". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. January 22, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[stanfordbio-1] "Karissa Cook – Stanford". Retrieved October 1, 2022.

[2] "AVP Profile-Karissa Cook". avp.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

[3] "Hawaii Bio". Retrieved October 1, 2022.

[4] "Volleyball Quick Hits 10/2018: Spieler-Cook win NORCECA gold, Vaught-Mewhirter silver". Volleyball Magazine. October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

[5] "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.

[6] "U.S. sweeps beach volleyball events at World Beach Games". NBC Sports. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

[7] "Lions Beach Volleyball Welcomes Karissa Cook". Loyola Marymount University Athletics. January 22, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

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 ===Indoor===
-Cook played indoor volleyball as a setter for Stanford from 2009 to 2012. She was named to the [[Pac-10]] All-Freshman Team in 2009 and an All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection as a junior in 2011. She finished her career with 142 kills, 3,027 assists and 53 service aces.<ref name="stanfordbio" /> She briefly returned to Stanford in 2015 as an assistant coach for the beach volleyball team.
+Cook played indoor volleyball as a setter for Stanford from 2009 to 2012. She was named to the [[Pac-10]] All-Freshman Team in 2009 and an All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection as a junior in 2011. She finished her career with 142 kills, 3,027 assists and 53 service aces.<ref name="stanfordbio" />
 ===Beach===
-Cook played beach volleyball for Hawai{{okina}}i's beach volleyball team in 2014. She graduated from Hawai{{okina}}i with a masters degree in Civil Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avp.com/player/karissa-cook/|title=AVP Profile-Karissa Cook|website=|publisher=avp.com|access-date=2022-10-01}}</ref> During the season, she was named an All-American. She posted a team-best 42–7 record and finished as the runner-up at the [[AVCA]] Pairs National Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/womens-beach-volleyball/roster/karissa-cook/12947|title=Hawaii Bio|website=|publisher=|access-date=2022-10-01}}</ref>
+Cook played beach volleyball for Hawai{{okina}}i's beach volleyball team in 2014. She graduated from Hawai{{okina}}i with a master's degree in civil engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avp.com/player/karissa-cook/|title=AVP Profile-Karissa Cook|website=|publisher=avp.com|access-date=2022-10-01}}</ref> During the season, she was named an All-American. She posted a team-best 42–7 record and finished as the runner-up at the [[AVCA]] Pairs National Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/womens-beach-volleyball/roster/karissa-cook/12947|title=Hawaii Bio|website=|publisher=|access-date=2022-10-01}}</ref>
-Cook made her [[Association of Volleyball Professionals|AVP]] debut in Manhattan Beach with [[Michelle Iafigliola]] in 2015, they placed 25th at the tournament. In 2018, partnered with [[Katie Spieler]], she started off the AVP season with a third place finish. In October 2018, with Spieler, they won the gold medal at the [[NORCECA]] beach tour championships in Pointe Du-Martin in [[Martinique]], defeating Canadians [[Sophie Bukovec]] and [[Alexandra Poletto]] 21–18, 20–22, 15–12.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://volleyballmag.com/quick-hits-october-2018/|title=Volleyball Quick Hits 10/2018: Spieler-Cook win NORCECA gold, Vaught-Mewhirter silver|website=|date=October 30, 2018 |publisher=Volleyball Magazine|access-date=2022-10-01}}</ref>
+Cook made her [[Association of Volleyball Professionals|AVP]] debut in Manhattan Beach with [[Michelle Iafigliola]] in 2015, they placed 25th at the tournament. In 2018, partnered with [[Katie Spieler]], she started off the AVP season with a third-place finish. In October 2018, with Spieler, they won the gold medal at the [[NORCECA]] beach tour championships in Pointe Du-Martin in [[Martinique]], defeating Canadians [[Sophie Bukovec]] and [[Alexandra Poletto]] 21–18, 20–22, 15–12.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://volleyballmag.com/quick-hits-october-2018/|title=Volleyball Quick Hits 10/2018: Spieler-Cook win NORCECA gold, Vaught-Mewhirter silver|website=|date=October 30, 2018 |publisher=Volleyball Magazine|access-date=2022-10-01}}</ref>
-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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/July/30/Jace-Pardon-Karissa-Cook-Win-First-Pan-American-Beach-Volleyball-Gold-Medal-For-Team-USA|title=JACE PARDON, KARISSA COOK WIN FIRST PAN AMERICAN BEACH VOLLEYBALL GOLD MEDAL FOR TEAM USA|website=|publisher=teamusa.org|access-date=2022-10-01}}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/July/30/Jace-Pardon-Karissa-Cook-Win-First-Pan-American-Beach-Volleyball-Gold-Medal-For-Team-USA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731004757/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/July/30/Jace-Pardon-Karissa-Cook-Win-First-Pan-American-Beach-Volleyball-Gold-Medal-For-Team-USA|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 31, 2019|title=JACE PARDON, KARISSA COOK WIN FIRST PAN AMERICAN BEACH VOLLEYBALL GOLD MEDAL FOR TEAM USA|website=|publisher=teamusa.org|access-date=2022-10-01}}</ref>
 In October 2019, Cook won a gold medal with her teammates at the [[2019 World Beach Games]] that were held in [[Doha, Qatar]] in the [[4x4 beach volleyball at the 2019 World Beach Games|4x4 beach volleyball event]]. She had five kills and five blocks in the championship match versus Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/10/16/u-s-sweeps-beach-volleyball-events-at-world-beach-games/|title=U.S. sweeps beach volleyball events at World Beach Games|website=|date=October 16, 2019 |publisher=NBC Sports|access-date=2022-10-01}}</ref>
+=== Coaching career ===
+She briefly returned to [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]] in 2015 as an assistant coach for the beach volleyball team. In 2021, she was hired by [[Loyola Marymount Lions|Loyola Marymount]] as an assistant coach for their beach volleyball program.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-22 |title=Lions Beach Volleyball Welcomes Karissa Cook |url=https://lmulions.com/news/2021/1/22/womens-beach-volleyball-lions-beach-volleyball-welcomes-karissa-cook |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Loyola Marymount University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
 ==External links==
-*[https://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/2/Karissa-Cook Team USA profile]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200926182812/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/2/Karissa-Cook Team USA profile]
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}{{Navigation Pan American Games Champions Beach Volleyball|state=collapsed}}
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+[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in volleyball]]
+[[Category:Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball coaches]]
+[[Category:Loyola Marymount Lions coaches]]

v t e Pan American Games champions in beach volleyball
Men	1999: Jody Holden & Conrad Leinemann (CAN) 2003: Francisco Álvarez & Juan Rossell (CUB) 2007: Emanuel Rego & Ricardo Santos (BRA) 2011: Alison Cerutti & Emanuel Rego (BRA) 2015: Rodolfo Ontiveros & Juan Virgen (MEX) 2019: Marco Grimalt & Esteban Grimalt (CHI) 2023: André Stein & George Wanderley (BRA)
Women	1999: Adriana Behar & Shelda Bede (BRA) 2003: Dalixia Fernández & Tamara Larrea (CUB) 2007: Juliana Silva & Larissa França (BRA) 2011: Juliana Silva & Larissa França (BRA) 2015: Ana Gallay & Georgina Klug (ARG) 2019: Karissa Cook & Jace Pardon (USA) 2023: Ana Patrícia Ramos & Eduarda Lisboa (BRA)