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COACHES & ADMINISTRATION COACHES & ADMINISTRATION Head Coach John Cook 29 | 2012 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL COACHES & ADMINISTRATION JOHN COOK Head Coach• 13th Season • University of San Diego (1979) Coaching Ledger Seasons at Nebraska • Nebraska Head Coach, 2000-present • Nebraska Associate Head Coach, 1999 The philosophy of John Cook can be summarized in traveled through a winter storm to witness one of the • Nebraska Assistant Coach, 1988-91 two simple words. greatest matches in Nebraska’s illustrious history. After Dream Big. dropping the first two sets to No. 1 Penn State, Nebraska Other Coaching Experience When Cook took over the reins of the Nebraska fought back, winning the next two sets to hand the Nittany • Wisconsin Head Coach, 1992-98 volleyball program, the challenge facing him was daunting. Lions their only set losses of the 2008 season. Although • U.S. Men’s National Team, 1992 Cook replaced one of the sport’s legendary coaches in the Huskers were unable to complete the comeback, • San Diego VB Club, 1986-88 Terry Pettit, who won 694 matches and guided the Huskers the performance symbolized a never-say-quit attitude to 18 consecutive NCAA appearances and six national that fueled the team’s success. Despite losing a pair of • UC-San Diego, 1983-84 semifinals. performers to season-ending injuries, the Huskers went • Francis Parker High School, 1981-88 Cook, who left an emerging power in Wisconsin to 31-3 and won their fifth consecutive conference title. At guide the tradition-rich Husker program, had his own the Seattle Regional, the Huskers overcame a 2-0 deficit to Collegiate Coaching Record vision for Nebraska volleyball. He saw a program that send the match to a fifth set and trailed 9-3 in the fifth set • Overall: 522-107 (.830) had even more potential to grow. His goals included before regrouping and earning the school’s 11th trip to the • Nebraska: 361-34 (.914) consistently selling out home matches at the NU Coliseum, NCAA semifinals. Jordan Larson, Tara Mueller and Sydney • Big Ten: 114-56 (.671) expanding the media exposure for his program and most Anderson all earned All-America honors, while Larson was • Big 12: 207-13 (.941) importantly, continuing the tradition of athletic and named Big 12 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of academic excellence started by Pettit nearly a quarter of a the Year, becoming the first player in conference history to Coaching Honors century earlier. sweep both honors. • 2008 USA Volleyball All-Time Great Coach Award Cook saw the long-range potential of building the Consistent excellence has been a hallmark of Cook’s • 2005 AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year audience across the state. He also believed Nebraska could Nebraska squads. Over the last decade, Cook has guided • 2008 Volleyball Magazine National shine by hosting the sport’s championship in the largest the Huskers to a pair of national titles, five NCAA semifinal Coach of the Year setting college volleyball had ever seen. appearances, nine Big 12 titles and the school’s first Big • 2008 AVCA Division I Central Region When others saw risks, Cook saw opportunities. Ten championship. His teams have compiled a national- Coach of the Year In 2006, Cook’s dream was realized, as the Husker best 361-34 record, including a 207-13 mark as a member Nation had an opportunity to see Nebraska raise the bar of the Big 12 Conference and a 114-56 record as members • 2005 AVCA Division I Central Region in college volleyball. From record-setting, sold-out crowds of the Big Ten Conference. Overall, Cook is 116-26 against Coach of the Year at the Qwest Center Omaha, to a team that maximized its ranked teams at NU, including a 22-11 mark against top- • 2010 Co-Big 12 Coach of the Year potential in winning the school’s third national title, the five teams. • 2008 Big 12 Coach of the Year Huskers enjoyed a remarkable season. With Cook at the helm, Nebraska has produced • 2005 Big 12 Coach of the Year The Huskers entered the 2006 campaign with many numerous individual honors, including four U.S. National • 2001 Big 12 Coach of the Year questions, as they were forced to replace three All- Team members, a Honda-Broderick Cup winner, three • 2000 AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year Americans, including AVCA National Player-of-the-Year AVCA Division I National Players of the Year, two NCAA • 2000 AVCA Division I Central Region Christina Houghtelling. With four first-year starters on the Top Eight Award winners, 36 AVCA All-Americans, three Coach of the Year court, including freshmen at setter and middle blocker, CoSIDA Academic All-Americans of the Year, 17 CoSIDA • 1997 Big Ten Co-Coach of the Year and sky-high expectations with the NCAA Championships Academic All-Americans, six Big 12 Players of the Year • 1997 NACDA/USOC Collegiate Coaches Award in Omaha for the first time, 2006 shaped up to be Cook’s and three Big 12 Co-Players of the Year. Husker student- toughest coaching job to date. athletes have also combined for 40 first-team All-Big 12 Nebraska took on all challenges head-on, going 33-1 awards and 61 academic All-Big 12 certificates. In 2011, More About Cook and becoming only the third team in NCAA history to five Huskers earned All-Big Ten honors, and six notched Education be ranked No. 1 the entire season. The Huskers went on academic All-Big Ten accolades. • University of San Diego, 1979 the road and overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat Minnesota Cook’s accomplishments haven’t gone unnoticed, as Bachelor’s Degree, History to reach the national semifinals, marking the first time he is a two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year, earning • San Diego State University, 1991 that Nebraska had won a regional outside the state. That the prestigious honor in 2000 and 2005, and a four-time Master’s Degree, Teaching and victory set the stage for a watershed moment in college Big 12 Coach of the Year. He is one of only four active Coaching Effectiveness volleyball. Behind sellout crowds of over 17,000, the coaches - and one of six all-time - to be a two-time AVCA Huskers captured the school’s third national title with National Coach of the Year and was honored in 2008 by Family victories over No. 4 UCLA and No. 2 Stanford. Four players USA Volleyball, receiving its All-Time Great Coach Award. • Wife: Wendy earned AVCA All-America honors, including Sarah Pavan, During the 2011 season the Huskers made history • Children: Lauren, Taylor who became NU’s first Honda-Broderick Cup winner. with their first Big Ten Conference title, as they won their • Birthdate: April 19, 1956 Two years later, the NCAA Championships returned to 32nd overall conference crown. Nebraska notched an Omaha with another Husker team taking center stage. overall record of 25-5 on the year. The team recorded its An all-time NCAA attendance record of 17,430 30th straight trip to the NCAA Tournament and in doing 30 | 2012 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL COACHES & ADMINISTRATION so, improved its all-time tournament record to 83-27. In contest is shown either live on television or streamed live Husker Players & National Honors addition, the Huskers’ all-time AVCA All-America total on the Internet. Honda-Broderick Cup Winner reached 71 with Gina Mancuso being named a first-team “It is a reflection of Nebraska volleyball and the • Sarah Pavan, RS 2006 honoree, while Hannah Werth, Morgan Broekhuis and program, and not about one person or one player,” Cook Lauren Cook were tabbed honorable-mention picks. said when accepting the AVCA Coach-of-the-Year Award Olympian In 2010 the Huskers won their 31st overall conference in 2005. “We’re trying to be a leader in the sport. We’re • Jordan Larson, OH 2012 title and their 12th as a member of the Big 12 Conference trying to take risks and dream big, and fortunately I’m • Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), RS 2004 with an overall record of 29-3. The team advanced to surrounded by a lot of people who have that vision. I’m the NCAA Elite Eight where Brooke Delano was named really proud of what we’re doing to try and enhance the U.S. National Team Members a first-team honoree. Lindsey Licht and Hannah Werth sport.” • Greichaly Cepero, S 2002-03 were second-team picks. Werth was also tabbed the Big • Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), RS 2002-present 12 Defensive Player of the Year, John Cook was named Three Straight 30-Win Seasons • Tracy Stalls, MB 2007-present Co-Big 12 Coach of the Year and Lauren Cook was the Cook immediately started to create his own legacy • Jordan Larson, OH 2009-present league’s Newcomer of the Year. The Huskers have enjoyed after taking over for Pettit. In his first season at the helm, • Kayla Banwarth, L 2011-present unprecedented success over the last seven seasons, Cook was named the AVCA National Coach of the Year making three appearances in the NCAA semifinals. after guiding the Huskers to a 34-0 record and the 2000 Canadian National Team Members Nebraska has also reached the Elite Eight in six of the last national championship. The Huskers, who became just the • Sarah Pavan, RS 2010-present eight seasons. second team in NCAA history to cap an undefeated season During the 2009 season, Nebraska overcame a slow with a national title, were ranked No. 1 in the AVCA/USA AVCA National Players of the Year start to play its best volleyball down the stretch.

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