Former Thrower Lindsey Cook Joins Louisville Track and Field Staff

Lindsey Cook earned all-BIG EAST outdoor honors in 2008 for a third-place finish in the hammer throw.

 

September 12, 2011

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Former University of Louisville track and field all-BIG EAST honoree Lindsey Cook has rejoined the Cardinals, accepting the position of director of operations, cross country and track and field head coach Ron Mann announced.

 

"We're really excited about having one of our own come back to us,” Mann says. “For us to fill that position with one of our alumni who understands the history of the program and relishes what we're doing here, it's paramount to what we're trying to achieve. She is going to be the face of track and field as it relates to when people come into our office, so we want her to know the insides of track and field and have the same passion that the rest of us share in conference and national success."

 

A Borden, Ind., native, Cook was part of associate head coach Dale Cowper’s throws group from 2006-10. Cook, a two-year captain, earned all-BIG EAST honors in 2008 for placing third in the hammer throw at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, helping the Louisville women to one of their three-straight BIG EAST outdoor titles during her tenure. In 2009, she was an NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier in the event, and a year later, she finished 11th nationally at the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw.

 

Academically, Cook was a three-time U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association all-academic team selection (2008-10). She was recognized on the Dean’s List each of the three years, while garnering athletic director’s academic honor roll status from 2006-10. Cook, who graduated cum laude with a 3.84 grade-point average in finance, was part of three distinguished honor societies: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Beta Gamma Sigma (International Business Honor Society) and Chi Alpha Sigma (National Student-Athlete Honor Society).

 

Upon graduation, Cook entered the private business and nursing sectors from 2010-11. Between the two stops, she worked with accounts payable and receivable, invoices (creating and managing), reconciled accounts and assisted with the admission and discharging of clients.

 

"A lot of what we're trying to do is not only become a great track and field model, but also a good business model in promoting our sport in the community and nationally,” Mann adds. “Her background in business really lends itself to what we're trying to do within our program.”

 

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Ira Green, (502) 852-4857

Ira.Green@louisville.edu