Taylor Cook

Position:
MB
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Major:
Kinesiology
Hometown:
Laguna Hills, Calif.
High School:
Laguna Hills HS
Prev School:
Golden West College

2009 (Junior): Played in two matches for Long Beach State ... Had one kill, one block and one dig in three sets played on the road at Tulane ... Also played against UNLV in the Mizuno Thanksgiving Tournament, starting that match ... Had one kill, one block and one dig against the Rebels ... Finished the season with two kills, two digs and two blocks.

Prior to LBSU: Played for Long Beach State Men's Volleyball former head coach and current USA Men's head coach Alan Knipe at Golden West College for two seasons ... A first-team all-state selection ... Finished 2008 with 165 kills and 132 blocks in 65 sets, averaging over two blocks per set ... Her blocking total was second in the state ... Posted 12 blocks in the state championship game against El Camino, setting a championship match record ... Finished her career with 305 kills and 54 errors, a .453 attacking percentage ... Ends her junior college career with 239 total blocks ... In 2007, helped the Rustlers advance to the state championship match as a freshman, ranking third in the state with 107 blocks ... Added 140 kills on .461 hitting in her first year at Golden West ... Played in 64 total sets in her first season ... Earned her initial first-team all-state nod in 2007.

High School: A four-year letter winner in volleyball at Laguna Hills High School ... An first-team All-Seaview League pick in 2006 ... Club: Played club volleyball with Golden West in Anaheim.

Personal: Parents are Craig and Tammie Cook ... Born in Mission Viejo, Calif. ... Also plays beach volleyball and enjoys reading ... Majoring in kinesiology.