Christian Cook

Cook was a high school All-American lacrosse player at Denver East High School.{{cite web|url=http://www.easthighlax.com/index%20boys.html|title=Denver East Men's Lacrosse|access-date=2010-08-23|publisher=Denver East High School|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193859/http://www.easthighlax.com/index%20boys.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.laxscout.com/about_who.jsp|title=Who We Are|access-date=2010-08-23|publisher=Lax Scout, LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005112229/http://www.laxscout.com/about_who.jsp|archive-date=2012-10-05|url-status=dead}}

File:Christian Cook, Jesse Hubard, Trevor Tierney and Keith Elias.jpg, Trevor Tierney and Keith Elias in 2002]]

He anchored the defense of the teams that were led on offense by the record-setting trio of revered attackmen Jesse Hubbard, Jon Hess and Chris Massey.{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1012172/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102235018/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1012172/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 2, 2012|title=Three For Three For Three: A fierce attack has led Princeton to 29 straight wins and two NCAA titles in a row|access-date=2010-08-17|date=1998-03-09|magazine=Sports Illustrated|author=Walters, John}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/19/sports/colleges-lacrosse-syracuse-is-on-top-in-the-poll.html|title=Colleges: Lacrosse; Syracuse Is on Top In the Poll|access-date=2010-08-18|date=1998-03-19|work=The New York Times|author=Wallace, William N.}} He was awarded the 1998 Schmeisser Award as the best NCAA lacrosse defenseman.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf |title=Men's Lacrosse |access-date=2010-08-12 |publisher=Princeton University |page=25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725083934/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-25 }} He was a first team USILA All-American Team selection in 1998 and third team selection in 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www.usila.org/AllAmericanPDFs/1997_AA.pdf|title=1997 Men's All-Americans|access-date=2010-08-13|publisher=United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association}}{{cite web|url=http://www.usila.org/AllAmericanPDFs/1998_AA.pdf|title=1998 Men's All-Americans|access-date=2010-08-13|publisher=United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association}} He was also first team All-Ivy League in 1997 and 1998.{{cite web|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050122154418/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9697.asp |archive-date=2005-01-22|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9697.asp|title=1997 Ivy Men's Lacrosse|access-date=2010-08-17|publisher=IvyLeagueSports.com}}{{cite web|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050122160104/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9798.asp |archive-date=2005-01-22|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9798.asp|title=1998 Ivy Men's Lacrosse|access-date=2010-08-17|publisher=IvyLeagueSports.com}} The 1995 team, which earned the school's sixth consecutive NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship invitation,{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_lacrosse_champs_records/2009/2009champs.pdf|title=Men's Championship Results|access-date=2010-08-08|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=5}} was Ivy League co-champion,{{cite web|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050122171512/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9495.asp |archive-date=2005-01-22|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9495.asp|title=1995 Ivy Men's Lacrosse|access-date=2010-08-17|publisher=IvyLeagueSports.com}} while the 1996–1998 teams were 6–0 undefeated outright conference champions.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050122172512/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9596.asp |archive-date=2005-01-22|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9596.asp|title=1996 Ivy Men's Lacrosse|access-date=2010-08-17|publisher=IvyLeagueSports.com}} These undefeated league champions won the 1996, 1997 and 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championships, becoming the first team to threepeat since Syracuse from 1988–90 and the first to be recognized to have done so without an NCAA scandal since Johns Hopkins from 1978–80.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/26/sports/lacrosse-princeton-wins-title-as-3-seniors-take-a-bow.html|title=Lacrosse; Princeton Wins Title as 3 Seniors Take a Bow|access-date=2010-08-09|date=1998-05-26|work=The New York Times|author=Wallace, William N.}} He was a co-captain during his 1998 senior season.{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf |title=Men's Lacrosse |access-date=2010-08-12 |publisher=Princeton University |page=21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725083934/http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-25 }} Cook was named to Princeton's All-Decade team.

In one game as a senior, he held the Ivy League's leading scorer, Mike Ferrucci of Harvard, scoreless.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/15/sports/lacrosse-notebook-johns-hopkins-fanatics-in-baltimore-have-reason-to-cheer.html|title=Lacrosse: Notebook -- Johns Hopkins; Fanatics in Baltimore Have Reason to Cheer|access-date=2010-08-23|date=1998-04-15|author=Wallace, William N.|work=The New York Times}} In the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament semifinals he held the nation's leading scorer Casey Powell of Syracuse without a goal in the 11–10 victory,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/sports/plus-lacrosse-tigers-terps-final-orange-coach-retires.html|title=Plus: Lacrosse; Tigers-Terps Final; Orange Coach Retires|access-date=2010-08-23|date=1998-05-24|author=Wallace, William N.|work=The New York Times}} but he was injured and had to sit out the finals on crutches. He was named to the All-tournament team nonetheless.

Cook played with the New Jersey Pride during the 2001 through 2003 MLL seasons. The Pride traded him to the Baltimore Bayhawks for a second round draft choice in the 2005 Collegiate Draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/15/sports/transactions-318027.html|title=Transactions|access-date=2010-08-23|date=2004-07-15|work=The New York Times}} He then played with the Baltimore Bayhawks from 2004 through 2006 and stayed with the franchise when it became the Washington Bayhawks for the 2007 and 2008 seasons.{{cite web|url=http://media.majorleaguelacrosse.com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/Player-encyclopedia-2010.pdf|title=2010 Major League Lacrosse Player Encyclopedia|access-date=2010-08-19|publisher=Major League Lacrosse|page=28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510011139/http://media.majorleaguelacrosse.com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/Player-encyclopedia-2010.pdf|archive-date=2011-05-10|url-status = dead}} Cook was part of the Bayhawks' 2005 Steinfeld Cup MLL Championship team. He is a two-time Major League Lacrosse All-Star.

Cook missed four games of the 2006 season due to participation in the World Games. At the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships, he was one of four Princeton athletes on Team USA.{{cite web|url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/stories/061506aab.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903023741/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/stories/061506aab.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2006|title=Princeton Well-Represented In Major League Lacrosse All-Star Event: Hubbard, Sims to play against four Tigers from Team USA |access-date=2010-08-23|date=2006-06-15|publisher=CSTV Networks, Inc.}}

Cook has worked for the United States Secret Service, American Enterprise Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers.{{cite web|url=http://www.laxmagazine.com/sports/s-inter/content/070506aai.html|title=Department of Defense|access-date=2010-08-14|date=2006-07-05|work=Lacrosse Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725162802/http://www.laxmagazine.com/sports/s-inter/content/070506aai.html|archive-date=2011-07-25|url-status=dead}} He competed in the AAU Junior Olympic Games in skiing in 1990. Cook was named to the Colorado Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003. His sister, Lauren, played lacrosse at Davidson College in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the son of Gary and Diane Cook. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Politics from Princeton University and his Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University. Christian and Lauren have founded Play for Parkinson's Lacrosse after their mother was diagnosed with early stage Parkinson's disease.{{cite web|url=http://laxmagazine.com/blogs/100810_fall_ball_lacrosse_weekend_ten_items_of_intrigue|title=Fall Ball Weekend: Ten Items of Intrigue|work=Lacrosse Magazine|access-date=2010-10-30|date=2010-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114043502/http://laxmagazine.com/blogs/100810_fall_ball_lacrosse_weekend_ten_items_of_intrigue|archive-date=2010-11-14|url-status=dead}}

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