Tina Cook joins the Lions this season after a four-year stint as an assistant coach with the Ryerson Rams women's soccer team. Her coaching experience also includes working as a staff coach with the Richmond Hill Soccer Club, associate technical director with Newmarket Soccer Club, head coach of the junior varsity team at Graceland University and one year as an assistant coach with Graceland's varsity team.
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As a player, Cook excelled at Graceland University where she was a four-year NAIA varsity scholarship athlete. The Yellowjackets went undefeated in Heart of America Conference play during her time with the team and reached the national championship elite eight in 2005 and 2008. She was also named team captain and earned an NAIA all-American scholar-athlete designation as well as the NAIA champion of character award. After graduating from Graceland she played professionally for two years in Greece.Â
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