Tessa Cook Hometown: Easley, S.C. High School: Easley Height: 5-7 Position: Assistant Coach Experience: First Year

2003-04: Placed in seven cross country meets with a best finish of fifth at the Winthrop Classic in 19:15.26... Scored a season-best sixth place in the 1,500m at the Furman Invitational with a time of 5:08.90... Member of the 4x1,500m relay team which claimed first place at the Clemson Relays... Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2002-03: Competed in four cross country meets, scoring a 15th place finish at the Winthrop Fall Classic 4K in 15:32.80... Ran 1,500m in four meets, recording a second place finish at the Clemson All-Star meet... Also finished ninth with a 4:58.09 at the SoCon Championships... Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2001-02: Ran four cross country races, posting a season-best time of 19:21.90 at the Southern Conference Championships, where she placed 38th... Top finish of the season was seventh (19:39) at the SoCon Pre-Meet... Posted a season-best time of 5:25.98 at the SoCon Indoor Championships' mile run... Also member of the distance medley squad that took fifth in 12:33.93 at the SoCon Championships... In the outdoor season won the 1500m run at the Furman Invitational with a time of 4:50.51 and helped the 4x1500m relay squad to a second-place time of 19:48.55 at the Clemson Relays... Also helped the distance medley team to third at the Clemson Relays with a time of 14:03.17... Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

High School: MVP of the track and cross country teams for four consecutive years... Named All-Region, All-State, and County Champion... Personal best in the 800m run of 2:31... Best 5K time of 19:33... Member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, FCA, and the Homecoming Court... Rotary Scholar and Palmetto Girls State Delegate... Voted Most Athletic.