SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco Athletics has officially announced the promotion of Emily Cook to Head Beach Volleyball Coach.
 
"We are excited to announce the promotion of Emily to Head Beach Volleyball Coach," Deputy Athletics Director, Administration and Facilities/SWA Stephanie Shrieve-Hawkins said. "She has proven to be an outstanding leader and dedicated advocate for the beach student-athletes for the past four years and will have complete focus toward optimizing their potential and increasing team success."
 
A member of the beach volleyball coaching staff since 2022, Cook has spent the last two seasons as the associate head coach, helping guide the Dons to a combined 21 victories. She has overseen a program that has compiled double-digit wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history, and coached Moorea Wood and Letizia Aquilino to All-WCC Second Team honors, as well as Jette Morris and Burkleigh Smith to WCC All-Freshman Team selections.
 
Before her time on the Hilltop, she served as head coach at Surfside Volleyball Club in Southern California and was the varsity assistant coach at Mira Costa High School.
 
As a player, Cook competed at Pepperdine, leading the Waves to two AVCA National Championship titles in 2012 and 2014. Notably, she left Pepperdine ranked third in program history in total wins (90) as she was also named to the All-Freshman Team in 2010 for indoor volleyball.
 
Cook was also named AAU National Player of the Year in 2008 for beach volleyball, while also winning a bronze medal at the Junior Olympics in 2007 and a silver medal in 2008.

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