Chadron State College Athletics

A native of Thermopolis, Wyo., Cook was the first swimmer to be inducted into the CSC Athletic Hall of Fame. He was selected as Chadron State’s outstanding swimmer in 1968 and shared the honor in 1971. He was a member of two conference and district championship teams and consistently was a high placewinner in the backstroke and individual medley. He set the school record in the 200 individual medley and was on the 400-yard freestyle relay team that owned the school record.  He qualified for the NAIA National Swimming Meet as a senior in 1971.
Cook put his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial arts from CSC to good use during his career. He initially lived in California, where he owned a plastics injection molding company.  In 1996, he and his family moved to Fort Worth, Texas, where he was involved in several phases of manufacturing. He retired in the fall of 2008.