STANFORD, Calif. – Senior Alana Cook was named Stanford's eighth College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American, as announced Thursday.
A member of the Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America third team, the two-year captain (2017-18) is on track to graduate with a degree in symbolic systems. Cook carries a 3.53 grade-point average and has led Stanford to four consecutive Pac-12 championships as well as the Cardinal's second national championship in 2017. Cook is the only student-athlete to earn a spot on CoSIDA's Academic All-America teams and play in the 2018 College Cup.
Stanford's 13th-ever Academic All-American, Cook is Stanford's eighth-ever CoSIDA honoree, joining the likes of Michelle Xiao (2017, first team), Maddie Bauer (2016, third team), Taylor Uhl (2014, second team), Teresa Noyola (2011, first team and 2010, third team), Christen Press (2010, first team), Kira Maker (2010, third team) and Kelley O'Hara (2009, first team).
A finalist for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award and semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, Cook started all 93 games during her four-year career at Stanford (2015-18). This season, Cook was named Pac-12 Defender of the Year in 2018 to go along with first-team All-America, first-team All-Pac-12 and CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first-team honors.
During Cook's four-year career, Stanford finished with an 82-6-5 record including a 41-1-2 clip in Pac-12 play and a 50-2-4 record at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.
