Janet Cobbs
Janet Cobbs (born February 22, 1967)[1] is an American/Canadian volleyball coach. During her playing career, she was an All-American at North Dakota State University and won a bronze medal with the United States women's national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Janet Marie Cobbs (-Mulholland) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 22, 1967 Garden Grove, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | North Dakota State University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
High school edit
Cobbs attended Concordia Academy High School in Roseville, Minnesota, where she played volleyball, basketball, and softball.[2] She made the all-state team twice in both volleyball and basketball.[2] In 1984, she led the volleyball team to the Class A state championship.[2] In 1985, she was named the Metro Basketball Player of the Year.[2]
College edit
Cobbs played for the North Dakota State University volleyball team from 1985 to 1988.[2] She was a second-team All-American in 1986 and a first-team All-American in 1987.[2] In 1988, Cobbs led the Bison to a 43–3 record and an NCAA Elite Eight appearance.[2] She was named to the All-American first team again and was also named the Division II Player of the Year.[2] She won the Honda-Broderick Trophy in 1988–89 as the Division II Female Athlete of the Year.[2] Cobbs set nine NDSU school records, including most career kills (2,091) and most single-season kills (739).[2]
Cobbs was inducted into the North Dakota State University Hall of Fame in 2003.[3]
International edit
Cobbs was a member of the national team from 1989 to 1994.[2] She won the bronze medal with the national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[2] She was named the MVP of the 1992 Hong Kong Cup.[2]
Professional edit
Cobbs played professionally for the Minnesota Monarchs (U.S.) in 1988–89, Ceramica Magica (Italy) in 1993–94, and Vakifbank (Turkey) in 1996–97.[2]
Coaching career edit
Cobbs was an assistant coach for North Dakota State and the University of Wisconsin–River Falls.[2]
Cobbs is currently a head coach for the Cambridge Scorpions Volleyball Program in Ontario, Canada.[4]
Personal life edit
Cobbs was born in Garden Grove, California. She is 6 feet tall.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o . NDSU Athletics. January 19, 2005. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "Janet Cobbs-Mulholland". University of Waterloo Athletics. from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Scorpions Volleyball News". Scorpionsvolleyball.ca. from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
External links edit
- Janet Cobbs at Olympics.com
- Olympedia Profile: Janet Cobbs
- North Dakota State University Hall of Fame Profile
- Volleybox.net Profile