Mike Cook (soccer)

Mike Cook
Personal information
Full name Mychal Cook
Place of birth Toronto, Canada
Playing position Forward / Midfielder
Youth career
1983–1984 Bethany Nazarene Crimson Storm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1990 Oklahoma City Warriors
1990 Colorado Comets
1990–1993 Oklahoma City Warriors
1993–1995 Oklahoma City Slickers
1997–1998 Oklahoma City Warriors
Teams managed
1987–1992 Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm (assistant)
1993–1997 Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm
1998– Central Oklahoma Bronchos
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mychal "Mike" Cook is a retired Canadian soccer player who spent his career in the USISL. He is the head coach of the Central Oklahoma Bronchos women's soccer team.

Player

1984–1985 Cook attended Bethany Nazarene College, playing on the men’s soccer team in 1984 and 1985.[1] In 1986, Cook joined the newly created Oklahoma City Warriors of the Southwest Indoor Soccer League.[2] The Warriors finished third in the regular season, falling to the Lubbock Lazers in the first round of the playoffs. During the 1987–88 Southwest Indoor Soccer League, Cook finished fifth on the scoring list with twenty-seven goals. The Warriors again made the playoffs, winning the league championship over the Austin Sockadillos. Cook was the playoff MVP. Cook continued his scoring pace during the 1988–89 Southwest Indoor Soccer League season with twenty-five goals. In August 1990, Cook joined the Colorado Comets as they prepared for the 1990 playoffs.[3] The Comets went on to win the championship after which Cook returned to the Warriors for the 1990–91 indoor season. During the 1991–92 indoor season, Cook scored twenty goals in twelve games. In February 1993, the Warriors merged with the Oklahoma City Spirit for the upcoming 1993 outdoor season. The combined team was renamed the Oklahoma City Slickers. Cook played for the Slickers from at least May 1993 through the 1995 outdoor season. Cook then played for the reconstituted Oklahoma City Warriors during the 1997–98 USISL I-League

In 2006, Cook was inducted into the USL Hall of Fame.[4]

Coach

Even during his playing career, Cook also coached at the collegiate level. In 1987, he became an assistant with his alma mater, now known as Southern Nazarene University. In 1993, he became the head coach of both the men’s and women’s teams. In his five seasons as head coach, Cook took the men’s team to a 58–44–2 record and the women to an 88–22–1 record. In 1998, the University of Central Oklahoma hired Cook to establish a women’s soccer team. From 1998 to 2012, he led the team to a 230–75–19 record.

Head coaching record

Men's soccer

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm[5] () (1993–1997)
1993 Southern Nazarene 17–6–07–1–0NAIA Area
1994 Southern Nazarene 10–10–14–2–0NAIA Sectional
1995 Southern Nazarene 10–10–15–3–0NAIA Sectional
1996 Southern Nazarene 11–10–04–4–0
1997 Southern Nazarene 10–10–02–6–0NAIA SW Region
Southern Nazarene: 58–44–2?–?–?
Total:58–44–2

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Women's soccer

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm[6] () (1993–1997)
1993 Southern Nazarene 16–1–04–0–0NAIA Super Regional
1994 Southern Nazarene 14–5–03–2–0NAIA SW Region
1995 Southern Nazarene 21–3–15–0–01stNAIA
1996 Southern Nazarene 22–5–07–0–01stNAIA
1997 Southern Nazarene 15–8–03–3–0NAIA SW Region
Southern Nazarene: 88–22–1?–?–?
Central Oklahoma Bronchos[7] (Lone Star Conference) (1998–2010)
1998 Central Oklahoma 11–9–04–4–0
1999 Central Oklahoma 13–5–15–3–1NCAA Champions
2000 Central Oklahoma 21–3–07–0–01stNCAA Second Round
2001 Central Oklahoma 15–6–05–2–0
2002 Central Oklahoma 20–3–07–1–01stNCAA First Round
2003 Central Oklahoma 15–5–27–2–0NCAA First Round
2004 Central Oklahoma 13–6–27–1–1
2005 Central Oklahoma 16–3–28–1–01stNCAA First Round
2006 Central Oklahoma 18–3–19–0–01stNCAA First Round
2007 Central Oklahoma 19–5–010–0–01stNCAA Third Round
2008 Central Oklahoma 13–6–36–3–1
2009 Central Oklahoma 14–6–37–3–0NCAA First Round
2010 Central Oklahoma 11–8–16–4–0
Central Oklahoma Bronchos (Independent) (2011–present)
2011 Central Oklahoma 15–4–0NCAA First Round
Central Oklahoma Bronchos (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2012–present)
2012 Central Oklahoma 16–3–39–0–3NCAA Second Round
2013 Central Oklahoma 9–10–24–5–2
2014 Central Oklahoma 14–5–39–3–2NCAA Second Round
2015 Central Oklahoma 12–5–37–2–2
2016 Central Oklahoma 15–7–18–3–0
2017 Central Oklahoma 7–10–24–5–2
Central Oklahoma: ?–?–??–?–?
Total:?–?–?

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ Bethany Nazarene All Time Roster
  2. ↑ Indoor Soccer Comes to City Warriors Feature "Cream of Crop' Players
  3. ↑ Soccer
  4. ↑ USL Hall of Fame: Mike Cook Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ http://static.snuathletics.com/custompages/Soccer%20(M)/History/Year-by-Year%20Statistics.pdf
  6. ↑ http://static.snuathletics.com/custompages/Soccer%20(W)/History/Year-by-Year%20Statistics.pdf
  7. ↑ http://bronchosports.com/documents/2017/8/30/17WS_Media_Guide.pdf
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