Arkansas is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this season. Mark Cook has been there for every step as the Razorback program has become one of the best and most respected in the country.

In 2003, the first year Arkansas fielded a team, the Razorbacks finished No. 41 in the final national rankings. In 2004, Arkansas finished in the top 20 and has been a national power since.

Arkansas is coming off its third top 10 national finish in four years after tying for ninth at the 2011 NCAA Championship. The Razorbacks also won the NCAA North Central Regional.

In nine seasons with the Razorbacks, Cook has led Arkansas into an NCAA Regional championship eight consecutive seasons, to the NCAA Championship four straight years and five of the last six, to two NCAA Regional championships, to one Super Six, to an SEC regular-season co-championship and to seven straight top 15 final national rankings.

Individually, Arkansas has had seven student-athletes combine for 28 All-America honors and seven combine for 13 appearances in the NCAA individual event finals.

Cook, an SEC and NCAA South Central Regional Coach of the Year honoree, focuses on the vault and bars events. Arkansas has ranked in the top 25 in both each of the last five years, including tying for No. 9 on vault and No. 22 on bars in 2011.

Cook has coached five different Razorbacks to eight All-America honors on vault, three to four honors on bars and three to four honors in the all-around. Of those 16 All-America honors, eight have been first-team. He has also guided four Razorbacks into six appearances in the NCAA individual event finals with three top five finishes.

In 2011, Arkansas recorded its second-best finish ever. The Razorbacks won the NCAA North Central Regional, beating No. 1 Florida for the title. Arkansas tied for fourth in the NCAA Session I Semifinal to tie for ninth in the country and missed advancing to the Super Six for the second time in program history by one spot. Cook's team also beat top-ranked Florida during the regular season, recorded its first-ever win over Georgia, which was ranked No. 4 at the time, had 11 wins over teams ranked in the top 25, beat LSU in Baton Rouge for the first time, set school records with seven dual meet wins and four wins on the road, set school records with five SEC wins and three SEC road wins, and ranked No. 11 in the nation in attendance average for its ninth straight top 15 ranking.

Individually, junior Jaime Pisani, sophomore Amy Borsellino, sophomore Kelci Lewis and freshman Katherine Grable combined for seven All-America honors. Pisani was first-team on floor, and second-team on beam and in the all-around. Borsellino earned her first All-America honor as a first-teamer on vault. Lewis was a second-teamer on floor. Grable was a first-teamer on floor and a second-teamer on vault, becoming the first freshman in program history to be a first-team All-American.

Pisani won 28 individual event titles, finished ranked No. 3 in the nation on floor and No. 5 in the all-around. In the NCAA event finals, she tied for fifth on floor. Grable ended the year ranked No. 16 in the all-around, and tied for ninth on floor in the event finals. Borsellino placed 15th in the finals on vault.

In addition, Pisani became the first Razorback to earn South Central Regional Gymnast of the Year honors and departed senior Michelle Stout was named the SEC's co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Pisani and Grable also both earned second-team All-SEC honors, on vault and in the all-around, respectively.

In 2010, Arkansas was ranked seventh at the end of the regular season and finished No. 11 in the nation after the NCAA nationals. Arkansas also finished second in the NCAA West Regional, placed No. 11 in the nation in average attendance, led the SEC in team grade point average and ranked No. 16 in the country, set school records for overall team score and on bars, recorded five of the top eight overall team scores in program history and had wins over eight top 25 ranked opponents. Arkansas ranked No. 11 on vault and No. 13 on bars.

Cook helped guide senior Casey Jo Magee and Pisani to All-America status at the 2010 national championship. The pair combined for six appearances in the NCAA individual event finals. Magee was second in the nation in the all-around, the highest finish ever for a Razorback, and fourth on beam, tied for fifth on bars and 12th on floor. Pisani was 10th on floor and 12th on vault.

In 2009, Arkansas advanced to the NCAA Super Six for the first time, had a national fifth-place finish and a final ranking of No. 5, won the NCAA South Central Regional and recorded wins over No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Utah, No. 4 Stanford, No. 6 LSU, No. 6 Oregon State, No. 7 UCLA, No. 7 Oklahoma and No. 9 Alabama. Arkansas' No. 5 final team ranking included a No. 6 ranking on vault and a No. 10 finish on bars.

Stout was a first-team All-American on vault and bars, and Magee and Pisani were second-team All-Americans on vault.

In 2008, Arkansas had wins over No. 6 Alabama, No. 8 Oregon State, No. 9 UCLA, No. 12 Penn State and No. 14 Auburn. Arkansas finished second in the NCAA North Central Regional and advanced to the NCAA Championship. Arkansas finished the year ranked No. 10 in the nation, including No. 11 on vault and No. 14 on bars.

Stout was a first-team All-American on vault, and Magee a second-team All-American on vault and bars.

Cook has coached seven All-Southeastern Conference selections, nine SEC gymnasts of the week picks, seven SEC Community Service Team members, 69 SEC academic team selections, 62 NACGC/W Academic Scholar Athletes and seven All-Americans to 28 honors.

STARTING A PROGRAM
Cook came to Arkansas in May 2001 to build the Razorback program from scratch. He was consulted on the construction of one of the top practice facilities in the nation. He selected, ordered and assembled equipment; and helped fans and Northwest Arkansas quickly accept and learn about his sport. He was also scouting, recruiting and signing the first recruiting class in school history.

Arkansas' first team, an all-freshman lineup in 2003, finished its inaugural season ranked No. 41 in the nation with No. 37 and No. 43 rankings on bars and vault, respectively.

In 2004, Arkansas earned an NCAA Regional appearance and a top 20 national ranking (No. 20) in just the second season in program history. In addition, the Razorbacks had their first all-conference athlete in Melissa Leigh on bars. Arkansas was No. 24 in the nation on bars and No. 32 on vault.

The 2005 team also advanced to a regional and finished with an overall ranking of No. 26. The Razorbacks were No. 18 on bars and No. 27 on vault.

In 2006, the first recruiting class in school history helped Arkansas upset No. 9 UCLA in the NCAA South Central Regional, took the Razorbacks to their first NCAA Championship and ended the year ranked No. 12. Arkansas was No. 20 on both vault and bars.

PRIOR TO ARKANSAS
Cook was the head coach at Stanford University for four seasons (1998-2001), leading the Cardinal to two Pac-10 titles, four NCAA Regional appearances, and two NCAA top 10 finishes, and produced several individual and team records which still stand. He coached the program's first individual national champion, Larissa Fontaine on vault. During his tenure, Stanford finished as high as eighth in the nation (2001).

Prior to Stanford, Cook helped build NCAA and Pac-10 champions at UCLA as an assistant coach from 1995-97. During Cook's three years at UCLA, the Bruins won two Pac-10 titles, three NCAA Regional championships and their first NCAA Championship (1997). Cook's work led to UCLA moving from fourth at NCAAs the season he arrived in 1995 to national runner-up in 1996 before taking the team title in 1997.

Before moving into the collegiate coaching ranks, Cook was considered one of the top club coaches in the country. Serving as the head coach for Clovis (Calif.) Academy of Gymnastics from 1980-94, Cook helped build Clovis into a 900-student club. He produced numerous level 10 gymnasts, had athletes qualify for the USA Junior Olympic National Team and produced several elite gymnasts who competed at US Classics and USA Championships. In his final two years at Clovis, Cook also served as the academy director. Cook was named the Elite Coach of the Year by the United States Elite Coaches Association in 1989.

Individual honors include induction into the Diablo Valley (Pleasant Hill, Calif.) College Hall of Fame, where he competed as a gymnast from 1972-74, in 2010; 2009 NCAA South Central Region co-Head Coach of the Year, 2008 SEC co-Head Coach of the Year, and 2001 Pac-10 and NCAA West Region Head Coach of the Year awards.

CHICO STATE, 1977
10TH SEASON AT ARKANSAS
EIGHT NCAA REGIONALS
FIVE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
 TEAM APPEARANCES
ONE NCAA SUPER SIX
THREE TOP 10 FINISHES
TWO NCAA REGIONAL TITLES
ONE SEC REGULAR-SEASON CO-CHAMPIONSHIP

AT ARKANSAS (Co-Head Coach, 2002-)
117-141-4 (9 years)
8 NCAA Regional Appearances
5 NCAA Championship Appearances
1 NCAA Super Six Appearance
2 NCAA Regional titles
1 SEC regular-season co-championship
6 NCAA individual qualifiers
28 All-America selections
5 NCAA Regional champions
7 All-SEC selections
SEC Co-Coach of the Year, 2008
NCAA South Central Regional Co-Coach of the Year, 2009

PRIOR TO ARKANSAS
Stanford, 1998-2001 (Head Coach)
36-12-0 (4 years)
Pac-10 Coach of the Year, 2001
NCAA West Region Coach of the Year,
 2001
Pac-10 Champion, 1998, 2001
4 NCAA Regional Champions
2 NCAA Championship team
 appearances

UCLA, 1994-97 (Assistant Coach)
2 Pac-10 titles
3 NCAA Regional titles
1997 National Champions

Clovis Unified School District, 1980-94
Rookie Elite Coach of the Year, 1989
USGF J.O. President
Regional JO Age-Group Chair, 1986-89
President of Northern California
 Women's Gymnastics Association
Diablo Valley College Hall of Fame, 2010