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In 2008: Once again a key player for the Bison at short-stick defensive midfield ... Outstanding quickness made him one of the team's best at clearing the ball ... Picked up a career-best 34 ground balls, third-most on the team ... Had five GBs against both Fairfield and Lafayette ... Added a goal and an assist against Lafayette for his only points of the season ... In 2007: Valuable member of the short-stick d-middie rotation ... Contributed three goals, one each against Air Force, Lehigh and Colgate ... Led all Bison short-stick defensive middies with 20 ground balls ... Had three GBs each against St. John's, Hobart and Colgate ... Was also a backup faceoff man, winning 7 of 18 ... In 2006: Played in all 14 games as a short-stick middie ... Key part of team's transition game ... Tied for fifth on team with 30 ground balls ... Logged two assists, one against Mount St. Mary's and the other at Lehigh ... Season-high eight ground balls against Lafayette, when he won 9 of 14 faceoffs ... Took 12 of 28 draws on the year ... Personal: Son of Michael Cooke and Ray and Terri Schulmeyer ... Born Dec. 11, 1987 in Baltimore ... Stepfather, Ray Schulmeyer, played lacrosse at Cornell ... 2005 graduate of St. Paul's School ... Led team to a 17-4 record and a state championship in 2004 ... Team was ranked No. 13 in the country ... Earned two letters each in lacrosse and football ... Management major ... Member of Dean's List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Fall 2008 recipient of the ECAC Merit Medal, for outstanding athletic and academic contributions at Bucknell through three years ... Frank Fedorjaka on Cooke: "Michael is the anchor of our defensive midfield group, and we feel he is one of the best short-stick d-middies around. He is a key man-down player, and his quickness and elusiveness make him excellent in clearing situations. He has also gotten much better at faceoffs, and we may see him doing more of that this season." |
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