Janet Cobbs (born February 22, 1967) is an American/Canadian

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coach. During her playing career, she was an All-American at

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and won a bronze medal with the United States women's national team at the

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Playing career

High school

Cobbs attended Concordia Academy High School in

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, where she played volleyball,

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, and

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. She made the all-state team twice in both volleyball and basketball. In 1984, she led the volleyball team to the Class A state championship. In 1985, she was named the Metro Basketball Player of the Year.

College

Cobbs played for the North Dakota State University volleyball team from 1985 to 1988. She was a second-team All-American in 1986 and a first-team All-American in 1987. In 1988, Cobbs led the Bison to a 43–3 record and an NCAA Elite Eight appearance. She was named to the All-American first team again and was also named the Division II Player of the Year. She won the Honda-Broderick Trophy in 1988–89 as the Division II Female Athlete of the Year. Cobbs set nine NDSU school records, including most career kills (2,091) and most single-season kills (739). Cobbs was inducted into the North Dakota State University Hall of Fame in 2003.

International

Cobbs was a member of the national team from 1989 to 1994. She won the bronze medal with the national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in

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. She was named the MVP of the 1992 Hong Kong Cup.

Professional

Cobbs played professionally for the Minnesota Monarchs (U.S.) in 1988–89, Ceramica Magica (Italy) in 1993–94, and Vakifbank (Turkey) in 1996–97.

Coaching career

Cobbs was an assistant coach for North Dakota State and the University of Wisconsin–River Falls. Cobbs is currently a head coach for the Cambridge Scorpions Volleyball Program in Ontario, Canada.

Personal life

Cobbs was born in

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. She is 6 feet tall.

References

External links

Janet Cobbs at Olympics.com

Olympedia profile: Janet Cobbs

North Dakota State University Hall of Fame profile

Volleybox.net profile
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