Women's Outdoor Track
Cooke, Roger
Roger Cooke
- Title:
- Assistant Coach – Track and Field/Cross Country
- Email:
- HornedFrogTFXC@tcu.edu
Cooke was hired in the Summer of 2022 as the distance coach for the Horned Frogs.
In his first season at the helm of the cross country program, Gracie Morris became TCU’s first NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifier in six years. She placed second at the NCAA South Central Regional, the highest finish for any women’s cross country runner in program history at the meet.
Track and field saw 14 student-athletes set 35 personal bests in the 1500m or higher. Additionally, multiple Horned Frogs cracked TCU’s All-Time Top 10 list. During the indoor season, seven individual entries were added to the all-time list, including both the men’s and women’s DMR teams that clocked the second-fastest indoor times in program history at the Big 12 Indoor Championships. London Culbreath, Lailah White, Jasmin Muhammad-Graham and Mariana Martinez ran an 11:47.81, while Noah Winters, Simbarashe Maketa, Ryan Martin and Stone Burke ran a 9:56.39.
Throughout the 2023 outdoor season, Gracie Morris set her own school record in the 1500m (4:13.38) and she, along with Culbreath, Muhammad-Graham and Samarra Monrroy, broke the school record in the DMR at the Texas Relays with their second-place time of 11:21.14. Five other times earned spots on the women’s outdoor list, while Martin, Burke, Winters and Gabriel Diaz accounted for six new entries on the men’s all-time program list.
In 2024, Cooke helped Graydon Morris wrap up her career with Second Team All-American honors after running a 4:10.72 in the 1500m to place 16th overall at the NCAA Championship. The senior also broke her own school record in the event with her time of 4:10.35 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships.
During the 2024 cross country season, he led TCU’s distance squads to one of their best seasons in school history. The men won each of their first four meets to start the season and earned their highest regional ranking in program history. Tate Underwood collected Big 12 Runner of the Week honors; the first time a Horned Frog had won the award on the men’s side. At the conference meet, TCU finished sixth, their best, behind five nationally ranked teams. The men wrapped up their 2024 campaign with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA South Central Region Championships and Graydon Morris earned All-Region honors with a 23rd place finish.
The women won each of their first three meets to begin the 2024 cross country season with sophomore Tabitha Ngao leading the way. She earned her second career Big 12 Runner of the Week honor at TCU.
Cooke comes to Fort Worth, Texas, after three seasons as the Jacksonville State assistant track & field and cross country coach. He was tasked with running Jacksonville State's distance programs as well as logistical operations for men's and women's cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field.
Before Jacksonville State, he spent three years on staff at Lynn. Cooke assisted in all facets of Lynn's men's and women's track and cross country programs, but was instrumental in the development of the inaugural men's programs for each sport. His first men's cross country team finished fifth in the Sunshine State Conference and eighth at the NCAA Division II South Regional Championships. He mentored the second Fighting Knight to ever compete in the national championships and guided runners to all-conference and all-region honors in both cross country and distance track events.
Cooke began his coaching career at LSU. Following a running career that gave him the nod as LSU's Cross Country Runner of the Year as a senior, he stayed on to coach as a volunteer with the Tigers.
He helped put together the first women's DMR team in LSU track and field history to reach the NCAA Indoor National Championships. Cooke also coached multiple top finishers for LSU at the SEC Championships.
As a student-athlete, Cooke was a standout on and off the track, serving as a key member of LSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in community service opportunities. He competed in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters along with cross country for the Tigers, earning four SEC Academic Honor Roll selections.
A native of Glen Allen, Virginia, Cooke graduated in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in History Secondary Education from LSU. He also has an MBA in Leadership and Management from Lynn University.
In his first season at the helm of the cross country program, Gracie Morris became TCU’s first NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifier in six years. She placed second at the NCAA South Central Regional, the highest finish for any women’s cross country runner in program history at the meet.
Track and field saw 14 student-athletes set 35 personal bests in the 1500m or higher. Additionally, multiple Horned Frogs cracked TCU’s All-Time Top 10 list. During the indoor season, seven individual entries were added to the all-time list, including both the men’s and women’s DMR teams that clocked the second-fastest indoor times in program history at the Big 12 Indoor Championships. London Culbreath, Lailah White, Jasmin Muhammad-Graham and Mariana Martinez ran an 11:47.81, while Noah Winters, Simbarashe Maketa, Ryan Martin and Stone Burke ran a 9:56.39.
Throughout the 2023 outdoor season, Gracie Morris set her own school record in the 1500m (4:13.38) and she, along with Culbreath, Muhammad-Graham and Samarra Monrroy, broke the school record in the DMR at the Texas Relays with their second-place time of 11:21.14. Five other times earned spots on the women’s outdoor list, while Martin, Burke, Winters and Gabriel Diaz accounted for six new entries on the men’s all-time program list.
In 2024, Cooke helped Graydon Morris wrap up her career with Second Team All-American honors after running a 4:10.72 in the 1500m to place 16th overall at the NCAA Championship. The senior also broke her own school record in the event with her time of 4:10.35 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships.
During the 2024 cross country season, he led TCU’s distance squads to one of their best seasons in school history. The men won each of their first four meets to start the season and earned their highest regional ranking in program history. Tate Underwood collected Big 12 Runner of the Week honors; the first time a Horned Frog had won the award on the men’s side. At the conference meet, TCU finished sixth, their best, behind five nationally ranked teams. The men wrapped up their 2024 campaign with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA South Central Region Championships and Graydon Morris earned All-Region honors with a 23rd place finish.
The women won each of their first three meets to begin the 2024 cross country season with sophomore Tabitha Ngao leading the way. She earned her second career Big 12 Runner of the Week honor at TCU.
Cooke comes to Fort Worth, Texas, after three seasons as the Jacksonville State assistant track & field and cross country coach. He was tasked with running Jacksonville State's distance programs as well as logistical operations for men's and women's cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field.
Before Jacksonville State, he spent three years on staff at Lynn. Cooke assisted in all facets of Lynn's men's and women's track and cross country programs, but was instrumental in the development of the inaugural men's programs for each sport. His first men's cross country team finished fifth in the Sunshine State Conference and eighth at the NCAA Division II South Regional Championships. He mentored the second Fighting Knight to ever compete in the national championships and guided runners to all-conference and all-region honors in both cross country and distance track events.
Cooke began his coaching career at LSU. Following a running career that gave him the nod as LSU's Cross Country Runner of the Year as a senior, he stayed on to coach as a volunteer with the Tigers.
He helped put together the first women's DMR team in LSU track and field history to reach the NCAA Indoor National Championships. Cooke also coached multiple top finishers for LSU at the SEC Championships.
As a student-athlete, Cooke was a standout on and off the track, serving as a key member of LSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in community service opportunities. He competed in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters along with cross country for the Tigers, earning four SEC Academic Honor Roll selections.
A native of Glen Allen, Virginia, Cooke graduated in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in History Secondary Education from LSU. He also has an MBA in Leadership and Management from Lynn University.
Tysen Townsend Pole Vault School Record
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