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Full name | Janet Marie Cobbs (-Mulholland) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Garden Grove, California, U.S. | February 22, 1967||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | North Dakota State University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Janet Cobbs (born February 22, 1967) [1] is an American/Canadian volleyball coach. During her playing career, she was an All-American at North Dakota State University and won a bronze medal with the United States women's national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Cobbs attended Concordia Academy High School in Roseville, Minnesota, where she played volleyball, basketball, and softball. [2] She made the all-state team twice in both volleyball and basketball. [2] In 1984, she led the volleyball team to the Class A state championship. [2] In 1985, she was named the Metro Basketball Player of the Year. [2]
Cobbs played for the North Dakota State University volleyball team from 1985 to 1988. [2] She was a second-team All-American in 1986 and a first-team All-American in 1987. [2] In 1988, Cobbs led the Bison to a 43–3 record and an NCAA Elite Eight appearance. [2] She was named to the All-American first team again and was also named the Division II Player of the Year. [2] She won the Honda-Broderick Trophy in 1988–89 as the Division II Female Athlete of the Year. [2] Cobbs set nine NDSU school records, including most career kills (2,091) and most single-season kills (739). [2]
Cobbs was inducted into the North Dakota State University Hall of Fame in 2003. [3]
Cobbs was a member of the national team from 1989 to 1994. [2] She won the bronze medal with the national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [2] She was named the MVP of the 1992 Hong Kong Cup. [2]
Cobbs played professionally for the Minnesota Monarchs (U.S.) in 1988–89, Ceramica Magica (Italy) in 1993–94, and Vakifbank (Turkey) in 1996–97. [2]
Cobbs was an assistant coach for North Dakota State and the University of Wisconsin–River Falls. [2]
Cobbs is currently a head coach for the Cambridge Scorpions Volleyball Program in Ontario, Canada. [4]
Cobbs was born in Garden Grove, California. She is 6 feet tall. [1]