Nov. 16, 2007

Mizzou Women's Golf Coach Stephanie Priesmeyer added a third signee to the Tigers' recruiting class, as Marissa Cook of Edwardsville, Ill. signed a National Letter of Intent. She will join the Tigers' in the fall of 2008.

Cook was a State qualifier all four years at Edwardsville High School and claimed two top-10 finishes, including a second-place showing in her freshman season. It was the highest finish by a freshman in Illinois history. She was a four-time conference champion and twice claimed regional and sectional championships.

While at Edwardsville High School, she set the school records for nine-hole season average (35.4), 18-hole postseason stroke average (72.3), nine-hole score (32) and 18-hole score (68).

"Marissa will be a great addition to our team and will really compliment the already talented group of recruits that we have coming in next fall," Priesmeyer said. "She is a long hitter with a lot of potential to be a great college golfer."

Cook qualified for the USGA Girls Junior Championships in 2005 and was a two-time qualifier for the USGA Women's Amateur Public Links Championship (2003, 2005). She also qualified for the 2005 PGA Westfield Girls Junior Championship.

She will join Hannah Lovelock of Surrey, England and Alex Bell of Richmond, Ind. as newcomers to the Tigers next fall.