Alison Cox
Women’s Four
Birthplace: Turlock, Calif.
Hometown: Turlock, Calif.
Current Residence: Princeton, N.J.
Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center
Began Rowing: University of San Diego, 1998
Date of Birth: 6/5/79
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 182
High School: Turlock High School, 1997
Undergraduate Education: University of San Diego, Communication and Business Administration, 2001
Occupation: Strategic Marketing & Public Relations Consultant
Employer: Self-employed
Training Location: Princeton, N.J.
Current Coach: Tom Terhaar
Years on National Team: Six – 2000, Under 23; 2001-04, 2010, Senior
International Results: Won gold in the eight at the 2011 Samsung World Rowing Cup stop in Lucerne...Won bronze in the four at the 2010 World Rowing Championships...Took silver in the eight in the 2004 Olympic Games…Won gold in the eight in the 2004 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne…Won gold in the eight at the 2004 Rowing World Cup stop in Munich…Finished fifth in the eight at the 2003 World Rowing Championships…Won gold in the eight at the 2003 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne…Won gold in the eight at the 2003 Rowing World Cup stop in Munich…Won gold in the eight at the 2003 Rowing World Cup stop in Milan…Finished second in the 2003 World Indoor Rowing Championships in Paris…Won gold in the eight at the 2002 World Rowing Championships…Finished third in the women’s open division of the 2002 C.R.A.S.H.-B. World Indoor Rowing Championships…Finished fourth in the four at the 2001 World Rowing Championships…Won gold in the four at the 2000 Under 23 World Rowing Championships.
National Results: Finished fourth in the pair at the 2010 National Selection Regatta #3…Won the eight at the 2002 USRowing National Championships…Won the four and finished second in the eight at the 2001 USRowing National Championships…Won the women’s collegiate event at the 2000 C.R.A.S.H.-B. World Indoor Rowing Championships…Finished third in the four at the 2000 USRowing National Championships.
Personal: Ali returned to rowing in 2010 after a six-year hiatus that included working in sports marketing, media, and entertainment at IMG and launching her own marketing consultancy in 2007…When not rowing, she enjoys running, yoga, alpine skiing, wake-surfing, volunteering and traveling…Ali was the captain of both her softball and tennis teams in high school, and received the MVP Award in softball…She was first-team All-West Coast Conference from 1999-2001, and was selected to the All-West Region and was named a D1 Second-Team All-American in 2001…Ali is documenting her rowing journey on her personal website, www.alicox.com, and on Twitter (@alicox16).