Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A JUNIOR IN 2008-09
2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team … Cole was called upon to play primarily in the post, which was entirely a new role … she responded by recording two double-doubles, finishing among the top-20 in the conference in rebounding and third on the team in scoring … after seeing action in only 12 games as a sophomore, Cole played in all 27 games and started 21 times her junior season … her average of 2.4 offensive rebounds per game was the eighth highest in the Ohio Valley Conference … she scored in double figures 11 times, including a career-best 21 points against Houston Baptist (Dec. 13) on 10-for-11 shooting from the field … after having never scored more than 10 points in a game through her first two seasons, Cole scored more than 10 points eight times during her junior season … recorded her first career double-double against Western Kentucky (Nov. 23), finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds … contributed her second double-double against Tennessee State (Jan. 3), finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds despite leaving the game early after having her nose fractured … one game after suffering a fractured nose, Cole scored 19 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out three assists and totaled two steals against Austin Peay (Jan. 5) while playing with a black eye and a face guard … extended her streak of consecutive made free throws to 17 early in the season … set a career-high with five steals against Wright State (Nov. 25) … earned the Ohio Valley Conference Medal of Honor, which is given annually to the student-athletes who achieve the highest grade point average in a conference-sponsored sport … also earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … 2008-09 Colonel Scholar … 2008-09 Presidential Scholar (4.00 GPA) … 2008-09 Bratzke Award of Excellence, which is given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA on his or her team.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2007-08
Played in 12 games … averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds … scored a season-high five points against Penn (Dec. 30) and against Jacksonville State (Feb. 14) … went 1-for-1 from behind the three-point arc and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe against Penn … earned the Ohio Valley Conference Medal of Honor, which is given annually to the student-athletes who achieve the highest grade point average in a conference-sponsored sport … also earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … 2007-08 EKU Scholar … 2007-08 Presidential Scholar.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2006-07
Played in all 30 games ... averaged 3.6 points and three rebounds per game ... shot 35.5 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from beyond the three-point arc ... made 73.3 percent of her free throw attempts ... scored a season-high 10 points against Louisiana Tech (Nov. 24) ... grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against Georgetown (Nov. 18) ... also had eight rebounds in games against Austin Peay (Dec. 9) and Eastern Illinois (Jan. 13) ... dished out four assists against Tennessee State (Jan. 25) ... earned the Ohio Valley Conference Medal of Honor, which is given annually to the student-athletes who achieve the highest grade point average in a conference-sponsored sport … also earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four varsity letters … named 2006 14th Region Player of the Year … honored as the 2006 Gatorade Mountain Co-Player of the Year … led the state in scoring as senior … three-time Region 14 Top 10 … ended career as school’s all-time leading scorer … averaged 26.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game as a senior ... also played four years of varsity softball and two years of volleyball ... was Breathitt County High School’s 2006 salutatorian ... graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.

PERSONAL
Full name is Colette Michelle Cole ... born Oct. 30, 1987 ... daughter of Thomas and Agnes Cole ... has two sisters, Bridget and Thomasina ... majoring in sport management.