ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Naval Academy Director of Track and Field / Cross Country Jamie Cook is among the 2025 Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees. Cook joins nine other inductees who will be formally recognized at an induction ceremony at Husson's Gracie Theatre in Bangor, Maine, on Sept. 21.
 
"It's such an honor to be recognized by my home state and I'm very appreciative of all the people who helped me get there, especially my parents and siblings," said Cook. "My dad was my biggest influence, his support and my mom doing all the behind-the-scenes stuff is what motivated me. I appreciate them for everything they have done for me."
 
The Honors and Selection Committee selects Maine sports figures to be inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame from applications that are submitted for consideration and approval. The requirements necessary to be eligible as an inductee are:

 

• Nominee must be a Maine sports figure whose achievements have brought distinction and honor to the state of Maine in any field of sport.
• Nominee must be a Maine sports figure or one who has made a major contribution to the development and advancement of sports in the state of Maine.
• Nominee must be a Maine sports figure having five (5) years of retirement from their last competitive event in their sports field of expertise (in extraordinary circumstances this can be waived).

 
Others inductees into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame class include Paralympian Clara Brown; "American Ninja Warrior" star Jesse "Flex" Labreck; Bryant Barr, a former Mr. Maine Basketball who played in college with NBA star Stephen Curry; Maine Celtics president Dajuan Eubanks; Kelly Bowman Flagg, a high school standout who went on to play Division I at the University of Maine and is the mother of standout NBA prospect Cooper Flagg; Danny Paul, a longtime track and cross country coach who won dozens of Maine road races over three decades; award-winning college basketball coaches Lynn Hersey and Warren Caruso; and longtime Bangor Daily News sportswriter Larry Mahoney.
 
Cook attended Kennebunk High School in Kennebunk, Maine, where he was a three-sport athlete, winning two national high school championships and state championships in six different track and field events. In football, he was all-state at five different positions and was named the Lobster Bowl MVP.
 
Additionally, Cook was honored as a three-time All-American and academic All-American while competing for Penn State from 1995 to 1998. He was also a Big Ten, IC4A, and Penn Relays champion in the multi-events during his collegiate career. He was a 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials competitor in the decathlon and competed in six USA Track & Field combined events (decathlon/indoor heptathlon) from 2002 to 2005. He also represented the United States versus Germany in the 2003 Decathlon Duel. His personal best in the decathlon, 7,853 points, came during the 2004 Olympic Trials year.
 
Cook is in his eighth season at the helm of the Naval Academy program and has won 30 Patriot League championships and 24 Patriot League Coach of the Year awards. Under his guidance, the Mids have dominated the Army-Navy Star Series, which is part of the overall Star Series presented by USAA, winning 24-consecutive indoor and outdoor Star Meets. Navy has claimed six IC4A outdoor championships and one ECAC outdoor championship under Cook. Last season, Cook sent a program-best four competitors (Jacques Guillaume, Nathan Kent, Braden Presser and Brahmir Vick) to the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon.
 
Cook's coaching career began at the University of Pennsylvania from 2001 to 2010. During his tenure with the Quakers, he coached 64 Ivy League champions, oversaw seven school records, and helped Penn capture a pair of team titles (2001, 2002).
 
After his tenure at Penn, Cook spent seven years (2010 to 2017) as an assistant coach at the University of Oregon. He guided athletes to 27 All-America honors, 18 individual conference titles, and six individual NCAA championships. He assisted with all 15 of the Ducks' men's and women's NCAA titles in track and field.