Edmonds School 1963-1966 Woodway High School 1967-1989 Edmonds-Woodway High School 1990-1993

Bryce Cook began his career as a wrestler for Burlington-Edison High School and was coached by Hall of Famer Bo Campbell. During his high school career he was not only a state wrestling champion in 1958 but also served as sophomore and junior class president and ASB President.

Bryce was awarded a wrestling scholarship to Washington State University where he was a Pac-Six champion and an NCAA participant as well as captain of the 1963 wrestling team. Both Bryce and his twin brother Bruce were WSU's "Freshman Athletes of the Year" in 1959.

Cook began his coaching career at Edmonds High School in 1963. He was transferred to Woodway High School in 1967 where he remained until he retired in 1993.

He was very involved with promoting kid wrestling during the early seventies. He organized his own Woodchuck Wrestling Camp and founded the Wrestling Rhinos wrestling club with his brother and fellow Hall of Fame coach, Mike Hess. During those early days Bryce organized and was director of many high school and kid's wrestling tournaments. He was also very involved with the organization and coaching of the Wrestling Rhinos program.

During his 30-career, Cook coached his team to three WESCO titles, and coached six individual state champions, including his own son Mark in 1984. He never had a losing season and had an amazing overall record of 255-103-2.

He is also the past recipient of the Pacific Northwest Wrestling Officials Award and served as a Washington State Wrestling Coaches Association officer for four years.

Additionally, he hosted several cultural exchange teams and in 1989 he was awarded the AAA Coach of the Year and also was inducted into the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame with the class of 1994.

Cook never really retired from wrestling. Around 2003 he went back to his alma mater where he worked as a volunteer coach and was a mentor to young high school wrestlers. He enjoyed watching his grandson Dylan Granard wrestle and win conference and regional titles and place third at the state tournament in 2009.

He was inducted into the Burlington-Edison High School Hall of Fame and received the Reiman-Campbell-Driskell award for outstanding contributions to wrestling.

Cook remained involved with the sport of wrestling throughout his life while continuing to contribute and support local programs.

He was passionate about wrestling and it was what he enjoyed most in life.