Central College Athletics

Wilder Cooke joined the Central tennis staff as an assistant coach in 2025.
    
The No. 1 singles player for Grinnell College for two seasons, Cooke was the Midwest Conference Player of the Year in 2025. He reached No. 4 in the NCAA regional ranking and No. 19 in the ITA regional ranking. He won multiple MWC singles and doubles championships during his career with the Pioneers from 2021-25.
    
Cooke has experience as a tennis instructor with the Refkin Tennis Center in Tucson, Arizona, giving private lessons for a wide range of athletes. He graduated from Grinnell in the spring of 2025 with a degree in physics.

Athletics career

Grinnell College

• Midwest Conference Player of the Year in 2025
• Midwest Conference No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles champion in 2025
• Four team appearances in NCAA Division III Championships