Corey Cogdell

• 2008 Olympic Games Bronze medal in Women's Trap 
• 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shooting (Shotgun), first place in Women's Trap, qualifying for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
• 2007 Pan American Games Bronze Medalist
• 2007 World Cup Korea Bronze Medalist
• 2007 National Championships Bronze Medalist
• 2007 Spring Selection Gold Medalist

Corey grew up hunting with her father. She began at age 3, which fostered a love for shooting. A few years later, she joined the 4-H program and started to develop her trap shooting skills. Corey made the National Development Team in 2006 at Fall Selection when she placed first in the junior women's trap competition. That same day, she made the National Team when her score also placed her third in the open women's trap competition. Corey didn't go to traditional school, she was home schooled and received her high school diploma in May of 2005. Corey is currently living at the Olympic Training Center as a resident athlete.

As early as age three, Corey and her sister were learning to shoot from their father. She began with hunting and ultimately became involved in her local 4-H program. The experience hooked her on the sport, and pushed her to seek out teaching resources from others in the field. At each competition she picked up shooting tips from other shotgunners, learned to self analyze from her first coach, and even traveled for a lesson alongside Olympian Bret Erickson. Fast forward to 2007, she is a member of the national squad and earned an international bronze on the World Cup circuit.

Beyond the shooting range, she has a wide range of interests. Corey played basketball in grade school and was a competitive skier as a teen. She can also cook, serving as an assistant chef and learning to make authentic Italian in Italy. Most recently, she began to climb under the hood and rebuild cars. She can add gears, take apart the transmission and even build the suspension.

Corey worked in a cooking school for two years as an assistant chef. As part of her job, she traveled to Italy to study how to prepare authentic Italian food. Corey also has a love of old cars, in particular Jeeps and Mustangs. In her free time, Corey enjoys riding motorcycles, rock climbing, and downhill skiing.