Before Brown: Cohen, a Henrico, Va.,  native and graduate of Mills E. Godwin High School, was a member of Aerial East Gymnastics ... A two-year Level 9 and 10 gymnast, Cohen was also a state and regional competitor ...  At the 2012 AAU Nationals, she finished second on vault and floor, third on beam and fourth in the all-around ... Received the Woman of Steele Award and was the BHSL Central Region bar champion ... Also an All-District and All-Region team honoree ... At Mills E. Godwin, Cohen was a member of the National Honor Society and French Honor Society and was a four-year honor roll student.