Career
As a non-scholarship player at University of California, Los Angeles she had six individual wins from 1983 to 1986, was an All-American in 1985 and 1986, an Academic All-American in 1985/1986, placed fourth in the 1986 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship, and was named to the NGCA Hall of Fame in 1986. She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 1987 with a degree in Economics. She turned professional and joined the LPGA Tour in October 1987.
She also played on the Futures Tour, winning once in 1988.
She retired in 1997.
Since retiring from competition, Cockerill has worked as a reporter for Golf Channel covering the LPGA and Nationwide Tours. Futures Tour wins (1)
Amateur
Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the United States): 1986.