Honors: Second-team All-American in the hammer throw...2021, 2022 and 2025 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier in the hammer throw ... ranks fifth on the UW outdoor performance list in the hammer at 216-11 (66.12m) ... ranks eighth on the UW indoor performance list in the weight throw at 65-10 1/4
| Personal Bests |
| Indoor |
Outdoor |
| Weight Throw |
68-3 3/4 (20.82m) |
2/17/23 |
Hammer Throw |
216-11 (66.12m) |
5/16/25 |
TFRRS Profile
2025 Outdoor: Placed 16th in the hammer throw with a tossof 216-6 (65.98m) at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships...placed eighth in the hammer throw with a toss of 216-8 (66.03m) at the NCAA West First Round (May 28-31)...placed eighth in the hammer throw with a toss of 216-11 (66.12m) at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 16-18)...won the hammer throw with a toss of 207-7 (63.28m) at the Augustana Penultimate Qualifier (May 9)...won the hammer throw with a toss of 216-5 (65.69m), moving to No. 5 all-time in the event at the Badger Challenge (May 2)...placed fifth in the hammer throw with a toss of 205-11 (62.76m) at the Texas Invite (April 24)...won the hammer throw with a toss of 202-8 (61.78m) at the Mangrum Invite (March 28).
2025 Indoor: Placed 14th in the weight throw with a heave of 65-0 (19.81m) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28)...placed second in the weight throw with a heave of 62-1 (18.92m) at the Redbird Tune Up (Feb. 21)...placed fifth in the weight throw invite with a heave of 64-3 3/4 (19.60m) and seventh in the shot put invite with a toss of 56-0 1/2 at the Wisconsin Windy City Invite (Feb. 14)...placed fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 61-6 1/4 (18.75m) at the DePaul Invite (Feb. 9)...placed tenth in the weight throw with a toss of 60-7 3/4 at the Dr. Sander Invitational (Jan. 24)...placed second in the weight throw with a toss of 60-11 1/4 at the Wisconsin Midwest Invitational (Jan.11).
2024 Outdoor: Competed unattached in the hammer throw at the Badger Challenge (May 3), finishing fourth with a distance of 195-3
2024 Indoor: Earned sixth in the weight throw with a mark of 67-2 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23)...placed third in the weight throw with a mark of 66-2 1/4 (20.17m) at the Solomon Butler Classic (Feb. 17)...finished 14th in the weight throw with a toss of 62-11 1/4 at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 9)...finished sixth in the weight throw with a throw of 65-0 at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 26)...won the weight throw with a toss of 62-11 1/4 at the Red Hawk Opener (Jan. 19)...Placed third in the weight throw with a heave of 64-10 1/2 at the Wisconsin Midwest Invitational (Jan. 13)
2023 Outdoor: Placed 24th in the hammer throw with a toss of 207-5 at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds (May 24-27)...threw a personal best in the hammer finishing third with a toss of 207-9 at the Wisconsin Classic (May.5)...placed 11th in the hammer throw with a toss of 202-5 at Penn Relays (April 27-29)...finished second in the hammer throw with a toss of 197-0 at the Cal State LA Twilight (April 12-13)...placed 14th in the hammer throw with a toss of 196-11 at the Pacific Coast Invitational (April 13)...placed sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 197-6 at the Stanford Invitational (Mar.31-April 1)...finished seventh in the hammer throw with a toss of 198-3 at the USF Bulls Invitational (3/18/23)
2023 Indoor: Placed eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 66-7 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb.24-25)...threw a personal best of 68-3 3/4 finishing third in the weight throw at the Badgers Valentines Day Invite (Feb.17)...Hooper placed seventh in the weight throw with a toss of 62-5 at the Windy City Invite (Feb.10-11)...placed sixth in the weight throw with a toss of 65-8 3/4 at the Indiana University Relays (Jan.27-28)...finished second in the weight throw with a toss of 63-4 3/4 at the Red Hawk Opener (Jan.21)...placed sixth in the weight throw with a toss of 60-7 1/4 at the Wisconsin Midwest Invite (Jan.14)
2022 Outdoor: Placed eighth in the hammer at the Big Ten Championships (May 13) with a throw of 203-6 ... finished fifth in the hammer throw with a toss of 198-1 at the Texas Bobcat Invitational (March.24) ... placed fourth in the hammer at the Jim Click Shootout (April 8) at 199-0 ... recorded a personal best of 205-5 in the hammer at the Oregon Relays (April 22), placing third ... won the hammer at the Whitewater Drake Alternative (April 29) at 199-2 ... won the hammer at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6), throwing 202-8
2022 Indoor: Placed 15th in the weight throw with a distance of 62-8 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb.25) ... finished third in the weight throw with a personal best distance of 65-10 1/4 at the Badger St. Valentine's Open (Feb.18) ... came in ninth in the weight throw with a distance of 61-5 at the Windy City Invitational (Feb.11) ... placed fourth in the weight throw at 61-1 1/4 at the Red Hawk Invitational (Feb.5)
2021 Outdoor: Finished 33rd in the hammer throw (195-0) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (May 26-29)... placed eighth in the hammer throw (197-0) at the Big Ten Championships (May 14-16) ... completed a personal best and finished fourth in the hammer throw (202-1) at the Wisconsin B1G Invitational (May 8) ... placed fourth in the hammer throw (185-11) at the M City Classic (April 30- May 1) ... finished third in the hammer throw (201-10) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (April 23) ... finished seventh in the hammer throw (187-4) in the Husker Big 10 Invite (April 16-17) ... finished second in the hammer throw (190-3) at the 2021 B1G North Florida Invitational ( April 2-3)
2021 Indoor : Placed 12th in the weight throw (55-1 1/2) at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational (Feb. 12-13) ... finished sixth in the weight throw (56-2 1/2) at the Hoosier Hills Invitational (Feb. 6) ... placed 12th in the weight throw (56-11 1/2) at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 22-23) ... completed a personal best in the weight throw (59-8 1/2) at the Badger Icebreaker (Jan. 16)
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Indoor: Redshirt season ... competed unattached in the weight throw (54-10) at the Red Hawk Invite (Feb. 8)
High School: First-team all-state senior year in the weight throw ... finished 11th in discus at the Rhode Island Class A State Championships with a throw of 114-0 ... finished third in the hammer throw (12 lb) at the same meet with a throw of 188-3 ... finished fifth in the hammer throw (16 lb) at the Hendricken Invitational with a throw of 197-10 3/4 ... four-year member of the honor roll
Personal: Parents are Jackie and Casey Hooper ... has one sister, Jenna ... mother competed in track and cross country at Bryant University ... born May 2 ... major is physical education
At the NCAA West Preliminary
2023 - Outdoor
Hammer Throw: 24th (207-5)
2021 - Outdoor
Hammer Throw: 33rd (195-0)
At the Big Ten Championships
2024 - Indoor
Weight Throw: 6th (67-2)
2022 - Outdoor
Hammer Throw: 8th (203-6)
2022 - Indoor
Weight Throw: 15th (62-8)
2021 - Outdoor
Hammer Throw: 8th (197-0)
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose the University of Wisconsin for the strong tradition of great throwers and also great academics. The history of success post graduation also was very impressive to me."
