2025 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
TFRRS PROFILE
2026 Track and Field:
- Competed in 6 meets as a sophomore distance runner, recording 4 top-5 finishes and 1 win (800m).
- Opened the season by running 8:01.76 in the 3000m and placing ninth at the 2026 PNC Lenny Lyles Open on Jan. 31.
- Placed fourth in the mile final with a time of 4:01.47 at the 2026 ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 28.
- Ran 3:40.06 in the 1500m to place fifth at the Raleigh Relays on March 28.
- Won the 800m in 1:51.03 at the Outdoor Music City Challenge on May 2.
- Finished third in the 800m final at the 2026 ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championship on May 16, posting a season-fastest 1:49.09.
2025 Cross Country:
- Competed in 5 meets during freshman season.
- Logged 2 top-25 finishes in 8k races.
- Placed 22nd in the 8k (24:08.9) at the Southern Showcase on Sep. 12.
- Finished 101st in the 8k (23:49.9) at the Gans Creek Classic on Sep. 26.
- Recorded a 192nd-place finish in the 8k (25:31.1) at the Nuttycombe Invitational on Oct. 17.
- Posted an 8k best time of 23:29.5 and best 8k placing (5th) at the 2025 Atlantic Sun Conference Cross Country Championships on Oct. 31.
- Ran a 10k best time of 31:24.5 while placing 67th at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships on Nov. 14.
2024 Cross Country:
- Opened his collegiate career at the Gans Creek Classic with a time in the 8k of 25:13.4
- Recorded a personal best in the 8k at the Angel Mounds Invitational 2024 with a time of 25:04.5
High School:
- GPS Brisbane Grammar 1500m Champion
- Competed at the Australian National Opens Championships in the 800m and 1500m
Personal:
- Son of Peter Hooper and Andrea Hooper
- Has one brother, Blair, and two sisters, Gemma and Leahrose
- Lists his favorite athlete as his teammate, Joe Ponter
- Plans to major in Business Management
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