2018-19 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster

Emily Hooker

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School Green
  • Hometown Akron, Ohio

Biography

2018-19: Outdoor - Saw action at eight meets … was part of a 4x400 team that set three successive school records, culminating in a 3:38.29 time at the Penn Relays (4/25-27) … took first place at MAC Championships (5/9-11) with the 4x400 team with a 3:40.96 time … qualified for the NCAA East Regionals (5/23-25) in the 4x4 … put up an individual personal best in the 400 at Cincinnati’s Oliver Nikoloff Invite (4/6) with a run of 54.67 to take third … won the Miami Blizzard Buster (3/23) 400m race (54.97) … season best in the 200 also came at the Nikoloff, with a run of 24.66. Indoor - Ran in four meets … took the silver in the 4x400 at MAC Indoor Championships (2/22-23) with a 3:43.26 time … finished sixth individually in the 400 with a run of 54.92 at the conference meet, her best time of the season.

2017-18: Outdoor – Raced in six meets … took fifth individually in the 400m (55.50) while helping the 4x400m relay (3:41.16) capture a title at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12) … won the 400m (personal-best 54.88) at the Billy Hayes Invitational (5/4). Indoor – Ran in eight meets for the ‘Hawks … began season by leading the 4x4 squad to a win at the BGSU Opener … placed 10th in the 400m at the Kentucky Invitational with a 57.25 … took fourth in the 400m at the Gladstein Invitational … broke the Miami indoor record for the 600m with a 1:32.10 at the Indiana Relays … topped her new 600m record the following weekend with a 1:31.26 at the Meyo Invite to finish first … helped lead 4x4 team to a third-place finish at the MAC Indoor Championships while also scoring in the 400m by finishing fifth.

2016-17: Outdoor – Ran in five meets … took sixth in the 400m (55.49) while helping the 4x400m relay (3:44.86) take sixth at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/11-13) … helped the 4x400m relay emerge victorious three times: at the Jesse Owens Classic (3:46.93), the RedHawk Invitational (4/29) and the Indiana State Twilight (3:48.10). Indoor –Appeared in four meets … won the 400m (57.06) at the Findlay Meet for Everyone (2/17) … helped the 4x400m relay place third at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/24-25).

2015-16: Outdoor – Did not compete. Indoor – Ran in two meets … ran a leg of the 4x400m relay (4:03.66) that finished second at the season-opening Mastodon Opener (12/5).

2014-15: Outdoor – Competed in five meets during the outdoor season … opened the season at the UNF Spring break invite running a 56.63 in the 400m as well as competing in the 4x400 and 4x100 … posted a personal record in the 400m at the Rankin/Poehlein Invitational clocking in at 55.26 … posted a PR in the 200m at the All-Ohio Championships running a 25.61 … competed at the MAC Championships in the 400m, 4x400m and 4x100m finishing the 400m with a time of 56.03. Indoor – Competed in five meets for the RedHawks focusing on the 400m … debuted at the Bowling Green Opener running 8.11 in the 60m and in the 4x400m relay … posted her fastest 400m of the indoor season at the GVSU Big Meet clocking in at 57.77

High School: Ran track all four years and played soccer for three years at Green High School … holds personal bests of 55.19 in the 400m, 25.5 in the 200m, 12.29 in the 100m and 3.53 in the 4x$00m … competed at the Ohio State Track Championships all four years … two-time district champion in the 400m … honor student. 

Personal: April birthday … daughter of Cindy Huise and John Hooker … both parents ran cross country and track at Akron … majoring in marketing ... enjoys art and playing the piano.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Senior

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  • 2018-19Redshirt Senior

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