Hooker attended Southwest High School in San Antonio, Texas, where she was a standout athlete in basketball, track and field, and volleyball. As a junior and senior, she was an all-state volleyball outside hitter. She was also the 2004 and 2005 Texas state champion in the high jump.[1]
CollegeEdit
Hooker played on the University of Texas volleyball team from 2006 to 2009. In 2007, she was named to the AVCA All-American second team. She was then named to the first team in both 2008 and 2009. In 2009, she was the Big 12 Player of the Year and the NCAA Division I volleyball championship's Most Outstanding Player, as Texas lost to Penn State in the finals.[1] While at Texas, Hooker was named as one of the four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball for both the 2008–09 season as well as the 2009–10 season.[2][3]
In track and field, Hooker won the NCAA outdoor high jump championship in 2006, 2007, and 2009. She also won the NCAA indoor high jump championship in 2009; her winning jump of 6' 6" (1.98 meters) broke the indoor collegiate record.[1][4] She won four NCAA high jump championships overall.[5]
InternationalEdit
Hooker joined the U.S. women's national volleyball team in January 2008. Her first official tournament with the team was the 2010 World Grand Prix, where she helped the U.S. win the gold medal by averaging 4.76 points and 2.46 digs. She was also fifth in scoring at that year's FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[1] In 2011, Hooker was named the Most Valuable Player of the FIVB World Grand Prix, as the Americans won the tournament again. She ranked second with 101 points scored during the Final Round. Hooker averaged 5.91 points and 5.13 kills in the FIVB World Cup to help the U.S. to the silver medal in that event. She was named the Best Spiker in the World Cup with a 49.53 kill percent and .419 hitting efficiency.[1]
Hooker played in the first six matches of the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, which the U.S. eventually won.[1] Hooker then won the silver medal with the U.S. in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She ranked second overall in scoring in that tournament and won the Best Spiker award.[6]
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Destinee Dante Hooker born September 7 1987 is an American indoor volleyball player She is a 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m opposite attacker Hooker was a member of the United States women s national volleyball team She starred in both volleyball and track and field at the University of Texas Destinee HookerPersonal informationFull nameDestinee Dante HookerNationalityAmericanBorn 1987 09 07 September 7 1987 age 36 Frankfurt GermanyHometownSan Antonio Texas United StatesHeight6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Volleyball informationPositionOppositeCurrent clubSan Juaneras de la CapitalNumber19 national team CareerYearsTeams2006 2009201020102010 20112011 20122012 201320142014 201520162016 20182018 20192019 20202020 2021University of Texas GS Caltex Seoul KIXX Pinkin de Corozal Scavolini Pesaro Osasco Voleibol Clube Dinamo Krasnodar Criollas de Caguas Hwaseong IBK Altos Tianjin Bridgestone Camponesa Minas Osasco Voleibol Clube Tianjin Bohai Bank San Juaneras de la CapitalNational team2008 2012 United StatesMedal record Women s volleyballRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games2012 London TeamFIVB Volleyball Women s World Cup2011 Japan TeamFIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix2010 Ningbo Team2011 Macau TeamNORCECA Championship2011 Caguas Contents 1 Career 1 1 High school 1 2 College 1 3 International 2 Personal 3 Awards 3 1 Individual 3 2 Club 3 3 College 4 ReferencesCareer EditHigh school Edit Hooker attended Southwest High School in San Antonio Texas where she was a standout athlete in basketball track and field and volleyball As a junior and senior she was an all state volleyball outside hitter She was also the 2004 and 2005 Texas state champion in the high jump 1 College Edit Hooker played on the University of Texas volleyball team from 2006 to 2009 In 2007 she was named to the AVCA All American second team She was then named to the first team in both 2008 and 2009 In 2009 she was the Big 12 Player of the Year and the NCAA Division I volleyball championship s Most Outstanding Player as Texas lost to Penn State in the finals 1 While at Texas Hooker was named as one of the four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in volleyball for both the 2008 09 season as well as the 2009 10 season 2 3 In track and field Hooker won the NCAA outdoor high jump championship in 2006 2007 and 2009 She also won the NCAA indoor high jump championship in 2009 her winning jump of 6 6 1 98 meters broke the indoor collegiate record 1 4 She won four NCAA high jump championships overall 5 International Edit Hooker joined the U S women s national volleyball team in January 2008 Her first official tournament with the team was the 2010 World Grand Prix where she helped the U S win the gold medal by averaging 4 76 points and 2 46 digs She was also fifth in scoring at that year s FIVB Volleyball Women s World Championship 1 In 2011 Hooker was named the Most Valuable Player of the FIVB World Grand Prix as the Americans won the tournament again She ranked second with 101 points scored during the Final Round Hooker averaged 5 91 points and 5 13 kills in the FIVB World Cup to help the U S to the silver medal in that event She was named the Best Spiker in the World Cup with a 49 53 kill percent and 419 hitting efficiency 1 Hooker played in the first six matches of the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix which the U S eventually won 1 Hooker then won the silver medal with the U S in the 2012 Summer Olympics She ranked second overall in scoring in that tournament and won the Best Spiker award 6 Personal EditHooker was born in Frankfurt Germany and resides in San Antonio Texas Her sister Marshevet Hooker is a track and field athlete who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics 1 Awards EditIndividual Edit 2011 World Grand Prix Most Valuable Player 2011 World Cup Best Spiker 2012 Summer Olympics Best Spiker 2016 17 Brazilian Superliga Best Spiker Club Edit 2011 12 Superliga nbsp Champion with Sollys Nestle Osasco 2012 13 CEV Women s Challenge Cup nbsp Champion with Dinamo KrasnodarCollege Edit Two time AVCA All America first team 2008 2009 2007 AVCA All America second team 2009 Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA Division I championship 2008 NCAA Championship All Tournament team 2008 09 Big 12 Conference Female Athlete of the Year 2008 09 Finalist for Honda Sports Award volleyball 7 2009 10 Finalist for Honda Sports Award volleyball 7 2009 Big 12 Player of the Year 1 4 References Edit a b c d e f g h Destinee Hooker teamusa org July 1 2012 Retrieved August 5 2012 Hooker named Volleyball Honda Award nominee University of Texas Athletics Retrieved 2020 04 12 Volleyball 2009 in review University of Texas Athletics Retrieved 2020 04 12 a b Destinee Hooker Texassports com Archived from the original on October 30 2011 Retrieved August 2 2023 Miller Ann UH plays training partner Arizona the honoluluadvertiser com March 17 2010 Retrieved August 9 2012 Brazil stuns US for gold in women s volleyball sports espn go com August 11 2012 Retrieved August 11 2012 a b Volleyball CWSA Retrieved 2020 04 12 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