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Illinois State University Athletics

2018-19 Track & Field Roster

Dion Hooker

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Sycamore HS
  • Hometown Sycamore, Ill.

Biography

CAREER RESULTS
 
Career Highlights
2017 Outdoor MVC Champion (4x100m relay)
2016 Outdoor MVC Champion (4x100m relay)

 

2018-19 OUTDOOR (Sr.): Earned All-MVC honors as a member of the third-place finishing 4x100-meter relay team that clocked in with a combined time of 41.13 seconds at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12)...Also competed in the 100 and the 200 at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Finished fifth in the 4x100-meter relay and competed in the 100 and 200 at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational (4/26-27)...Won the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.54 seconds (wind-aided) and helped the 4x100 to a second-place finish with a time of 41.42 seconds at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational (4/19-20)...Ran in the 4x100, 100 and 200 at the Tennessee Relays (4/11)...A member of the winning 4x100-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 41.62 seconds at the Redbird Invitational (4/6)...Also placed second in the 100 with a time of 10.77 seconds (wind-aided) and placed fourth in the 200 with a time of 21.99 seconds at the Redbird Invitational...Opened the season at the Ole Miss Classic (3/30), competing in the 100, 200 and the 4x100.

2018-19 INDOOR (Sr.): Recorded a personal-best time of 6.86 seconds in the 60-meter dash prelims at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/23-24), going on to finish fourth in the finals and score points for the 'Birds...Clocked in at 7.05 seconds in the 60 at the Music City Challenge (2/8-9)...Finished 14th with a time of 7.09 seconds in the 60-meter prelims at the Meyo Invitational (2/1-2)...Earned the bronze in the 60 with a time of 6.99 seconds and placed 10th in the 200 with a time of 22.81 seconds at the Illini Invitational (1/25-26)...Posted a fifth-place finish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.02 seconds and placed ninth in the 200 with a time of 22.80 at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/19)...Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 60 with a time of 6.94 seconds and competed in the 300 at the Jimmy Grant Invitational (12/8).

2017-18 OUTDOOR (Jr.): Competed in four meets during the outdoor campaign...recorded season-best 100-meter time of 10.79 at the Big Blue Classic to finish fourth...also posted season-best 200-meter mark at the Big Blue Classic, finishing third among 32 student-athletes with a time of 22.81...ran a leg on the Redbirds' 4x100-meter team that finished first at the Black & Gold Invite in 40.75...mark ranks seventh all-time in ISU history.

2017-18 INDOOR (Jr.): Competed in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes at the MVC Championships...finished 15th in the 60-meter dash, clocking in at 7.01...placed 20th in the 200-meter dash, crossing the finish line in a season-best 22.81...posted a trio of top-five finishes over the course of the season...captured season-best 60-meter time at the Orange & Blue Open, finishing second with a time of 6.95...also placed third in the 200-meter dash at the Orange & Blue Open in 22.82...finished fourth in the 60-meter at the Terre Haute Double Dual with a time of 7.02.

2016-17 OUTDOOR (So.): Placed sixth in the 100-meter dash finals and recorded a personal-best in prelims (10.71) at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational...competed in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and 4x100-meter relay at MVC Championships...posted a season-best of 22.37 in prelims of the 200-meter dash...MVC Champion in the 4x100-meter relay, garnering All-Conference honors...championship winning time of 40.45 currently sits third in the Illinois State record books.

2016-17 INDOOR (So.): Finished second in the 60-meter dash at the Terre Haute Double Dual Meet with a season-best time of 6.92...placed third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.58 at the John Craft Invitational...competed in the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash at MVC Championships...placed 13th in the 60-meter dash...finished 15th and recorded a season-best in the 200-meter dash (22.39).

2015-16 OUTDOOR (Fr.): NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier in the 4x100-meter relay...Missouri Valley Conference Champion in the 4x100-meter relay as the team ran a time of 39.98, the second-best time in ISU history...ran in the 4x100m at the Drake Relays where the squad placed third...earned his personal-best 100-meter dash at the MVC Championship with a time of 10.55...also captured his personal-best 200-meter dash MVC Championships as he ran a time of 21.56.

2015-16 INDOOR (Fr.): Competed at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships in the 60-meter dash (6.93) and the 200-meter dash (22.19) and placed 12th and 14th, respectively...posted his personal-best 60m at the Indiana State Double Dual with a time of 6.91 and placed first overall...notched his season-best 200m at the GVSU Big Meet with a time of 22.05 and placed eighth overall.

SYCAMORE HIGH SCHOOL: four-time letter-winner in track and field … four-time state qualifier … state champion … personal-best 100-meter dash is a time of 10.63 and 200-meter dash time of 21.68 … three-time MVP … also played football.

PERSONAL: Born 12/07/1996 … son of Douglas and Jayanne Hooker … sibling Saige … father played football at San Jose State University … plans to major in exercise science. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

  • 2016-17Sophomore

  • 2017-18Junior

  • 2018-19Senior