@fullname - Women's Crew - Brown University Athletics

Jessica Hooper

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Katonah, N.Y.
High School:
John Jay

2023-24: CRCA Scholar-Athlete … Helped the A4 finish third at the Ivy League Championships (May 18) … Rowed in the seven-seat of the Second Varsity 8 during the season … Helped the 2V finish first at the Eastern Sprints (May 5) … Helped the 2V capture wins at the Ivy Invite (Apr. 12-13) and against Cornell (Apr. 27).

2022-23: Raced with the second varsity eight for the majority of the season ... helped the 2V8 to wins at the Eastern Sprints and a Petite Championship NCAA's ... Advanced to the Grand Final at the Ivy League Championships ... Finished first place against Princeton and URI ... Victorious at the Ivy Invite ... Helped the A4 to wins over Duke, Ohio State, Michigan and Rutgers at the Big Ten Invite.

2021-22: CRCA Scholar-Athlete … Rowed with the A4 crew for the entire season with the exception of one race … Helped the top quad finish sixth at the NCAA Championship … Rowed to a second-place finish at the Ivy League Championship and first-place finish at the Eastern Sprints … Rowed with the A4 in the season-opening win over Princeton and Ohio State (Mar. 26) … Helped the A4 to the win over Radcliffe (Apr. 3) … Rowed with the 2V8 in the win over Cornell and Dartmouth (Apr. 23).

2020-21: Raced with the second varsity eight and A varsity four during the regular season.

Before Brown: Won the open eight at the 2019 Northeast Regional Championships … Placed second in the open eight at the 2019 USRowing Youth National Championships … Finished second in the open eight at the 2019 Head of the Charles … Rowed for coaches Catherine Starr ’05 and Heidi Hunsberger … Raced on the club level with Greenwich Crew … Also competed in field hockey and alpine skiing … National Honor Society student.

Personal: Jessica is the daughter of Sara and Matthew Hooper … Has one younger brother, Alexander … Born in London, England … Plans to concentrate in Biology.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because I thought I could grow most as a person in an academic atmosphere where people embraced hard work and creativity as well as being surrounded by a team that would push me as an athlete.”