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Tennessee State University

2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Robert Hooper

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tupelo, Miss.
  • High School Tupelo

Biography

2024 (Jr): Competed in all seven races… Took First place at the Michael Pretorius Memorial Invite (9/28) with a 26:28.3 finish (5:19.6 mile)... had his career-best time and set a new school record for the 8K of 25:28.7 in the OVC Championships, taking a top-30 finish with an average 5:07 mile… finished the season with a 33:48.5 at the 2024 NCAA XC South Regional. 

2024 (So): Competed in all five races... opened the season with a top-35 finish at the Belmont Open with a personal-record of 16:07.2 (5:11.0) in the 5K... notched his second top-35 finish with a time of 27:7.0 (5:27.4) in the Michael Pretorius Memorial Invite (9/16)... garnered his first top-15 finish in the Great American XC Festival with a time of 26:46:0 (5:23.08)... set the new school record for the 8K race after finishing 25:33.92 in the 2023 OVC Championships.  

2022 (Fr): Led the team with a 16:14.93 5K time at the Belmont Open (9/2)... Finished 25th at the Golden Eagle Invite with a time of 27:41.0 in the 8K... dropped a minute in his next race for a 26:27.5 time. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior

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