Career: One of 89 Senior Scholar Award-winners, who have participated in varsity sports for four years and maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or better.
2022: Team captain.... Bates nominee for the William V. Campbell Trophy.... 2022 recipient of the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston's Nils "Swede" Nelson Award for Divisions II/III.... First Team All-NESCAC.... Third Team All-Region.... NESCAC Fall All-Academic selection.... Selected to the College Sports Communicators Football Academic All-District® Team.... Nominee for the Cliff Harris Award, which goes to the nation's best small college defensive player.... Named to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society.... Hooks was one of the top tacklers in all of NCAA Division III, ranking 11th in the country at 11.3 tackles per game.... He led the NESCAC in tackles back-to-back seasons to cap off his collegiate career.... Recorded 11 total tackles (six solo), tallying a season-high 3.5 tackles for loss, along with a half sack against Wesleyan (Sept. 17).... Recorded 11 total tackles (five solo) against Tufts (Sept. 24).... Tallied nine total tackles (six solo) and one tackle for loss at Colby (Oct. 1).... Tallied seven total tackles (six solo) in a 27-23 win over Amherst (Oct. 8).... Named the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week after Hooks broke a more than 20-year old Bates record for total tackles in one game, tallying 23 (nine solo, one for loss) in a 21-14 win over the Bowdoin (Oct. 15).... Tallied six total tackles and broke up a pass against Middlebury (Oct. 22).... Tallied nine total tackles (seven solo) and sacked the quarterback once at Williams (Oct. 29).... Made 16 total tackles (six solo) and one tackle for loss against Trinity (Nov. 5).... Made 10 total tackles (eight solo) in a 19-14 win over Hamilton (Nov. 12).
2021: First Team All-NESCAC.... Nominee for the Cliff Harris Award, which goes to the nation's best small college defensive player.... NESCAC Fall All-Academic selection.... Started all nine games and led Bates in tackles for the second straight season.... His total grew from 59 tackles in 2019 to 92 in 2021, four more than any other player in the NESCAC.... Hooks also tallied 4.5 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss, ranking in the top 10 in the conference in both categories, along with two pass breakups and a fumble recovery.... Made 12 total tackles, including five solo stops, against Amherst (Sept. 18).... Recovered a fumble, broke up a pass, made 12 total tackles, including seven solo stops and a tackle for loss at Middlebury (Sept. 25).... Tallied 1.5 sacks, two tackles for loss, and 10 total tackles, including four solo stops against Wesleyan (Oct. 2).... Made 14 total tackles, including four solo stops at Trinity (Oct. 16).... Sacked the quarterback twice, and recorded nine total tackles, including three solo stops, against Williams (Oct. 23).... Had a monster game with a season-high 15 total tackles, a season-high nine solo stops, a season-high 3.5 tackles for loss, and a pass break-up against Colby (Oct. 30).... Recorded eight total tackles, including seven solo stops, and a tackle for loss in a 25-24 win over Bowdoin (Nov. 6).... Sacked the quarterback once, made seven total tackles, including three solo stops, in a 27-21 win over Hamilton (Nov. 13).
2020: NESCAC Fall All-Academic selection.... No season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019: Played in all nine games and led the Bobcats in total tackles as a first-year with 59 on the season.... Also led the Bobcats in solo tackles with 36 and tackles for loss with 6.5.... Recorded five total tackles, including four solo stops and a tackle for loss in his collegiate debut against Amherst (Sept. 14).... Made nine total tackles with six solo stops and two tackles for loss against Middlebury (Sept. 21).... Tallied six solo tackles, sacking the quarterback once against Wesleyan (Sept. 28).... Made six total tackles with four solo stops and a half sack against Trinity (Oct. 12).... Tallied four solo tackles at Williams (Oct. 19).... Made a season-high 13 total tackles, including six solo stops and one tackle for loss at Colby (Oct. 26).... Made eight total tackles, including three solo stops and one tackle for loss in a 30-5 win over Bowdoin (Nov. 2).... Made six total tackles, including three solo stops in a 26-21 win over Hamilton (Nov. 9).
High School: All-NEPSAC selection.... Played four years of varsity football and two years of lacrosse.... Made Honor Roll and named to Dean's List.
