Destinee Dante Hooker (born September 7, 1987) is an American indoor volleyball player. She is a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 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.
High school
Hooker attended Southwest High School in 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.
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" broke the indoor collegiate record. She won four NCAA high jump championships overall.
International
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.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Subscribe : / @volleyballworld
Instagram : / fivbvolleyball
Facebook : / fivb.internationalvoll...
Twitter : / fivbvolleyball
More info : www.fivb.com/