Chase Hooper

Position:
Rower
Height:
6-1
Weight:
168
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Pleasanton, Calif.
High School:
Amador Valley HS

OREGON STATE
2013-14
Chase rowed in the bow seat of the Varsity 8 for the entire spring season … helped the V8 crew to a pair of wins over Drexel at the Husky Invitational, a dual win over Gonzaga and wins over University of San Diego and Wisconsin at the Stanford Invitational … rowed in the bow seat of the V8 at Pac-12 Championships and in an 18th place overall finish at IRA Championships … raced in the 2-seat of the Second Varsity 8 in the fall at the Portland Fall Classic and a second place finish at the Head of the Lake … named to Pac-12 All-Academic First Team … earned IRA All-Academic honors.

2012-13
Raced in the 2-seat of the Varsity 8 ‘B’ in a second place finish at the Portland Fall Classic … raced in the stroke seat of the Junior Varsity 8 in a first place finish at the Head of the Lake … rowed in the stroke seat of the Varsity 4+ ‘A’ at the Windermere Cup … raced in the stroke seat of the V4+ in a bronze medal finish at the Pac-12 Championships … raced in the stroke seat of the Open 4+ setting the pace for his crew to earn a sixth place finish in the Grand Finals at the IRA Championships … earned Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.

2011-12
Rowed most of the season in the 7-seat of the Junior Varsity 8 … raced in the stroke seat of the Varsity 4+ in a second place finish against the University of Victoria … raced in the 7-seat of the JV8 in a win over Gonzaga … rowed in the 7-seat of the JV8 at the Stanford Invite including a win over UC Davis … rowed in the 7-seat of the JV8 at the Windermere Cup in a second place finish for the Erickson Cascade Cup … rowed in the 7-seat of the JV8 at the Pac-12 Championships.

2010-11
Chase rowed in the Second Freshman 8 throughout the 2011 season … raced in the stroke seat of the 2F8 in a win at Gonzaga … also paced the 2F8 at the Husky Invitational, against Washington and at the Windermere Cup.

AMADOR VALLEY HS
Ran one year of cross country for the Dons … rowed for the Oakland Strokes ... won gold at the Long Beach Regatta twice ... claimed bronze in the SW Regional Championship two times.

PERSONAL
Son of Janet Merz and David Hooper ... has a younger sister, Gabrielle … majoring in biology.