University of California Athletics

A first-time Olympian at the 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo … Currently competes professionally for Palaio Faliro in the A1 Ethniki League in Greece … Scored 40 goals across all competitions to help Palaio Faliro place ninth in the league standings … USA Water Polo national team member since 2017 … Recently scored six goals at the 2021 FINA World League Super Final in Athens, Greece … Led Team USA in scoring at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima (24 goals) and the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju (14 goals) … Helped the Americans to a silver medal at the 2017 FINA Intercontinental Tournament … One of the most prolific scorers in Cal history, ranking second on the program’s all-time goals list (245) … Four-time All-American at Cal … Selected as a finalist for the 2018-19 Peter J. Cutino Award, earned annually by the top male and female NCAA water polo player … Scored 75 goals and led Cal to the 2016 NCAA title as a sophomore … Made immediate impact in Berkeley as the 2015 MPSF Newcomer of the Year following a 74-goal freshman season … Played for Premier Water Polo Club … Graduated from Cal in 2019 with a degree in Business Administration and Management … Born on June 24, 1997 in Los Angeles, California … Home town is Los Angeles, California … Son of Gary and Mimi Hooper … Fluent in Japanese and is a dual citizen in the United States and Japan … Is an ambassador for the Ocean Recovery Alliance … Father, Gary, is a member of the CBVA Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame.