Michael HookerMichael Hooker’s cell phone has the 865 (Knoxville) area code, and he has spent the last several months in Newport, R.I.
Now, though, he’s coming home to Chattanooga, where he spent much of his time at McCallie School.
Hooker has committed to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team after spending a semester at Navy’s prep school.
“It’s a good place to learn, very good on education,” Hooker said. “I still want to be part of the military — I may join the ROTC program at UTC — but I only have a few more years to wrestle, and I want to focus on that right now.”
A former McCallie state champion who spent his senior season at Father Ryan in Nashville to fulfill family obligations, Hooker is the second gem Mocs coach Heath Eslinger has picked up in the last 30 days. He recently signed North Carolina transfer Corey Mock, a two-time NCAA qualifier who is likely to slide into the 165-pound slot vacated by departing senior Josh Condon.