Career
Crooks made his World Cup debut in 2005, placing 28th in his first World Cup start in Vernon, British Columbia. Later that season he teamed with Philosophy Widmer to finish 13th in team sprint at Canmore. His best individual performances came in 2007, when he placed 13th in the sprint points at the Tour De Ski. In 2008 he placed 21st in sprint events at Davos and Canmore.
In 2009, he placed 15th in the Whistler pre-Olympic World Cup classic sprint.
In 2010 he placed 26th in World Cup sprint events in Rybinsk, Russia and Canmore, Canada. Crooks competed in two events at the 2006 Olympics in Turin.
He finished 32nd in the qualifying portion of the sprint, and also was a part of the Canadian team in the relay, which finished 11th. He completed a Bachelor of Science Kin (Honorary) in 2014 at the University of Calgary.
In 2015, Crooks began Medical School at the University of Calgary.