Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
He was named to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014. Hoopman first competed internationally for the United States in 2001, winning a silver medal at the World Under 23 Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria. In 2004 Hoopman was part of the Olympic gold medal winning Men"s 8+ team at the Athens Olympic Games, which also set the M8+ 2000m World Record during a qualifying heat.
Hometown: Plymouth, Wisconsin
Current Residence: Madison, Wisconsin
High School: Plymouth High School
Undergraduate Education: University of Wisconsin, Biological Aspects of Conservation, 2003
Began Rowing: 2000 - University of Wisconsin
Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center
Training Location: Princeton, New Jersey
Current Coaches: Mike Teti
Years on National Team: Seven - 2001-2002, Under 23.
2003, Pan American Games. 2002-2007, Senior
Event (s): Sweep.
A member of his high school"s golf team, Hoopman joined the rowing team at the University of Wisconsin as a walk-on in the fall of 1999. He was also a member of the gold medal eight at the 2002 Under 23 championships in Genoa, Italy, and placed 12th in the Men"s 4- at the 2002 world championships, his first appearance as a member of the senior national team He was also a member of the bronze medal winning Men"s 8+ team in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.