Marshevet Hooker, a 4-time NCAA Champion who led her 2005 University of Texas women's track-and-field team to a national title, has decided to turn professional and will compete for adidas, according to her manager, Mark Wetmore. Wetmore is president of Global Athletics & Marketing, Inc., a Boston-based athlete representation and events management firm.

The 2005 NCAA 100-meter and 4x100m relay champion, Hooker this year added national indoor titles in the 60-meter dash and the long jump. Her personal best of 11.09 in winning the Big 12 title this spring makes her the eighth-fastest woman in the world this year. The 2005 US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Women's Athlete of the Year as a sophomore and an eight-time All-American, Hooker was unable to defend her outdoor sprint title because of a minor hamstring injury, but plans to compete in the long jump at the AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Indianapolis. She will make her professional debut there on Saturday.

Before her Texas career, Hooker was a 5-time 5A State Champion and 12-time All-American at Southwest High School in San Antonio, and holds the state record (11.28) at 100 meters. Although forgoing her remaining athletic eligibility at the University of Texas, Hooker plans to complete her degree program in corporate communications and will continue to be coached by Beverly Kearney.

A Boston-based athlete representation and events management firm, Global Athletics & Marketing, Inc., manages 70 top athletes from around the world and owns or produces four of the biggest track-and-field events in the United States: the Reebok Boston Indoor Games; the adidas Track Classic in Los Angeles; the Reebok Grand Prix in NYC and the Millrose Games in Madison Square Garden, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Feb. 2, 2007.