A paraplegic from birth, Hoskins has been involved with wheelchair basketball for much of her life. She was a member of the St. Louis Rolling Rams through high school before attending the University of Illinois, where she was a part of the Fighting Illini squad that won four consecutive national championships.

After qualifying for the U.S. Paralympics Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team in 2004, Hoskins was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Athens. In 2008, Hoskins was a starter in the gold medal game against Germany and helped Team USA complete its repeat.

Hoskins earned her bachelor's degree from Illinois in psychology and is currently working on her master's degree at Murray State University.

Major Achievements:

2009: Osaka Cup All Tournament Team
2008: National Wheelchair Basketball Association (Women's Division)- 2nd All Tournament Team
2008: Gold medal, U.S. Paralympic Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team - Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
2008: First place - North American Cup, Birmingham, Alabama
2008: First place - Joseph F. Lyttle World Basketball Challenge, Warm Springs, Georgia
2008: First place - Osaka Cup, Osaka, Japan
2007: Gold medal- Parapan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2007: National Wheelchair Basketball Association (Women's Division)- 2nd All Tournament Team
2006: Silver medal - IWBF Gold Cup (World Championships), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004: Gold medal - Paralympic Games, Athens, Greece
2004: National Wheelchair Basketball Association Women's Most Improved Player

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