What qualifies something as a hook

You can’t “intend” to become a recruited athlete.
Generally with hooks, you don’t really force it. You either are or you aren’t.

As a recruited athlete you would have, by now, had experienced some interest by the colleges and universities.

Have you competed in USTA satellite or open tournaments? Students who are recruited athletes usually are very skilled athletes and can balance their activities with their sport, because they are ranked and so adept at their sport.

As a recruited athlete, you have to play in college. These sports impact your time.

You start the college year earlier than your classmates, and you stay later. You have to have good time management skills because you do fly out to different colleges when competing. You did know that?

My 3 children were recruited athletes in tennis and swim. One was recognized in her Junior year and was USTA ranked in our state. She had an injury, so she decided against going to her admitted school because she didn’t want to risk another injury. My eldest was recruited for swim but she found out the hours would conflict with her major; she went to that school anyway, but didn’t play the sport. My son was also in the stages of being recruited (USTA rank) but knew he wouldn’t have time to finish CE schoolwork and didn’t want to play; he went to another college.

Your GPA is good, but it is not great, which is what you would need to get a chance at some of those schools. Even students with perfect GPA’s get rejected. Your test scores would also have to be perfect.

You don’t have test scores yet, so it’s difficult to see where you would fit.

I think you really need to revise your list of schools. Get some realistic choices.