Chari Wanda Hawkins (born May 21, 1991) is an American track and field athlete who competes in combined events. She won the 2022 U.S. Indoor Pentathlon title and has represented the U.S. in the heptathlon at the 2019 World Championships, finishing 12th, and at the 2023 World Championships, finishing 8th.[2][3]
.jpg) Hawkins (right) at the 2019 Hypo-Meeting | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Chari Wanda Hawkins |
| Born | May 21, 1991 Rexburg, Idaho, United States |
| Education | Utah State University[1] |
| Employer | Brooks |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Heptathlon, Pentathlon |
| College team | Utah State Aggies |
| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Athletics career
editUtah State University
editAfter graduating from Madison High School in her hometown of Rexburg, Idaho in 2010, Hawkins joined the Utah State University Aggies track and field, where she would compete form 2011 to 2015.
While at Utah State, she qualified for three NCAAA Outdoor Championships in the heptathlon placing 11th in 2013, 9th in 2014, and 14th in 2015. She also competed at two NCAA Indoor Championships in the pentathlon, placing 14th in 2014 and 9th in 2015.
Professional
edit2016-17
editIn the pentathlon, she won a bronze medal at the 2016 USATF Indoor Championships, setting a personal best of 4225 points. In April 2016, Hawkins set a heptathlon personal best of 5878 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California. Later that year, she competed at the US Olympic Trials, placing 15th. The following year, she finished seventh at the 2017 USATF Championships.
2019
editWith a third place finish of 6230 at the 2019 USATF Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, Hawkins qualified for the 2019 World Championships in Doha, where she would go on to place 12th overall.
2022
editAt the 2022 USATF Indoor Championships, she won her first national title, setting a Pentathlon personal best of 4492 and qualifying for the World Indoor Championships. At World Indoors in Belgrade, she recorded a no mark (NM) in the long jump and would not complete the Pentathlon.
In June, she earned recognition by USATF for Athlete of the Week for her first-place finish in the heptathlon at the World Athletics Combined Events Tour Gold event held in Arona, Spain where she achieved a personal best with 6,243 points.[4]
2023
editIn 2023, she was signed as an Advocare athlete endorser and made her return to the global championships with an 8th place finish in the Heptathlon at the World Championships in Budapest.[5]
2024
editIn March 2024, Hawkins placed 7th at the World Indoor Championships and later announced via Instagram post that she was now sponsored by Brooks.[6] At the US Olympic Trials she achieved a personal best in three events, and a new overall best score of 6,456 points, to place 2nd.[7]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the United States
| |||||
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 4th | Heptathlon | 5707 pts |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 12th | Heptathlon | 6073 pts |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade Serbia | – | Pentathlon | DNF |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 8th | Heptathlon | 6366 pts |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 7th | Pentathlon | 4388 pts |
Personal bests
editOutdoor
- 200 metres – 24.05 (-0.2 m/s, Eugene 2023)
- 800 metres – 2:14.76 (Eugene 2024)
- 100 metres hurdles – 13.04 (+0.4 m/s, Budapest 2023)
- High jump – 1.85 (Arona 2022)
- Long jump – 6.29 (+0.7 m/s, Long Beach 2019)
- Shot put – 14.67 (Eugene 2024)
- Javelin throw – 49.28 (Eugene 2024)
- Heptathlon – 6456 (Eugene 2024)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 2:22.08 (Crete 2016)
- 60 metres hurdles – 8.16 (Glasgow 2024)
- High jump – 1.84 (Spokane 2022)
- Long jump – 6.10 (Albuquerque 2023)
- Shot put – 14.02 (Beograd 2022)
- Pentathlon – 4492 (Spokane 2022)
References
edit- ^ "College bio". Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "USA Track & Field | Chari Hawkins". usatf.org. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ Chari Hawkins at World Athletics
- ^ "USA Track & Field | Hawkins' heptathlon win earns her USATF Athlete of the Week honors". usatf.org. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ "AdvoCare Signs Team USA Track & Field Member Chari Hawkins - Direct Selling News". www.directsellingnews.com. May 25, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Excited to officially announce that I'm joining Team Brooks!". Instagram. March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "Results". results.usatf.org. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
External links
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