American heptathlete
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]
Athletics career Utah State University After 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 2016-17 In 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 With 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 At 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.
Hawkins at the 2024 World Indoor Championships 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 In 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 In March 2024, Hawkins placed 7th at the World Indoor Championships and later announced via Instagram post that she was now sponsored by Brooks .[6]
International competitions Personal bests Outdoor
Indoor
References External links
United States 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships team
Qualification Male track athletes Male field athletes Female track athletes Female Field Athletes
Qualification Women's track and road athletes Sha'Carri Richardson Women's 100mBrittany Brown Women's 100mTamari Davis Women's 100mGabby Thomas Women's 200mSha'Carri Richardson Women's 200mKayla White Women's 200mBritton Wilson Women's 400mTalitha Diggs Women's 400mLynna Irby-Jackson Women's 400mAthing Mu Women's 800mNia Akins Women's 800mRaevyn Rogers Women's 800mKaela Edwards Women's 800mNikki Hiltz Women's 1,500mCory McGee Women's 1,500mSinclaire Johnson Women's 1,500mKrissy Gear Women's 3,000m SteeplechaseEmma Coburn Women's 3,000m SteeplechaseCourtney Wayment Women's 3,000m SteeplechaseElise Cranny Women's 5,000mAlicia Monson Women's 5,000mNatosha Rogers Women's 5,000mAlicia Monson Women's 10,000mNatosha Rogers Women's 10,000mElise Cranny Women's 10,000mMiranda Melville Women's 35km Race WalkMaria Michta-Coffey Women's 35km Race WalkStephanie Casey Women's 35km Race WalkKeira D'Amato Women's MarathonSusanna Sullivan Women's MarathonLindsay Flanagan Women's MarathonNia Ali Women's 100m HurdlesKeni Harrison Women's 100m HurdlesMasai Russell Women's 100m HurdlesShamier Little Women's 400m HurdlesDalilah Muhammad Women's 400m HurdlesAnna Cockrell Women's 400m HurdlesTamara Clark Women's 4x100m Relay poolMelissa Jefferson Women's 4x100m Relay poolTwanisha Terry Women's 4x100m Relay poolLynna Irby-Jackson Women's 4x400m Relay poolRosey Effiong Women's 4x400m Relay poolMakenzie Dunmore Women's 4x400m Relay poolAlexis Holmes Mixed 4x400m Relay poolQuanera Hayes Mixed 4x400m Relay poolWomen's field athletes Men's track and road athletes Fred Kerley Men's 100mCravont Charleston Men's 100mChristian Coleman Men's 100mNoah Lyles Men's 100mNoah Lyles Men's 200mErriyon Knighton Men's 200mKenny Bednarek Men's 200mCourtney Lindsey Men's 200mMichael Norman Men's 400mBryce Deadmon Men's 400mVernon Norwood Men's 400mQuincy Hall Men's 400mBryce Hoppel Men's 800mIsaiah Harris Men's 800mClayton Murphy Men's 800mYared Nuguse Men's 1,500mCole Hocker Men's 1,500mJoe Waskom Men's 1,500mKenneth Rooks Men's 3,000m SteeplechaseBenard Keter Men's 3,000m SteeplechaseIsaac Updike Men's 3,000m SteeplechaseAbdihamid Nur Men's 5,000mPaul Chelimo Men's 5,000mSean McGorty Men's 5,000mWoody Kincaid Men's 10,000mJoe Klecker Men's 10,000mSean McGorty Men's 10,000mNick Christie Men's 20km Race WalkZach Panning Men's MarathonElkanah Kibet Men's MarathonNico Montanez Men's Marathon Grant Holloway Men's 110m HurdlesDaniel Roberts Men's 110m HurdlesCordell Tinch Men's 110m HurdlesFreddie Crittenden Men's 110m HurdlesRai Benjamin Men's 400m HurdlesTrevor Bassitt Men's 400m HurdlesCJ Allen Men's 400m HurdlesBrandon Carnes Men's 4x100m Relay poolJ.T. Smith Men's 4x100m Relay poolJustin Robinson Men's 4x400m Relay poolRyan Willie Men's 4x400m Relay poolMatthew Boling Men's 4x400m Relay poolChris Bailey Mixed 4x400m Relay poolMen's field athletes Coaches and staff Dena Evans Women’s Head Coach - Distance Kevin Reid Men’s Head Coach - Jumps/Multis Pam Marquez Women’s Assistant Coach - Jumps/Multis Terrence Mahon Men’s Assistant Coach - DistanceApril Smith Women’s Assistant Coach - Throws Kibwé Johnson Men’s Assistant Coach - ThrowsJoel Brown Women’s Assistant Coach - Sprints/HurdlesAllen Johnson Men’s Assistant Coach - Sprints/HurdlesJennifer Nanista-Stephens Women’s Head Manager Clif McKenzie Men’s Head Manager Mechelle Lewis-Freeman Women’s Head Relay CoachMike Marsh Men’s Head Relay CoachBlake Boldon Event Manager Wendy Truvillion Event Manager Dustin Williams Co-head ATC Christie-Lee Coad Co-head ATC Yolanda Lawrence ATC Harris Patel PT/ATC Jerrica Thomas PT Chris Yee LMT Chris Thomas LMT Karen Standley LMT Asdrubal Lopez DC Connie Hayes DC Monique Burton MD Amadeus Mason MD Chris Stanley Sport Psychologist Sean McCann USOPC Sport Psychologist Alicia Glass USOPC Dietician Jade Lee Nutrition
United States 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships team
Qualification Men's track Men's field Women's track Women's field Coaches & Event Manager Women's Head Coach - Throws Men's Head Coach - Throws Women's Jumps/Multis Men's Jumps/Multis Women's Sprints/Hurdles Men's Sprints/Hurdles Women's Distance Men's Distance Women's Head Manager Men's Head Manager Event Manager Head Men's Relay Coach Head Women's Relay Coach USATF StaffTodd Arnold, M.D. Dru Lopez, D.C. Head ATC LMT Sports Psych USOPC Dietitian ATC RMPChristie Coad Kiki Cruickshank Brittany Garcia