2022 Track & Field Roster

Sun Belt Conference

Eric Hawkins

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Longview, Texas
  • Highschool Longview HS

Biography

(personal bests – as of June 16, 2022)
Date Year Event Statistic Meet
May 14 2021 400 meters 47.83 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championship
Jan. 16 2021 600 meters 1:20.54 LSU Purple Tiger
May 12 2019 800 meters 1:51.66 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championship
March 27 2021 1500 meters 4:02.27 Texas State Bobcat Invitational
Jan. 11 2019 Mile 4:34.16 Ted Nelson Invitational
Aug. 30 2019 5K 17:22.0 Mississippi College Season Opener
Sept. 14 2019 4 Mile 22:22.3 Louisiana Tech Mook 4 Invitational
Sept. 8 2017 6K 22:22.9 Azalea City Classic
Oct. 12 2019 8K 27:27.0 Mississippi College Invitational
Nov. 15 2019 10K 34:52.1 NCAA Division I South Central Regional Championship
 
2022 TRACK (SENIOR-2)
Competed in four indoor meets and six outdoor meets … Part of the third-place distance medley relay in 10:08.54 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 22) … Finished fourth in the 800 meters in 2:00.73 at the LSU Bayou Bengal (Feb. 4) … Placed fourth in the distance medley relay in 10:09.67 at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championship (Feb. 22) … Ran on the 4x400 meter relay team that finished third in 3:20.40 while also placing fifth in the 400 in 50.65 at the Warhawk Classic (April 23) … Improved the time with the 4x400 meter relay team and finished third in 3:19.49 at the Mississippi State Maroon and White Invitational (April 30) … Finished 13th in the 800 in 1:55.55 at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championship (May 12-14).
 
2021 CROSS COUNTRY (SENIOR-2)
Competed in five meets … Placed 12th in the 5K in 17:53.0 at the Warhawk Opener (Sept. 3) … Finished 62nd at the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championship (Oct. 29) in 29:21.4.

2021 TRACK (JUNIOR-2)
Began his senior campaign at the LSU Purple Tiger (Jan. 16) where he finished second in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:20.54 … emerged with a third-place finish in the 4x400 meter relay at the LSU Purple Tiger, crossing the line in 3:30.30, on a team that consisted of Nolan Smith, Brandon Lewis, Reid Guirlando and Eric Hawkins … had a second-place finish in the 800-meter run at the LSU Louisiana Invitational (Jan. 29), posting a time of 1:53.43 … reached the podium with a third-place finish in the 800-meter run (1:52.45) at the USA Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 7) … ended the indoor slate by placing third in the 800-meter run (1:52.42) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championship (Feb. 22) … competed in the 1500-meter run on two occasions, finishing 10th at the Louisiana Classics (4:06.28) … was fifth in his lone performance in the 400-meter dash at the Mississippi State Maroon & White Invitational (May 1), recording a time of 48.00 … had a trio of Top-3 finishes in the 800-meter run during the outdoor season, winning the Baylor Invitational (1:53.25) and Louisiana Classics (1:54.09) while finishing second at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational (1:54.71) ... closed out the 2021 Sun Belt Outdoor Championship (May 13) with a pair of Top-10 outings in the 800 meter run (1:52.75) and 400-meter dash (48.32), finishing third and seventh, respectively... member of the 4x400 meter relay unit, which consisted of Brandon Lewis / Reid Guirlando / Nolan Smith / Eric Hawkins, that logged a time of 3:20.2 at the 2021 Sun Belt Outdoor Championship (May 13). 
 
2020 CROSS COUNTRY (SENIOR-1)
Ran in four events as a senior in the fall of 2020 … Set a season-best in the four mile at the ULM Warhawk Invitational in 22:32.5 (Oct. 2) … Set a season-best 8K time in 27:57.5 in the Sun Belt Conference Championship (Oct. 31).

2020 TRACK (JUNIOR-1)
Opened the season with a second-place performance in the 800-meter run (1:57.53) at the LSU Purple Tiger (Jan. 10) … earned a fourth-place finish in the 4x400 meter relay at the LSU Purple Tiger after logging a time of 3:30.53 alongside teammates Jhavonte Perry, Zach Kilpatrick and Bryce Moore … won the individual crown in the 800-meter run at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 17) with a time of 1:53.89 … placed eighth in the 800-meter event at the Houston Invitational (Jan. 31) after a time of 1:55.73 … was second in the 800-meter run at the Samford Invitational (Feb. 15) … closed out the indoor slate with a second-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Sun Belt Indoor Championship (Feb. 24) with a time of 1:52.04 … capped off the Sun Belt Championship (Feb. 24) with a fifth-place performance in the 4x400 meter relay (3:20.51) alongside teammates Nolan Smith, Bryce Moore and Zach Kilpatrick.  
 
2019 CROSS COUNTRY (JUNIOR)
Competed in six events as a junior in the fall of 2019 … Set a new personal-best time of 17:22.0 in the 5K at the Mississippi College Season Opener (Aug. 30) … Followed it up with another personal-best in the four mile in 22:22.3 at the Mook 4 Invitational at Louisiana Tech (Sept. 14) … Ran a new personal-best in the 8K in 27:27.0 in the Mississippi College Invitational (Oct. 12) … Placed 54th in 27:37.6 in the Sun Belt Conference Championship (Nov. 2) … Wrapped up the season placing 140th in 34:52.1 at the NCAA Division I South Central Regional Championship (Nov. 15).

2019 TRACK (SOPHOMORE)
Took part in 12 meets during the season … opened the season by finishing 15th in the one-mile run (4:34.16) at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 11) … was 14th in the 800-meter run (1:54.1) at the Texas Tech Classic (Jan. 26) … posted a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the LSU Bayou Bengal (Feb. 1) in a time of 51.05 … claimed second in the 800-meter run (1:55.06) at the Samford Bulldog (Feb. 9) … finished third in the 800-meter run (1:55.10 at the Sun Belt Indoor Championship (Feb. 18) … was fifth in the 1500-meter run of the McNeese Louisiana Challenge (March 9) … had a pair of first-place finishes in the 800-meter races at the Louisiana Classics (1:55.19) and Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (1:52.64) … claimed fifth in the 1500-meter run (4:04.92) at the Carl Kight Invitational (April 5) … ended the LSU Alumni Gold (April 20) with a second-place outing in the 800-meter run (1:52.27) … earned his third first-place of the season at the Southern Miss Open (April 26), which came in the 800-meter run (1:55.17) … ended the season at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship (May 11), capping off the 800-meter event in a time of 1:51.66. 
 
2018 CROSS COUNTRY (SOPHOMORE)
Competed in three meets as a sophomore in the fall of 2018…Set a season-best time of 27:56.7 in the 8K at the Mississippi College Invitational (Oct. 13) … Placed 60th in 28:27.6 in the 8K at the Sun Belt Conference Championship (Oct. 27).

2018 TRACK (FRESHMAN)
Participated in nine meets over the course of the 2018 campaign, taking part in six events along the way … opened the season at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 12) where he took 12th in the 800-meter run (1:58.80) and ninth in the 4x400 meter relay alongside Brandon McDonald, Austin McBain and Andre Johnson … capped off the 800 meter event at the Texas Tech Classic (Jan. 27) in 21st with a time of 2:00.17 … participated in the 600 meter run (1:24.70; 12th) and the 4x400 meter relay (3:26.25) at the LSU Bayou Bengal (Feb. 2) … emerged with a seventh-place showing in the 800 meter run (1:57.22) at the Samford Open (Feb. 10) … ended the indoor portion of the season at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (Feb. 20), taking part in the distance medley relay, 4x400 meter relay (3:21.24; 4th) and 800 meter run (1:58.29; 8th) … closed out the Louisiana Classics (March 17) with a seventh-place outing in the 800-meter run (1:53.58) … finished off the Bobby Lane Invitational (March 24) with a 12th-place outing in the 400-meter dash (49.72) … crossed the line second in the 800-meter dash (1:52.47) and 20th in the 1500-meter run (4:12.79) at the Carl Knight Invitational (April 7) … streaked to a first-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the Warhawk Classic (April 14) in a time of 49.41 … capped off the LSU Alumni Gold (April 21) by taking part in the 800-meter run (1:55.46; 13th) and 4x400 meter relay (3:19.68; 14th) … ended his season by placing 15th in the 800-meter run (1:52.33) at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship (May 13).
 
2017 CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN)
Competed in three events as a freshman in the fall of 2017 … Set a personal-best in the 6K in 22:22.9 at the Azalea City Classic (Sept. 8) … Set a season-best time in the four mile at 23:52.9 at the Mook Triple Dual Invitational (Sept. 16) … Set a season-best time in the 8K in 30:32.2 at the Mississippi College Invitational (Oct. 14).

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Junior

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Junior

    Sprints
  • 2021Senior

    Sprints
  • 2022Graduate Student

    Sprints