2009 Track and Field Roster
Rodney Hawkins
- Position:
- Jumps
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Black Studies
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Long Beach City College
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Outdoor Triple Jump (51-7 1/4, 10th, T)
2009 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Triple Jump)
2009 All-Big West Performer (Triple Jump)
2009 (Senior)
Outdoor: A NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier in the triple jump ... Was the runner-up in the triple jump at the Big West Championships with a career best 51-7 1/4 ... Tied with Rolando Felizola of Cal State Northridge in the event, but Felizola was awarded the title via tiebreaker ... Finished sixth in the triple jump at the Steve Scott Invitational (49-6 1/2) ... Was 10th in the long jump (22-7) at the Big West Championships.Â
Indoor: Finished ninth in the triple jump (46-8 1/4) and 15th in the long jump (20-6 1/2) at the MPSF Championships.
2008 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season at Long Beach State.
2007 (Junior)
Outdoor: Big West qualifier in the long jump ... Notched a season-best 22-6 1/4 ... Also established a season-long 48-2 in the triple jump.
Indoor: Did not compete.
Prior to LBSU: Competed two years at Long Beach City College under former 49er great Jim Richardson ... Named the 2006 Field Athlete of the Year after finishing fourth in the triple jump at the state championships ... Posted a season-best of 48-7.
High School: Lettered two years in track at Banning High School ... Posted a best of 44-0 in the triple jump ... Also played four years of football ... Was a first-team all-defense and offense selection from 2002-04.
Personal: Relatives, DaJuan Hawkins and Patrick Reddick, both played football at the University of Washington ... Majoring in black studies.
2009 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Triple Jump)
2009 All-Big West Performer (Triple Jump)
2009 (Senior)
Outdoor: A NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier in the triple jump ... Was the runner-up in the triple jump at the Big West Championships with a career best 51-7 1/4 ... Tied with Rolando Felizola of Cal State Northridge in the event, but Felizola was awarded the title via tiebreaker ... Finished sixth in the triple jump at the Steve Scott Invitational (49-6 1/2) ... Was 10th in the long jump (22-7) at the Big West Championships.Â
Indoor: Finished ninth in the triple jump (46-8 1/4) and 15th in the long jump (20-6 1/2) at the MPSF Championships.
2008 (Redshirt): Redshirted the season at Long Beach State.
2007 (Junior)
Outdoor: Big West qualifier in the long jump ... Notched a season-best 22-6 1/4 ... Also established a season-long 48-2 in the triple jump.
Indoor: Did not compete.
Prior to LBSU: Competed two years at Long Beach City College under former 49er great Jim Richardson ... Named the 2006 Field Athlete of the Year after finishing fourth in the triple jump at the state championships ... Posted a season-best of 48-7.
High School: Lettered two years in track at Banning High School ... Posted a best of 44-0 in the triple jump ... Also played four years of football ... Was a first-team all-defense and offense selection from 2002-04.
Personal: Relatives, DaJuan Hawkins and Patrick Reddick, both played football at the University of Washington ... Majoring in black studies.
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