Jacob Hawkins

  • Award
    Field Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/19/2024
  • Sport
    Track & Field
  • School
    UC Irvine
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Brentwood, Calif.
  • High School
    Freedom HS
  • UC Irvine's Jacob Hawkins won the discus and shot put competitions at the Challenge Cup to earn the Men's Field Athlete of the Week award. It is the first career weekly honor for Hawkins. 
  • The junior broke a 41-year old school record in the discus with a personal-best throw of 59.03m/193'8". 

  • Hawkins also had a personal-record effort in the shot put with a mark of 17.83m/58'6".