University of South Alabama Athletics

2019: Outdoor— Took fourth place in the Southern Miss Invitational hammer throw (48.42m), fifth in the discus (40.38m) and sixth in the shot put (12.61m) … Finished fifth in the hammer throw with a 47.88m mark and recorded a season-best 13.19m shot put mark at the Southern Miss Open … Earned top-five finishes in the South Alabama Invitational shot put (13.03m, third) and discus (41.90m, fourth) … Had her best hammer throw of the year, 48.97m, at Auburn’s War Eagle Invitational. Indoor— Recorded a 15.48m weight throw and a season-best 12.44m shot put mark at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships … Finished 11th in the Jaguar Invitational weight throw (15.58m, her best effort of the season) and shot put (12.12m) … Had a 15.30m weight throw and a 12.14m shot put mark at Samford’s Bulldog Invite.
 
2018: Outdoor— Entered the Jaguar record books at fourth with a 14.46m shot put effort at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships and sixth with a 45.62m discus throw at Auburn’s War Eagle Invitational … Won the University of Mobile Invitational shot put event (12.57m) and placed second in the discus (36.92m) and hammer (49.01m) throws … Finished third in the shot put with a 13.41m mark and fourth in the discus with a 40.32m throw at the South Alabama Invitational … Took third place at the Jaguar Classic with a 43.46m discus effort. Indoor— Claimed fourth in the USA weight throw records with a 17.49m mark and seventh in the shot put records with a 13.80m effort at the Sun Belt Championships … Earned top-five finishes at the Commodore Invitational after a 14.69m weight throw and a 13.20m shot put performance. 
 
2017: Outdoor/Indoor— Did not compete as a redshirt freshman.
 
High School: Lettered six years in basketball and three years in track & field at Mumford High School … Set three state records en route to winning the 2016 Class 4A shot put at the state track and field meet in Gulf Shores, Ala... Broke the state record of 38 feet three times during the state meet with throws of 41-00.50, 41-03.75, and 42-08.50... Was ranked No. 1 in shot put throughout all seven state classifications in the 2016 season.

Personal: Full name is Esherika Monae Hawkins … Daughter of Jerry and Rosemary Hawkins … Is the youngest of three children … Favorite class is biology … Favorite pro team is the New York Jets … Likes Netflix, fishing, and listening to music … Graduated high school with a 3.9 GPA and was the salutatorian of her 2016 class.
 
Major: Exercise Science