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 January 30, 2023

“Hurricane” Hawkins Going for Historic 105+ Record

“Hurricane” Hawkins Going for Historic 105+ Record

by Del Moon / Monday, 25 October 2021 / Published in News and Events

Louisiana Senior Games to Host Epic World Record Attempt

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana- Every time Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins steps onto a track to compete, the 105-year-old is the oldest woman in the world to do so. Now, she’s about to take it to another level…literally.

On November 6th Julia will run the 100-meter race at the Louisiana Senior Games in Hammond. When she does, she will become the first U.S. athlete, and the first woman, to set a masters track World Record in the 105+ Age Division.

The retired educator generated worldwide publicity in both the Birmingham 2017 and Albuquerque 2019 National Senior Games when she set world track records in the 100-104 age category. In September, her W100-104 100-meter record was broken by centenarian Diane Friedman of Ohio at the Michigan Senior Olympics. (Watch Growing Bolder’s coverage and interview with the athletes here.)

“Julia was gracious. She had told us before she hoped more women would come along and beat her record,” says Del Moon, Media Director for the National Senior Games Association (NSGA). “But she is a competitor and is obviously looking forward. Even our organization is surprised and delighted that Julia has more to say on the track and to the rest of us about keeping active for life.”

The Louisiana Senior Games 2021 track and field event will be held at the Southeastern Louisiana University Track Complex beginning at 8 am Saturday, November 6. The 100-meter races are scheduled to begin at 11:10 am. The track venue is less than ten miles from Julia’s childhood home in Ponchatoula. “Julia is such an inspiration for all of us, and especially for our senior athletes,” says Sabrina Sonnier, the event coordinator. “It’s so exciting that she will be doing this in her home state, and we couldn’t be prouder.”

Hawkins, a lifelong bike rider, has previous Senior Games history competing in cycling time trials beginning at the age of 80. She won several gold medals over the span of four biennial National Senior Games before she lost interest, saying at the time, “There wasn’t anyone left my age to compete with!” Turning 100 inspired her to take up running and set a record in the 100-meter race. Her focus now is to compete against herself for best time on the track, and to be an ambassador for healthy, active aging in daily life.

Complete information about the National Senior Games can be found at NSGA.com.

 

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ABOUT NSGA

The National Senior Games Association (NSGA) is a member of the U.S. Olympic Paralympic Committee Affiliate Organization Committee. NSGA is a nonprofit Florida corporation that promotes health and well-being for adults 50 and over through education, fitness and sport. NSGA governs the biennial National Senior Games, the largest multi-sport championship event in the world. The Association is comprised of 53 independent Member Games that conduct qualifying competition events, and the 2022 National Senior Games presented by Humana will be held May 10-23,2022 in Greater Fort Lauderdale. For more information, please visit NSGA.com.

 

NSGA Media Contact: Del Moon

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