Austin Hawthorne
Coach Hawthorne graduated in 2005 from F.W. Buchholz HS in Gainesville, FL. He competed in football and track & field for all four years of high school, earning a full athletic scholarship to Bethune Cookman College to compete in track and field. He would go on to attend Johnson County CC (KS) and graduate from University of North Florida with a BA in History w/minor in Professional Education. Coach Hawthorne served 10 years in the US Army as an infantryman and a Special Forces operator (Green Beret), he separated from the Army as a Sergeant First Class with multiple combat, training, and counter proliferation deployments. Coach is married to his beautiful wife Anneka, with whom he has three children Augustine, Aryann, and Isabelle and a pet yellow labrador retriever named Emmitt.
State Performances:
1 x gold, 1 x bronze, 4 x top eight.
Regional Performances:
1 x gold, 1 x silver, 2 x bronze, 2 x top eight.
District Performances:
6 x gold, 7 x silver, 6 x bronze, 33 x top eight.
School Records:
24
Certifications:
USTFCCCA Sports Science, USTFCCCA Jumps Specialist, USATF lvl 1, USATF lvl 2 Sports Science, USATF Technique Analysis, USATF Marathon Specialist, USATF Basics of LJ, USATF Coaching Pedagogy, USATF Technique Analysis, USADA Coach's Advantage, NFHS lvl 1-3, CIC, and National AIC
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