Bergen has also broken age records in the high jump, 60m and 200m. WebHurricane Hawkins has no plans of slowing down (5:50) Age ain't nothing but a number for 103-year-old Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins who struck gold at the 2019 National Senior Games. 6-keys: media/spln/other/reg/free/stories, at On Wednesday, when this story first posted, USA Track & Field showed her application for an American record of 1:02.95 in the 105-109 age group was awaiting proof of the required zero-control test. She has dozens of bonsai trees on her acre of land in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When I saw him and met him and saw how smart he was and good looking, I went home and wrote about him in my diary. 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And I did it in a lot less than that.. Youre just riveted to the moment and the time. 11:35 am ET, H.S. Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins started running at 100 and keeps breaking records. On Its no wonder that Hawkins holds herself to such a high standard because this isnt her first time setting a world record. She was married to her late husband, Murray, for 70 years, after they had a wedding by telephone during World War II. When biking became too challenging, she wanted to replace it with another activity and picked up running. 102- and 100-year-old runners set world records, you lazy slugs, Nearing 105, Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins receives COVID-19 vaccine, Nearly 105-year-old Baton Rouge woman gets second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 105-year-old Louisiana native loses running world record, but embraces new friendly rivalry, Louisiana runner Julia Hawkins reaches a new milestone: her 106th birthday. Now she's tackling the rest WWNOs Alana Schreiber has more. If the flash is recorded as 0.00 second, the system is working. So we were married by telephone. Julie and Margaret Welles were her parents. She says she plans on attending a meet in Florida this June. Q: If you dont mind my asking, when is your birthday? (WAFB) - Julia Hurricane Hawkins just happens to be 104 years young now, and just so happens to be a record-setting runner. And it was. The individual officials should know how to officiate an event the ones I work with do. Don't bet against Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins. I understand you didnt get into running until you were quite older. But it gives you the feeling of wonder, kind of. You just have to be observant and keep a watch on what's out there.. On Thursday, after Times of San Diego inquiries, the application was denoted as approved.. That was in the 100-to-104-year division. "She has time to decide, and we aren't pressing for an answer," National Senior Games Association Media Director Del Moon said. Julia Hawkins was born in Wisconsin, USA on 10 February 1916. When she was younger, she ran a summer camp for girls during the war, taught elementary school and was a Girl and Boy Scout leader for her four children. My message to others is that you have to stay active if you want to be healthy and happy as you age.. She credits her success in life with her marriage of 70 years. "Just stay healthy and keep running," Hawkins offered as advice to anyone aspiring to reach similar heights. A running record. It has been a pleasure talking to you. And look for magic moments. When asked about the lane lines on the track, considering her vision loss, Hawkins said, "It was confusing. The sky is the limit for 105-year-old track and field athlete Julia Hurricane Hawkins. In 2017 she set the 100m world record for women over the age of 100 with a time of 39.62. The first time I went to look at it and try, it was the 50-yard dash. . I find it fun, I like doing it.". Watch your back, Usain Bolt - there's a new 100-meter dash superstar and she looks unstoppable. The Memoirs of Julia Welles Hawkins." Hawkins began running when she was They called her the Hurricane.. She won several gold medals at Senior Olympics events. And the record-breaking sprinter is showing no signs of slowing down. While she doesnt run regularly, she bends and stretches every day and walks around her property to tend to her plants. On the same day, she also broke the world record for her age group in the 200-meter dash and the American record for the javelin. AS: And five years later at the 2021 Louisiana Senior Games, she had a new goal. One day at a time.. It was fun and I fell in love with running. Hawkins shows no signs of breaking stride: She wants to run another 100-meter dash this time at age 106 and in under a minute. That is a new world record for women 100 or older. But Im a big flower person and I usually wear a flower in my hair, even when Im running. PHOTO BY BRIT HUCKABAY FROM NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES ASSOCIATION, Watch 105-year-old Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins run 100 meters at Louisiana Senior Games. AS: Hawkins wants to run another 100 meter dash. In August, Hiroo Tanaka of Japan blazed home in 16.69 to set the male record in the 90 and over category. In 2016, her daughter Margaret Hawkins Matens wrote a book about her life called "It's Been Wondrous: The Memoirs of Julia Welles Hawkins". I have an acre of land, and I have all of these bonsais and they are enough to keep me busy. Her family Then when I got too old to bike up hills and use gears and things, I went to running at 100. Only a handful know whether her mark of just under 63 seconds will count as a world age-group record. If I can, Id like to go, she told The Washington Post. When The New York Times called for an interview on Wednesday morning, she was taking a break from running to spend the day at a botanical garden. Meghan Holohan is a contributing writer who covers health and parenting for TODAY.com. You have to water them every day and there is something to do with every one of them almost every day. Well, either one. Hawkins added that a highlight of her life has been racing. If I can, I'm gonna go there and try that one. Hawkins, who was born in Wisconsin in 1916, said she likes "the feeling of being independent," as well as the challenge. Thank you so much. Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins (ne Welles; born 10 February 1916) is an American centenarian masters athlete. Be sure to keep your eye open for them. Julia Hawkins currently lives at her home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA at the age of 107 years, 19 days. It was wonderful to see so many family members and friends, but I wanted to do it in less than a minute, said the spirited track star after her sprint. She lives in Baton Rouge, La., where she takes daily walks and cares for trees on her property. In fact, the event centered on Julias establishment of the W105 100 meter record., He said meet organizers and promoters owe Hawkins many fans a complete and open description of the procedures that were followed. Alana Schreiber of NPR member station WWNO reported this story. They were in the fourth grade when I taught them and now theyre 90! She says she gets a feeling of wonder that kicks in while running as fast as she can. Theyre a wonderful thing to do. We won't use your email for any other purpose, and you can opt out at any time via an unsubscribe link. The fastest 105-year-old woman in the world? National Senior Games Also called "The Flower Lady" Several age records for the 100m have tumbled this year. I have done much better than that, she says, but the high winds and cold weather held her back. Her Life Advice? Julia Hawkins: One of my children suggested when I was 100 that it would be nice to run the 100 yard dash in less than 100 seconds. That's 10 times slower than the world record for all runners, set in 2009 by 22-year-old Usain Bolt at 9.58 seconds. IE 11 is not supported. The couple had four children: Lad Hawkins, Margaret Matens, Julia "Jugie" Battle and Warren Hawkins (aged 69 in July 2017). As I get older, I feel like I only have so many 100-yard dashes left, and I dont want to waste them in practice. Some athletes can set a personal best and it is the world record., He concluded: If you dont go into a masters meet with that mindset and that kind of checklist, you are going to get problems you cant fix later.. VisitMy Modern Met Media. As of January 2021, she had three grandchildren (Morgan Matens, Murray Kimball and Cooper Battle) and two great-grandchildren. When she turned 100 she took up sprinting. Two years ago, at the age of 101, Julia Hawkins set a record. Competitive sprinter Julia Hawkins, 101, wearing a flower in her garden. Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins hopes that she inspires other senior citizens to stay active and interested in things no matter how old they are. On Friday, January 29, she took a step to stay around a lot longer. On Saturday, she became the first female track and field athlete and first American to set a world record in the 100-meter dash for her age group of 105+. O.K., maybe well call you the Flower Lady then. You cant be sloppy about how things are set up.. AS: Before Hawkins was a world record setting runner, she was a teacher. They wed by telephone, Julia in Louisiana and Murray still in Pearl Harbor. The 105-year-old Baton Rouge resident stands uncontested as the oldest competitive female sprinter in the world, according to the Louisiana Senior Games, where on Saturday she ran the 100 meters in 1:02.95. Meet 101-year-old Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins, who on Saturday became the oldest female athlete to ever compete in the USA Track and Field Outdoors Masters Championships. One of my children suggested when I was 100 that it would be nice to run the 100-[meter] dash at 100 and do it in less than a 100 seconds, Hawkins says. 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The Senior Games were held at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. She knew shed be a good runner because she had a lot of practice sprinting to pick up phone calls to her landline. Just keep moving and be interested in things.. She's won several gold medals at previous senior Olympics events, but running felt different. When her record was broken in September by Diane Friedman, Hawkins decided to compete in a new age category. When she first started running, there were only a handful of other folks her age competing in races. On Thursday, David Svoboda of timing company chippedtech.com said: To the best of my knowledge, everything is complete. Full results except for wind-speed readings, also key to record ratification were posted only Wednesday. Hawkins is a natural talent. Keep your weight down and exercise. So I usually managed to beat the ones that werent really athletes. Now 105, "Hurricane" is taking the track and field world by storm. The sky is the limit for 105-year-old track and field athlete Julia Hurricane Hawkins. List of Supercentenarians that can walk/stand, The life in your years: A centenarian reflects on love and adventure, I missed my nap for this: 101-year-old sprinter breaks 100-meter dash record. Theres a good reason they call Julia Hawkins the Hurricane. Back in November, at the age of 105, she set a new world record for fastest 100-meter dash at the Louisiana Senior Games, a multisport competition for adults over 50. You can try. Hawkins has always been an athlete. My father in law went with me to Baton Rouge to see if it was legal in Louisiana. At the 2018 Masters National Indoor Track and Field Championship, she and Orville Rogers (aged 100) set 60 meter dash world records. And wonderful," she said. Lately, she says shes been reflecting on some of the more meaningful times in her life something she calls magic moments., Magic moments are like something you see that's unusual that you hadn't seen often before, like a sunrise that was especially pretty or a sunset or a shooting star. Please reload the page and try again. An avid bicyclist, she said she only began training for track and field last year. And as she approaches this milestone, shes been reflecting on some of the meaningful moments in her life. section: | slug: louisiana-woman-sets-world-record-in-100-meter-dash-for-105-age-group | sport: other | route: article_single.us | As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins is showing everyone that age is just a number. Watch 105-year-old Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins run 100 meters at Louisiana Senior Games She clocked 1:02.95 Saturday in Hammond Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins, Julia Hurricane Hawkins has gone where no woman has ever gone before as the first female track and field athlete, and the first American, to set a track and field world record and establish a 105+ age category. Why haven't I been called by now?' I get wonderful books that tell me the stories and Ive been enjoying them. Still, The Hurricane, as shes nicknamed, set a world record that day and won the title for fastest 100-meter dash in the age 105 and up category, a feat that didn't even surprise her. On Sunday, November 7, the centenarian set a world record in the 100-meter Still, hers is an impressive time for someone who was born during World War I. Previously that year she had run the 100 meters in 39.62 seconds. Im just pretty good at moving around and I do it when I have to, whatever I have to do. Hawkins is the listed world record holder in the W100 100-meter dash and 60-meter indoor dash. Julia Hawkins runs the 100-meter dash during the USA Track and Field Outdoors Masters Championships in 2017 at LSU's Bernie Moore Stadium. Murray died on 7 March 2013 at the age of 95, after 70 years of marriage. She has four children, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. "Having a momma that can do this pleases them, and it pleases me to please them," the former schoolteacher said. She said via text that meet organizers made elaborate preparations to be sure record would stand., In fact, the record attempt was widely advertised, especially by the National Senior Games Association, which put out a press release a dozen days before the Nov. 6 meet. That said, it is the responsibility of the governing body to establish the rules of competition, and that of the organizing committee or service provider to apply these rules.. His last update was Nov. 13. Keep interested in a lot of things to keep you busy and keep your mind busy. But I wanted to do it in less than a minute, the 105 year-old said after the race, where she recorded a time of 1:02.95, a record for women in the 105+ age category. World Masters Athletics, which keeps official age-group world records, did not respond to questions. (Sarah Netter / Washington Post). To stay in shape, just keep active. WOW! David Bickel, chair of the USATF Masters Track and Field Records Committee, said Tuesday that he has been in touch with the meets referee. Don Chadez, a longtime meet timer with Flash Results-West, said only a poor timing company would neglect to do the zero-control test. Do you have any secrets to longevity and staying in shape? (Flowers are another passion of hers.) She enjoys cooking, yoga, reading, music and walking her two rescue dogs. This article was amended on 15 November 2021 to correct several instances where track times were rendered incorrectly. Alana Schreiber: When most people turn 100, theyre probably not looking for a new hobby. This week, the Baton Rouge resident is celebrating a different milestone: her 106th birthday. Senior Games organizers did not respond to numerous email and phone messages from Times of San Diego. I usually manage to beat the ones that weren't really athletes, she says. The retired Louisiana teacher just became the first female track and field athlete in the 105+ age bracket to clock a time in the 100-meter dash. National Senior Games Association: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube JH: He was in Pearl Harbor when it was bombed. Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins, who is 103 years old, broke a record in the 100-meter-dash at the 2019 National Senior Games. She completed the distance in a blazing 40.12 seconds, instantly catapulting herself to running stardom. You have permission to edit this article. The premier timing systems in America, called FinishLynx, are sold by Lynx, based in Haverhill, Massachusetts. After her historic run at the 2021 Louisiana Senior Games competition, she spoke to USA Today about the importance of staying active and her perspective on being an inspiration to others. Can you imagine that? Run the 100 meter dash in less than a minute. This is masters history in the making and our history should be clear and accurate.. By. Eileen Bolinsky edited the Here & Now segment for air, and Serena McMahon adapted it for digital. She also holds a world indoor record in the 2-kilogram shot put (2.77 meters or 9 feet 1). 1, Report: PGA Tour trimming some fields, ending cuts, Trade tracker: Kings' Quick era ends with deal to Jackets, Rodgers out of isolation, call on '23 coming 'soon enough'. The retired teacher is no stranger to athletic excellence. Hawkins on their honeymoon, one year after their marriage-by-telephone, Hawkins and her husband Murray outside their Baton Rouge home, Hawkins receiving her first dose of the PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 vaccine around 8 January 2021 at the age of 104, Hawkins receiving her second dose of the PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on 23 January 2021 at the age of 104. Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins started running at 100 and keeps breaking records. Advantage athlete and obviously wrong for a record.. That is something that I have done in my life think of the things that are magic moments that happen to you, like sunsets and sunrises, rainbows, beautiful birds, music and peoples lovely comments to you. Like all elite athletes, Julia Hurricane Hawkins has a ruthless streak. BATON ROUGE, La. Hawkins competed at the June 2019 National Senior Games in the sprints. (Accounts of her race appeared on the BBC, CBS Morning News, CNN, The Washington Post and hundreds of other outlets.). I wouldnt change much.. JH: And at that race I had three different children from three different schools from where I taught. While Murray passed away at 95, she believes she has enjoyed such a great life because she lived with such a supportive partner. All Rights Reserved. I love running but, boy, it hangs over your head.. As a member, you'll join us in our effort to support the arts. Unfortunately some places, non-certified officials are given the responsibility an official should have., All meets should be properly officiated, he said, but at a masters meet, where records are a greater potential, we have to officiate to the standards of record all the time. Julia Hurricane Hawkins took up running at age 100. As I get older, I feel like I only have so many 100-yard dashes left, and I dont want to waste them in practice, she said. She holds a BA in Art History and Curatorial Studies with a minor in Design from Brigham Young University. Thank you! I would ride my bike every day and as I got older someone would go with me, she explained. AS: And its possible that Hawkins will be having another magic moment coming this summer. Look for Magic Moments, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/sports/julia-hawkins-running.html. Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins, 105, of Baton Rouge runs the 100 meters Saturday at the Louisiana Senior Games in Hammond. Today, Hawkins spends most of her waking hours being active (no surprise). Now at 103, she knows her suspicions were right: She won gold in the 50- and 100-meter races at the National Senior Games this week and set their record for the oldest woman to compete and win! "I always came running in to answer the phone so I thought maybe I could run," she told TODAY. This time at age 106, and in under a minute. It was windy and cold, cold. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 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