Aleia_Hobbs

Aleia Hobbs

American sprinter

Aleia Hobbs (born February 24, 1996)^[4] is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints. She won three global medals as part of national women's 4 × 100 meters relays. Hobbs is the North American indoor record holder for the 60 m with a time of 6.94 seconds set in February 2023, becoming the second-fastest woman of all time at the event.^[5]

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Aleia Hobbs

Aleia Hobbs at the 2018 U.S. Championships

Personal information

Born

(1996-02-24) February 24, 1996 (age 28)^[1]
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.^[1]

Height

5 ft 8 in (173 cm)^[1]

Sport

Country

United States

Sport

Track and field

Event

Sprints

College team

LSU Lady Tigers (2015–2018)^[2]

Turned pro

2018^[3]

Coached by

Dennis Shaver (2014–)

Achievements and titles

Personal bests

100 m: 10.81 (2022)
Indoors
60 m: 6.94 AR (2023)

Medal record

Women's athletics

Representing the United States
Olympic Games
	2020 Tokyo	4×100 m relay
World Championships
	2022 Eugene	4×100 m relay
World Relays
	2019 Yokohama	4×100 m relay
Pan American Junior Championships
	2015 Edmonton	4×100 m relay
	2015 Edmonton	100 m

She won two U.S. national titles and is also a two-time individual NCAA Division I champion.

Biography

Aleia Hobbs committed to the LSU Lady Tigers in 2014 and ran for them until mid 2018, when she turned pro and signed a sponsorship deal with Adidas. During her time at LSU, she also represented the United States at the 2015 Pan American Junior Championships, where she earned a silver medal in the 100 m and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.

Hobbs represented the United States at the 2019 World Relays, anchoring the United States to gold.^[6]

On April 3, 2021, she opened her outdoor season at the Battle on the Bayou in New Orleans, Louisiana with a world-leading time of 10.99 s in the 100 m.^[7]

On February 18, 2023, the 26-year-old stormed to second on the world 60 m all-time list with a time of 6.94 seconds, just 0.02 s shy of 30-year-old Irina Privalova's world record, at the U.S. Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She took 0.01 s off the North American indoor record set by Gail Devers also in 1993.^[8]

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.^[4]

Personal bests

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Event	Time (s)	Wind (m/s)	Venue	Date	Notes
60 meters indoor	6.94	—	Albuquerque, NM, United States	February 18, 2023	North American record, 2nd all time
100 meters	10.81	+0.5	Eugene, OR, United States	June 24, 2022	^[9]
100 meters	10.72 w	+2.9	Eugene, OR, United States	June 24, 2022	(wind-assisted)
4 × 100 m relay	42.05	—	Knoxville, TN, United States	May 13, 2018	CR^{[note 1]}

International championship results

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Representing the United States
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Notes
2015	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, AB, Canada	2nd	100 m	11.50	−0.6
2015	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, AB, Canada	1st	4×100 m relay	43.79	—
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	1st	4×100 m relay	43.27	—
2021	Olympics Games	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	4×100 m relay	41.90	—	^{[note 2]}
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	6th	100 m	10.92	+0.8
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	1st	4×100 m relay	41.56	—	^{[note 2]}

100 m circuit wins

Diamond League
- 2019: Shanghai Diamond League
- 2022: Lausanne Athletissima

100 m seasonal bests

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Year	Time	Wind (m/s)	Venue	Notes
2010	11.95	+1.3	Norfolk, VA, U.S.
2011	11.75	+1.5	New Orleans, LA, U.S.
2012	11.77	+1.5	Arlington, TX, U.S.
2013	11.68	+1.8	Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.
2013	11.68	−0.3	Greensboro, NC, U.S.
2014	11.49	+1.2	Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.
2015	11.13	+2.0	Eugene, OR, U.S.
2016	11.34	+0.7	Jacksonville, FL, U.S.
2017	10.85	+2.0	Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.
2018	10.90	+1.9	Tampa, FL, U.S.
2018	10.86 w	+3.7	Austin, TX, U.S.	Wind-assisted
2019	11.03	+0.2	Shanghai, China
2019	10.83 w	+2.8	Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.	Wind-assisted
2020	11.12	+0.2	Rome, Italy
2021	10.88 w	+2.4	Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.	Wind-assisted
2021	10.91	+0.7	Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.
2022	10.72 w	+2.9	Eugene, OR, U.S.	Wind-assisted
2022	10.81	+0.5	Eugene, OR, U.S.

National championship results

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Representing the New Era Track Club (2012–2013), the LSU Lady Tigers (2015–2018), and adidas (2019)
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Notes
2012	U.S. Youth Championships (born 1996–1997)	Arlington, Texas	1st	200 m	24.19	+1.0	PB^[11]
2012	U.S. Youth Championships (born 1996–1997)	Arlington, Texas	1st	100 m	11.77	+1.5	SB^[12]
2013	U.S. World Youth Trials	Edwardsville, Illinois	5th	100 m	12.09	−2.1	^[13]
2015	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	Fayetteville, Arkansas	15th	60 m	7.68	—
	NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships	Eugene, Oregon	6th	100 m	11.16 w	+3.1	Wind-assisted
	NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships	Eugene, Oregon	5th	4×100 m relay	43.69	—
	U.S. Junior Championships	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	100 m	11.38	+0.6	^[14]
2017	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	College Station, Texas	9th	60 m	7.26	—
	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon	DQ (semi 1)	4×100 m relay	—	—	Out of zone pass^[15]
	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon	5th	100 m	11.12	+0.3
	U.S. Championships	Sacramento, California	7th	100 m	11.23	+0.3	^[16]
2018	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	College Station, Texas	1st	60 m	7.07	—	Collegiate record,^[17] PB
	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon	1st	100 m	11.01	−0.7	^[18]
	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon	1st	4×100 m relay	42.25	—	^[18]
	U.S. Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	1st	100 m	10.91	+0.6	^[19]^[20]
2019	U.S. Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	6th	100 m	11.33	−1.7	^[21]
2021	U.S. Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	7th	100 m	11.20	−1.0
2022	U.S. Championships	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	100 m	10.72	+2.9	Wind-assisted
2023	U.S. Indoor Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	1st	60 m	6.94	—	AR #2nd all time

NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.^[22]

Notes

[N 1]
Shared with Mikiah Brisco, Kortnei Johnson, and Rachel Misher for the LSU Lady Tigers^[10]
[N 2]
Time from the heats; Hobbs was replaced in the final.

References

[1]
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[2]
Mike Strom (February 27, 2014). "McMain's Aleia Hobbs signs with LSU in women's track & field". nola.com. The Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
[3]
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[4]
"Aleia HOBBS – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
[5]
Whittington, Jess (April 19, 2023). "'Keep going': Hobbs leads by example". World Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
[6]
"American big-shots bruised but victorious at World Relays". france24.com. Agence France-Presse. May 12, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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Steve Campbell (April 4, 2021). "Hobbs Runs World-Leading 10.99 At LSU Invitational". World-Track. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
[8]
"Ryan Crouser breaks world record, Aleia Hobbs breaks American record in 60m". NBC Sports. February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
[9]
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[10]
Johanna Gretschel (May 14, 2018). "Sydney McLaughlin's NCAA Record & Nine Other Moments That Made Us Gasp". flotrack.org. FloTrack. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
[11]
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[12]
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[13]
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Sheldon Mickles (June 8, 2017). "NCAA track stunner: LSU women's 4x100 relay team disqualified at outdoor meet". theadvocate.com. The Advocate (Louisiana). Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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"2017 USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 - Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif. - Results". usatf.org. USATF. June 25, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
[17]
Joe Fleming (March 12, 2018). "World, collegiate records highlight NCAA indoor track and field championships". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
[18]
Jeff Hollobaugh (June 16, 2018). "Hobbs Had To Stay in Her Zone". trackandfieldnews.com. Track & Field News. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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"2018 USATF Championships - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 - Drake Stadium - Results". usatf.org. USATF. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
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Cody Goodwin (June 22, 2018). "U.S. Track and Field: Noah Lyles wins men's 100-meter dash with the world's fastest time this year". desmoinesregister.com. Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
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"Compiled Results - Michelob Ultra Women's 100m Final". usatf.org. USA Track & Field. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
[22]
"ALEIA HOBBS LSU". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

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