CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2025 Outdoor)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Indoor:

60m - 7.21 - Riverfront Invitational (2/8/25)
200m - 23.50 - Riverfront Invitational (2/7/25)
300m - 38.81 - Portland Indoor One (1/21/24)
Long Jump - 21-09.00 (6.63m) - Riverfront Invitational (2/7/25)
Triple Jump - 41-01.00 (12.52m) - MSU Varsity Showcase (3/30/19)

Outdoor:

100m - 11.06 - Suburban East Conference Championships (5/23/19; PSU Best: 11.10 - John Knight Twilight, 4/12/25)
200m - 22.15 - MSHSL State Track & Field Championships (6/8/19)
Long Jump - 21-11.50 (6.69m) - Pac-12 Open (5/10/25)
Triple Jump - 42-09.00 (13.03m) - True Team Section 2AAA (5/7/19)
 

2025 OUTDOOR:

Bettered his personal best in the long jump for a second straight week with a mark of 21-11.50 (6.69m) at the Pac-12 Open (5/10)...Also tied his seasonal best in the 100 meters at the Pac-12 Open with a finish in 11.10 seconds...Bettered his personal best in the long jump with a mark of 21-03.25 (6.48m) at the OSU High Performance Meet (5/2-3)...Part of the Vikings' 4x100-meter relay team that posted the program's fastest time since 2016 with its finish in 41.86 seconds at the L&C Larry Byerly Invitational (4/18-19)...Set collegiate bests in the 100 meters (11.10) and long jump (20-07.75, 6.29m) at the John Knight Twilight (4/11-12)...Made his outdoor debut at the Oregon Preview (3/21-22) in the 100 meters, finishing in 11.57 seconds.
 

2025 INDOOR:

Set personal bests in the 60 meters (7.21), 200 meters (23.50) and long jump (21-09.00, 6.63m) at the Riverfront Invitational (2/7-8)...Competed in the 200 (23.71) and long jump (21-06.00, 6.55m) at the UW Invitational (1/31-2/1)...Made his Viking debut at the Portland Indoor One (1/21), running a rare 300-meter race in 38.81 seconds.
 

BEFORE PORTLAND STATE:

Attended the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, part of CUNY in New York City, before attending Portland State…Competed in the 200 meters at the 2019 state meet while in high school at Stillwater Area HS…Took silver in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2019 Suburban East Conference Championships…Lettered in track & field (four years) and basketball (two years) in high school…Named MVP of his track & field team as a senior in 2019.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Robin McDowell and Brian Hawkins…Mother, Robin, played basketball at Rollins College…Father, Brian, played lacrosse at NYU…Lists chess, video games and music as hobbies/interests…Wants to work in the law…Majoring in criminology and criminal justice.