Aleia Hobbs

Aleia Hobbs OLY^{[citation needed]} (born February 24, 1996)^[4] is an American track and field sprinter competing in the 60 meters and 100 meters. Hobbs is the North American record holder for the indoor 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]

Aleia Hobbs

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Hobbs at the 2018 U.S. Championships
Personal information
Born	(1996-02-24) February 24, 1996 (age 29)[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

Hobbs won three global medals as part of national women's 4 × 100 meters relays. She has also 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

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]
	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

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
			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
			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

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.
		−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.
	10.86 w	+3.7	Austin, TX, U.S.	Wind-assisted
2019	11.03	+0.2	Shanghai, China
	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
	10.91	+0.7
2022	10.72 w	+2.9	Eugene, OR, U.S.	Wind-assisted
	10.81	+0.5

National championship results

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]
			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
			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]
			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]
			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

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