Hawkins comes to Biola after serving as part of the Pomona-Pitzer coaching staff. While on staff, the Sagehens reached new heights in every season, reaching a three-year consecutive run as Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champions and Division III National champions during the women's season. Under her tutelage, the women's team would also achieve ranked wins over then-ranked No. 11 Indiana and No. 22 Long Island in 2023 and sweeping their home and away series with Brown University in 2024. Behind the scenes, Hawkins would spearhead the women's recruiting efforts, helping to double the roster following a Covid season, and have multiple players be named Player of the Year (Offense and Defense), All-Conference, and All-American. As part of the men's coaching staff, The Sagehens would earn two SCIAC Championships titles and a Division III National Championship in 2021. As a member of both men's and women's water polo coaching staff, she was a recipient of the SCIAC Coaching Staff of the Year Award four times.
Additionally, Hawkins has been involved with the United States Olympic Development Program, working with the Girls Coastal Zone Cadet Team. In 2024, Hawkins would guide the Coastal Zone Blue team to a fifth place finish and assisted the Red Team to a ninth place finish out of 18 teams. The Blue team would reach the top six after pulling the upset victory over the Coastal A Team. Three of the players she worked with closely were subsequently named to the National Team Selection Camp later that same summer. Hawkins will be returning to the Coastal Zone Staff in a head coaching capacity for the Cadet Girls team this 2024-25 cycle.
Prior to arriving in California, Hawkins coached at Fenwick High School and Windy City Water Polo in Oak Park, Ill., from 2018-2020. She led youth teams to State Championship in 12U and 10U and 14U Runner up finish, established first ever Illinois 10U league. She also spent time coaching at Lyons Water Polo Club in Western Springs, Ill., from 2014-2017. She coached 15+ athletes who are currently playing in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) water polo and coached goalkeeper Kent Emden, who represented the USA Junior National Team in 2019 at World Championships.
Hawkins played as a Defender for Carthage during her collegiate career and helped the Lady Reds to third place in the CWPA Conference. She earned Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Academic honors twice, CWPA Scholar-Athlete recognition all four years and was a Carthage Distinguished Senior Athlete Finalist in 2018.
She was also a member of the USA Water Polo Olympic Development program from 2009-2013 and graduated from Carthage in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media with emphasis in Sports Science and Public Relations.
