Brianna Hawthorne is a 2021 graduate of Wheaton College who majored in Spanish and Communications and served as a team captain on the women's track & field team during her time at Wheaton. She was asked to stay on as an assistant coach following her graduation, and the 2024-25 season will be her fourth year on the job. In the summer of 2023, she was promoted to full-time assistant coach for both cross country and track & field programs and took over as the director of intramurals at Wheaton. Being a 400/800-meter runner in her competitive years, she has enjoyed learning under head coaches Scott Bradley and David Walford about all events in the track world, from long jump to the 10K.
