Hottest Bods of Summer '24

We've crossed the mid-point of 2024 and here is the third installment of the "Hottest Bods of Summer '24." In this edition we celebrate four women who either have made or are in the process of making their marks in the world of collegiate track and field.

Sanaa Hebron

From Newton, Pennsylvania, Sanaa Hebron looks to return to the top of the headlines in 2025 after a year away from the track due to injury in 2024. In case you don't remember, Sanaa Hebron lived up to the hype during her freshman season at the University of Miami during the 2023 indoor and outdoor NCAA track and field seasons. After stealing the 1,600-meter relay gold from defending champion Duke on the final leg at the ACC Indoor Championships, Hebron also won golds in that event as well as the 400-meter hurdles at the conference outdoor meet. Hebron closed her year with Second Team All-America Honors in the 400-meter hurdles and 1,600-meter relay as she competed in both events at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Elissa Perkins

After an all-state career as a relay sprinter and jumper during her high school days at Plainfield East High School in the state of Illinois, Elissa Perkins gave it a go this year at the University of Wisconsin. Perkins competed exclusively as a jumper, outside of one relay appearance, on the collegiate level during her freshman season. Perkins earned her first win of the year at the Alex Wilson Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame on Feb. 17. She won the long jump, finishing ahead of Notre Dame jumpers Eliss Weekley and Kendall Burgess in their home facility. Perkins also took a triple jump victory in her home stadium during outdoor season at the Badger Challenge on May 3.

Jadyn Mays

During the first half of the decade, Jadyn Mays was consistently one of the top sprinters in the NCAA. As she has wrapped up her career at the University of Oregon, let's take a look at Mays' career which started in 2021. The native of Glendale, Arizona became a champion as a freshman, earning the Pac-12 gold in the 400-meter relay. She closed the season as a Second-Team All-American in that event after qualifying for the final round at the NCAA Championships. Mays was a Pac-12 champ in the 60 meters in 2022 just before taking the bronze at the NCAA Indoor Championships. She and her teammates successfully defended their 400-meter relay conference gold medals and Mays earned a bronze in the event at the NCAA outdoor meet two weekends later.

In 2023, Mays had top five finishes in both the 60 meters and 200 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships before she won her third straight 400-meter relay race at the Pac-12 meet during outdoor season along with her first open 100 meters gold medal. She closed the year with a top seven effort in the 400-meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Her final year was the best. Mays ended her career as a Duck with Pac-12 championships in the 100 and 200 meters. In 2024, she was a First-Team All-American in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400-meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Mays also took those honors in the 60 meters and 200 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Nauti'Ka Robinson

One of Alabama State's fabulous freshmen in the 400 meters, the other being SWAC champion Quincy Penn, Nauti'Ka Robinson had a very strong rookie campaign for the HBCU program. During the indoor season, Robinson was a silver medalist in the 1,600-meter relay at the SWAC Indoor Championships. The Orlando, Florida native became a conference champ with her teammates as they took the 400-meter relay gold. Robinson also earned a SWAC silver medal in the open 400 meters and the 1,600-meter relay.

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