2020-21 Honors – Dean’s List honoree during the fall and spring semesters. 2020-21 – Swam season-best times in 50 free (20.83), 100 free (45.97) and 100 fly (48.95) at Big Ten Championships.
High School — All-State honoree as a senior, competing at Ames (Iowa) High School… Team MVP and team captain as a senior… all-district selection as a junior… placed fourth in 50 free, and sixth in 100 free at 2020 state meet… also anchored the fifth place 200-free relay and seventh place 200-medley relay… team finished eighth overall… placed 13th in 50 free and anchored seventh place 200-medley relay and 13th-place 200-free relay at the 2019 state meet… four-time conference champion… won the 50 free as a senior and was a three-time relay champion… helped team to two runner-up finishes… school record holder in 50 free (20.93)… three-year letterwinner/starter in football where he was a team captain… four year letterwinner in track and field, where he is the school record holder in the 4×110-meter hurdle relay… Scholastic All-American… IHSCA Senior Scholastic winner… Silver Cord recipient… four-year Student Council member… National Honor Society… high school coaches were Dan Flannery and Joe Fisher.
Personal — Born Oct. 19, 2001, in Des Moines, Iowa… son of Greg and Amy Hawthorne… father played football at Northern Iowa… has two younger siblings, Ava and Will… Ava will play college basketball at Drake… majoring in pre-dentistry.
Hawthorne’s Collegiate Bests
| Event | Time | Meet | Date |
| 50 Free | 20.83 | at Big Ten Championships | 3/3/21 |
| 100 Free | 45.97 | at Big Ten Championships | 3/6/21 |
| 100 Fly | 48.95 | at Big Ten Championships | 3/4/21 |