 He qualified for the National MTB team, was a resident athlete at the United States Olympic Training Center and represented the United States at the 2001 MTB world championships in Vail, Colorado.2003 Hawkins earned his professional road racing license and rode with the Kissena Pro Cycling Team in the United States.He spent most of the season in Belgium and Poland riding with the National U23 road team; an untimely illness forced his early retirement from the sport.