SEMOY   HACKETT

DATE OF BIRTH: November 27, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH: Scarborough, Tobago
EDUCATION:
  • Bishops High School
  • Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Louisiana State University, Louisiana, USA
  • OLYMPIC EVENTS: Athletics:
  • 100 meters
  • 200 meters
  • 4 x 100 meters Relay
  • CAREER:                           In 2012, Hackett became the first T&T female athlete to qualify for an Olympic Games 200 meters final. Her career includes the following significant accomplishments:
    • 2005 World Youth Championships, Marrakesh, Morocco - 100 meters (Semifinals, 24.26/wind-assisted)
    • 2006 World Junior Championships, Beijing, China - 100 meters (11.94); 200 meters (24.59)
    • 2007 Pan American Junior Championships, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 200 meters (6th, 23.86), 4 x 100 meters Relay (3rd, 44.69, with Nyoka Giles, Britney St. Louis, and Sade St. Louis)
    • 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships, Cali, Colombia - 100 meters (11.72); 4 x 100 meters Relay (1st, 43.43, with Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, and Sasha Springer-Jones)
    • 2008 Olympics, Beijing, China - 100 meters (Quarterfinals, 11.46); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Did not finish, with Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, and Wanda Hutson)
    • 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships, Havana, Cuba - 100 meters (2nd, 11.35); 200 100 meters(Semifinals, 23.75); 4 x 100 meters Relay (3rd, 43.75 with Ayanna Hutchinson, Sasha Springer-Jones, and Reyare Thomas)
    • 2009 World Championships, Berlin, Germany - 100 meters (Semifinals, 11.45); 4 x 100 meters Relay (7th, 43.43, with Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Ayanna Hutchinson, and Reyare Thomas)
    • 2010 NACAC (U23) Championships, Miramar, Florida, USA - 100 meters (4th, 11.33/wind-assisted)
    • 2011 NCAA Championships, Des Moines, Iowa, USA - 200 meters (6th, 22.87)
    • 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico - 100 meters (1st, 11.27); 4 x 100 meters Relay (1st, 43.47, with Magnolia Howell, Michelle-Lee Ahye, and Ayanna Hutchinson
    • 2011 World Championships, Daegu, South Korea - 100 meters (Semifinals, 11.35), 4 x 100 meters Relay (4th, 42.58, with Kai Selvon, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, and Michelle-Lee Ahye)
    • 2012 NCAA Championships, Des Moines, Iowa, USA - 100 meters (3rd, 11.33), 200 meters (5th, 23.31)
    • 2012 Olympics, London, England - 100 meters (Semifinals, 11.26); 200 meters (8th, 22.87); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Final, did not finish, with Kai Selvon, Michelle-Lee Ahye, and Kelly-Ann Baptiste)
    • 2013 Central American and Caribbean Senior Athletics Championships, Morelia, Mexico - 100 meters (Final, Disqualified)
    • 2015 Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada - 100 meters (8th, 11.16)
    • 2015 NACAC Championships, San Jose, California, USA - 200 meters (2nd, 22.51)
    • 2015 IAAF World Championships, Beijing, China - 100 meters (Semifinals, 11.13); 200 meters (Semifinals, 22.75); 4 x 100 meters Relay (3rd, 42.03, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Michelle-Lee Ahye, and Reyare Thomas)
    • 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 100 meters (Semifinals, 11.20); 200 meters (Semifinals, 22.94); 4 x 100 meters Relay (5th, 42.12, with Michelle-Lee Ahye, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, and Khalifa St. Fort)
    • 2017 IAAF/BTC World Relays Championships, Nassau, Bahamas - 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, did not finish, with Michelle-Lee Ahye, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, and Khalifa St. Fort); 4 x 200 meters Relay (4th, 1:32.63, with Kamaria Durant, Kai Selvon, and Reyare Thomas)
    • 2017 World Championships, London, England - 200 meters (Semifinals, 23.54); 4 x 100 meters Relay (6th, 42.62, with Michelle-Lee Ahye, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, and Khalifa St. Fort)
    • 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia - 200 meters (7th, 23.16); 4 x 100 meters Relay (4th, 43.50, with Reyare Thomas, Khalifa St. Fort, and Kai Selvon)
    • 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Barranquilla, Colombia - 200 meters (2nd, 22.95); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 43.61, with Zakaria Denoon, Khalifa St. Fort, and Reyare Thomas)
    • 2018 NACAC Championships, Toronto, Canada - 200 meters (5th, 23.27)
    • 2019. World Relays, Yokohama, Japan - 4 x 100 meters Relay (43.67 with Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, and Reyare Thomas)
    • 2019 Pan American Games, Lima, Peru - 200 meters (8th, 23.62)
    • 2019 World Championships, Doha, Qatar - 4 x 100 meters Relay (6th, 42.71, with Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Mauricia Prieto, and Kamaria Durant)
    • 2020 Olympics, Tokyo, Japan - 4 x 100 meters Relay (Alternate, did not run)
    Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit