KIMBERLEY HATCHETT
Updated: May 19
Lawrence High School 1980 -- Sprints, Jumps, Hurdles
The history of Lawrence High girls’ track and field is filled with great champions on a county, sectional and state level. The beginning of that legacy can be traced to the late 1970’s, in large part to the 1978 Group II State Championships when Kim Hatchett helped take the program to the next level.
After taking second the week before at the Central Group II sectionals, Hatchett leaped 5-4 in the high jump to become the first Lawrence High girl to win a state group spring track title. It didn’t take long before she had company with her sprinting teammate Lori Dowers and sister Karen Hatchett joining her atop the podium.
But the legacy of Kim Hatchett wasn’t a few fleeting moments of glory. She and her sister, as well as Dowers, changed the definition of not only her program but of Mercer County girls’ track, She was also a 110 low-hurdles state medalist in 1978, county meet record holder and helped pave the way for one of the greatest singular meets in local history, Lawrence’s domination of the Group II state championship meet.
On the collegiate level, she added to her spectacular resume with ACC titles for the University of Virginia in the 100 meters and 400-meter hurdles. There she gained All-American status on Virginia’s 4x400-meter relay, and the Cavaliers’ 1981 indoor national team title appropriately included her and her sister, cementing her place among Mercer County track legends.
After Virginia Kim earned a Master's Degree from Harvard. Today she is Managing Director of Private Wealth Advisement at Morgan Stanley in New York.
MAJOR TITLES
NJ STATE CHAMPION GROUP II - HIGH JUMP 1978
MERCER COUNTY CHAMPION - 110 YARD LOW HURDLES 1978
ACC CHAMPION - 100 & 400 HURDLES 1983
