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HOTTEST SUMMER BODS '25

Five for the return in 2025

By Winners OnlyPublished 6 months ago Updated 6 months ago 3 min read
Briana, Rachel, Ally, Nadia & Keypathwa

In the spirit of ESPN The Body Issue that existed from 2009 to 2019, featuring legendary athletes such as Serena Williams, Ronda Rousey and Candace Parker, we celebrate body positivity as well as the accomplishments of some of the best women's track and field athletes in recent years.

For much of the decade we have celebrated women of different sports and even entertainers in our "Hottest Bods" series. Right now we're going to focus on track and field because that's the sport Winners Only is covering the most.

Ally Henson

Ally Henson is a native of Houston, Texas who was a hurdler at North Carolina State. While in college she was honored multiple times by the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association as a member of the All-Academic Team. Henson was an east regional qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles in 2023 and 2024. She tied her fastest career time of 13.36 seconds at the 2023 east regional qualifier. Henson initially set that personal mark two weeks before in the final round of the ACC Outdoor Championships. With her collegiate career in the rear view, Henson is now working in financial planning as well as participating with a the Houston based Track Records Track & Field Club for adults.

Rachel Glenn

Rachel Glenn was an Olympian in 2024, but in 2025, the Long Beach, California native is still making a name for herself. She just closed her collegiate career and is taking her 108,000 plus followers on Instagram on the journey of her professional experience. Glenn won two NCAA championships as a high jumper. As a freshman at University of South Carolina, Glenn won the 2021 NCAA outdoor championship at 1.93 meters. In 2024, she won the NCAA indoor crown at two meters while jumping for Arkansas. Glenn was also a standout in the 400-meter hurdles as she placed in the top three in the 2024 NCAA final. Along with her athletic exploits, Glenn is also getting attention for her fashion sense. Her social media content shows her in swimwear, red carpet dresses and urban wear among various other looks.

Nadia Collins

A top five indoor and outdoor long jumper in the University of Cincinnati record books, Nadia Collins recorded her career best mark of 6.05 meters this year at the Crossroads of America Invitational in Indianapolis, Indiana. She earned a top three finish in that meet out of 25 competitors. The Tallahassee, Florida native had a strong rookie season in 2022, where she earned long jump wins at the Tennessee Relays and at her school's home meet, the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational. Collins closed that season as a competitor in the east regional.

Briana Washington

A native of Saint Augustine, Florida, Briana Washington took care of business in the classroom as she earned All-ACC Academic Honors from 2020-to-2022. As a jumper, Washington had numerous top-two efforts while in a Louisville Cardinal uniform. During the 2020 indoor season, she placed second in the triple jump at the Power 5 Invitational, Hoosier Hills and Lenny Lyles Invitational meets. A former criminal justice major, Washington graduated in 2021 and has used her social media account to share her world travels to places like Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama, as well as the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Keypathwa Gibson

Eastern Michigan has seen its share of quality track and field talent. Keypathwa Gibson was a champion performer who contributed to the legacy of the program. On her final day as a collegiate athlete she was one fourth of the 2022 Mid-American Conference championship winning 400-meter relay squad. The Toledo, Ohio native was a business and marketing major who earned a master's degree at Eastern Michigan. She won her first conference gold medal in the sprint medley relay during the 2018 indoor season. Gibson's final indoor championship came in her last indoor meet when she and her teammates closed the 2022 meet with a win in the 1,600-meter relay.

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