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Follow on Google News | ![]() THM Media Group Welcomes Olympian Raven Hulk Saunders to Its Client Roster2020 Olympic Media Darling Selects THM Media Group, Inc., a Division of The Hype Magazine to Handle Global Media and Public Relations Initiatives.
By: Raven Saunders About Raven "Hulk" Saunders Raven Saunders was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, and grew up playing basketball before taking up track and field after she "stopped growing." After her entré into the world of track and field, Saunders rose rapidly through the ranks winning the Pan American junior championship, the 2014 USA Track and Field junior outdoor championship, and the 2014 New Balance Indoor and Outdoor national championships. Saunders broke South Carolina's shot put record by 11 feet and won the state discus championship by 42 feet. (NBCSports.com) For her Collegiate career, Saunders attended Southern Illinois and then the University of Mississippi. Her college career highlights include being a four-time NCAA champion, three-time SEC champion, and seven-time All-American. In 2016, Saunders was recruited by Team USA for the Rio Olympics, where at age 21, she placed fifth. In 2021, she returned to the Olympic arena for the 2020 Tokyo Games winning silver and becoming a national media darling for her daring and exciting sense of style, athletic performance, and openness about mental health. Her honesty about the mental health challenges she faced after the 2016 Olympic games became a top story alongside that of superstar gymnast Simone Biles. In a whirlwind of newfound fame, Saunders has received feature stories in news outlets such as Forbes.com (https://www.forbes.com/ End
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