Hodson collected his first-career GSC Freshman of the Week award with his performance as the third leg of the 4x400 meter relay at the Rumble in the Jungle Invitational. As the third leg, the freshman ran a split of 48.1 seconds, helping the Choctaws to win the race by a mere .19 seconds over the second-place team. He is now a part of a relay team that ranks eighth in all of Division II.