She ran collegiately in the United States for Texas Woman's University and won the 100 m at the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships.

[1] Hodges took to competing in sprinting full-time and was rewarded with her first senior international medal – a 100 m bronze – at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, finishing behind Cuban duo Carmen Valdés and Silvia Chivás.

She was only a quarter-finalist individually, but managed sixth place in the relay on the lead off leg alongside Rose Allwood, Carol Cummings and Jacqueline Pusey.

[1] Hodges had her best individual finish yet at the 1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, taking silver behind Cuba's Chivás.

[7] The pair repeated that finish at the Central American and Caribbean Games the following year, and Hodges also won a second silver leading off the Jamaican relay team of Dorothy Scott, Pusey, and Maureen Gottschalk.

A relay silver medal came at the Pan American Games, where she was again the starter for the Jamaican team, which included Allwood, Carmetta Drummond, and Merlene Ottey.

[12] Hodges was disappointed with the relay team's Olympic result, as a poor baton change between Allwood and Ottey led to a slower time.

At the 1981 Texas Relays she defeated American Jeanette Bolden to take the 100 m title there, in spite of tumbling heavily at the start of the race.

At the 1982 Commonwealth Games and 1983 World Championships in Athletics Hodges failed to make the finals, while Ottey won sprint medals.

[18] Hodges aimed to make the team for Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Olympics, but after falling pregnant she missed the competition and did not compete internationally again.