Kelly Hayes

Photo by: Mario Houben

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Pearl River, N.Y.
Prev School:
High Point University

Career Results

2018 Outdoor: Represented Pitt at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 5000m … Broke her own school record and earned All-ACC second team honors in the 3000m steeplechase at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a fifth-place finish at 10:18.64 … Also competed in the 5000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships … Earned fifth place in the 3000m steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational at 10:23.08.

2017-18 Indoor: Recorded a personal best time of 16:55.36 in the 5000m at the ACC Championships (Feb. 22-24), finishing 13th … Recorded a PR 4:53.69 in the mile at the Spire NCAA D-1 Indoor Track and Field Classic (Feb. 9-10), finishing in seventh place.

2017 Outdoor: Competed in five different events including the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Participated in the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 12-14) in the 3000m Steeple placing ninth with a time of 10:40.32 … Also participated in the George Mason Spring Invitational (Apr. 8) in the 1500m finishing 20th with 4:42.12 … Finished second in the 2000m Steeple at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational (Mar. 17) with 7:02.46.

2016-17 Indoor: Did not compete.

2016 Outdoor: Participated in six meets including the ACC Championships … Competed in the ACC Championships (May 13-15) in the 3000m Steeple finishing fourth with a time of 10:23.42 … Also competed in the 2016 Louisville Invitational (Apr. 15-16) in the 1500m placing ninth finishing with a time of 4:30.49 … Had a season best 10:22.08 in the 3000m Steeple at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (Apr. 1-2).

2015-16 Indoor: Placed second at the PSU Relays in the mile with a time of 4:57.83...Ran Pitt's third fastest time in program history in the 3000m at 9:43.91 at the Nittany Lion Challenge.

At High Point University:

2015 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2014-15 Indoor: Did not compete.

High School: Ran for Pearl River High School where she captured the New York state title in the 2000m steeplechase in 2014...Also earned All-America honors as a junior as a part of Pearl River's distance medley relay team at the National Scholastic Sports Foundation New Balance Outdoor Track & Field National Championship in Greensboro...Two-time all-state track selection...Received all-league, Rockland County and Section 1 honors eight times...Three-time all-state selection in cross country...Garnered first team all-state honors as a senior in 2013 after finishing second at the state championship...Also garnered first team all-league, Rockland County and Section 1 accolades from 2011-2013...Ginished fifth in the prestigious Millrose Mile at the annual Millrose Games in 2014 and participated in the mile run at the internationally renowned Penn Relays in 2013 and 2014...Owned personal bests of 6:48.58 in the 2000m steeplechase, 9:57.30 in the 3000m, 4:54.10 in the one mile run, 4:32.23 in the 1500m and 2:13.90 in the 800m.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Sandra Hayes ... Has two brothers, Kevin and Brian ... Born March 24, 1996.