ACADEMIC AWARDS: Named a Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete for 2014-15 and 2015-16.
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2016 (SO): Competed at all eight meets ... Still #5 on the Waves' all-time list in the 100-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 16.84 seconds at UCLA (4/2) ... Also took part in the 100 several times (best of 14.07 at Riverside CC on 3/5) and the 200 once.
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2016 (SO): Ran at both indoor meets during the program's inaugural season ... Established the program record in the 60-meter hurdles in 10.31 seconds at Northern Arizona (2/13) ... Also ran the 60 meters and the 600 meters.
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2015 (FR): Ran at the first six meets of the season ... Had a best of 16.85 in the 100 hurdles at the Ben Brown Invitational (3/14) and a best of 72.48 in the 400 hurdles at Pomona-Pitzer (4/4) ... Ranked #5 in the 100 hurdles on Pepperdine's all-time top five at the end of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Fossil Ridge High School, located in Fort Collins, Colo., in 2014 ... Ran four years of varsity track ... Competed at the conference meet all four years ... Was the Hurdles Captain for two years ... Earned Academic All-State honors and was in the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Born in Fort Collins, Colo. ... Daughter of Lisa Hays and Steve Hays ... Has one brother, Fred ... Majoring in mathematics ... Chose Pepperdine because "I fell in love with Pepperdine's location and track team. I also like how it will challenge me academically and is a religious school."
FAVORITES: Enjoys outdoor activities such as football, swimming, hiking, climbing and biking, as well as watching Netflix and baking ... Favorites include Lolo Jones (pro athlete), Denver Broncos (pro sports team), The Hunger Games (book), She's the Man (movie), The Walking Dead (TV show), Luke Bryan (musical artist), her mother's chicken enchiladas (food) and football (sport other than running) ... Favorite thing about track is "I love the family aspect and how you are pushed individually and as a team."
